# Removing Clearcoat

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-clearcoat/335035>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 10, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-clearcoat/335035 "2005-12-10T12:58:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-clearcoat/335035/1 "2005-12-10T12:58:48Z")

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The Clearcoat on my Jeep Cherokee is chiping-off. Whats the best way to remove it and restore the paint finish?

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**Author:** ![Philster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-clearcoat/335035/2 "2005-12-10T14:42:04Z")

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You need experience with a orbital sander/polisher and a hard compound that can cut the clear coat. You destroy the actual paint to some degree.

In areas where you are inconsistent, you’ll have foggy swirl marks – bad ones.

In almost all cases, your results will look worse than your current paint.

I did have the hood of my wife’s Jetta reglossed/coated. I forget the cost, but our body shop did it when it was in for some other repair.

Looks deep, consistent and new.