Clear coat?

[Paul Workman]

When my Z was repainted in 2015, it was done with a "new" DuPont paint (that was said to being used by BMW) which did NOT require a clear coat.

Well, it has been 6 years now, and my paint looks good as the day it was sprayed (save for a couple rock chips :mad:): i.e., no clear coat.

My 2017 F250 has sat out in the sun (never in a garage) since new and all I did was wash it until last week. I put a ceramic polish on it and it glistens like it was just painted. And, I don't believe it was clear coated, but I don't know.

So, I was curious: Does GM/Ford, etc., still spray clear coats on new cars (and trucks)? Anybody know?

[lfalzarano]

GM has been using clear coat since 1956 and Ford have been using clear coat for many decades now. But the Ford transit van has been using clearcoat-free process to cut painting, curing times. The Transit vans are the first to use the new two-wet monocoat paint process developed since 2014.


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[Paul Workman]

GM has been using clear coat since 1956 and Ford have been using clear coat for many decades now. But the Ford transit van has been using clearcoat-free process to cut painting, curing times. The Transit vans are the first to use the new two-wet monocoat paint process developed since 2014.


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Yes. Clear coating was/is the norm and has been for "SOME TIME" now. Mine was painted in 2015 (did I mention that?) w/o a clear coat - and I don't miss it. I was given a small bit of the color in a can from the paint shop to repair rock chips, etc. 'Just drop a blob into the chip. Let it dry. And, remove excess & polish. No clear coat, and you can't see where the repairs (2) were made. Perfect!