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 ): 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]

Originally Posted by 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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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!