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06-15-2022, 12:39 PM | #1 |
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Re clear coating carbon roof
Got an M3 thats needs the roof re cleared here in NC. Most shops just want to replace it.
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06-15-2022, 12:43 PM | #2 |
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I power washed my old clear off, getting the spray under the delaminated clear.
Then just took it to a buddy's shop and they sprayed it. It was actually pretty simple. |
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It's not that simple. My car is at the body shop now having it done. They used a razor blade to get the layer that is peeling off and then need to sand it down a bit and then apply several coats of clear. To do it right you need to remove the windshield and back glass. Most likely the seals are around both are cracked/broken and need to be replaced when they put the glass back in.
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You can replace that trim without windshield removal, fairly inexpensive too.
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I re did my roof because of yellowing. What I did was have the shop spray 4 coats of clear and let it settle for a month. Went back for 4 more coats after. Looks great. Really happy I did
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The front window trim did not fit after removal. I had a shop remove the front windshield and re install it with a new trim.
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But to me doing the clear in stages like the shop did on your car is the only way to do it. |
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This is correct. When the Safelite installer came to my house to replace my sandblasted and cracked windshield last month he looked puzzled and said "This is an '08? Original windshield? This trim is in the best shape I've ever seen on one of these cars. They're usually all rotted and cracked." I told him that I watched a youtube DIY video and replaced the trim 2 years ago. When he installed the new windshield, he put the trim on the glass before lowering the glass. Used the trim as the location gauge. Pretty clever.
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