[rookie]

Had this on the car about 5-6 years. Clear coat is bubbling up and peeling off in large flakes.

I guess I'll let it peel so it is all (or most of it) gone and then I'll spray a coat or two of clear in the garage.

If I wanted to speed up the process - any ideas how to take the clear off, if there are sections where it does not flake off by itself?

 

[t-rd]

that looks like fiber glass crap. OEM is made out of polyurethane, if paint does peel off, chunks do not come off.

I got the OEM one for only $79, painted. What price did you get that for?

 

[salcuta]

I had mine for 8 years. No issues. The guy that pained mine is extremely good though.

 

[Drew03Accord]

If I wanted to speed up the process - any ideas how to take the clear off, if there are sections where it does not flake off by itself?

Sandpaper it, ending with 4K grit sandpaper. Clear after that.

 

[rookie]

that looks like fiber glass crap. OEM is made out of polyurethane, if paint does peel off, chunks do not come off.

I got the OEM one for only $79, painted. What price did you get that for?

To be clear - what you are seeing is clear coat flaking off. What seems like a raised edge is there because I took the photo early morning and therefore the edges of flaking clear coat are throwing a shadow. There are no spoiler chunks falling off or anything. On the price... well.. it's been 5+ years but I want to say it was about $100 or so, shipped, painted.

 

[salcuta]

But what does this have to do with your title "cheap spoiler"? Did it come pre-painted or did it come just primed? If you had the paint done, then it's not the spoiler's fault.

 

[carguy1234]

I had mine for 8 years. No issues. The guy that pained mine is extremely good though.

Same. Had mine for almost 2 years and 2 new england winters with no issues.

 

[BLCKFLSH]

If you don't sand all the clear off, it will likely peel the new clear off with it. It's going to be difficult to get all the clear off, without going through the paint too (especially around corners). Since the paint is white, it's also going to be tough to know when the clear is off, and you are sanding paint, because the dust from the clear and the paint will be white. Good luck though.

 

[bobbo]

*the picture in OP is not working

Sand it down to the grey mate - and then start the whole painting/prep process yourself.

You can do this yourself in the garage over a few weekends, totally DIY-able.

 

[Amar]

yea as bobbo said, id take it all off, sand blast it if you can, sand it other wise and do it right from the start.

 

[Drew03Accord]

*the picture in OP is not working

Sand it down to the grey mate - and then start the whole painting/prep process yourself.

You can do this yourself in the garage over a few weekends, totally DIY-able.

The good thing is, it's white, so the color matching will not be difficult. It can all be done with rattle cans. Many white cars have NO clear coat, just single stage paint.

 

[rookie]

Thanks folks for the advice.

I managed to delete the wrong copy of the photo from my OneDrive LOL, hence the photo went away. Oddly though - I seem to be unable to locate the EDIT button on my original post? :| I can edit my previous reply but not the original?

Anyway, here:

 

[jimijam]

that has nothing to do with it being made out of fiberglass, and everything to do with crappy prep and finish (clear).

wetsand that clear off, then shoot a can of SprayMax 2K clear (google it) on it and call it a day.

 

[Rashidz602]

shitty supplies

Sounds like who ever painted it used a cheap clear coat. most likely a clear coat without UV protection. I get customers here all the time asking why their clear coat is peeling only 2 years after its been painted. Your best bet is to take the spoiler off, im assuming its held on with double adhesive tape. Heat it up with a heat gun to remove it easily. sand it down to the primer and spray it again. 3 coats of paint with 5-10 mins in between and 2 coats of clear (make sure the clear coat has UV protection in it) UPOL is a decent clear coat for little projects.

 

[rybern]

I bought a Ebay OEM looking spoiler for my 98 Camry about 11 years ago. It came painted beige and looked great for ~2 years. It then developed tiny bubbles which eventually busted and left white spots all over the top of it(car is beige). Clear coat is all pealed off and white spots remain.