[Vegashybrid]

Don't know why people keep saying ppf has nothing to do with this. Yes the paint would still look like it's ok, but the paint underneath is still doing this. So if you are doing it on a white car especially and need to replace the ppf when it yellows, the paint will come off with it. This is an issue with the paint/clear coat not bonding well with the plastic.

 

[Vegashybrid]

I don't agree with the eco friendly paint being the one and only cause of problems SOME manufacturers have. First and foremost the main thing that protects the finish is the clear coat not the paint.

The problem is the amount of paint and clear coat that some manufacturers are using. Some apply very thin coats that chips and scratches very easily. Toyota is one of them. All you have to do is look at the front end of any older Toyota to see how many rock chips are in the paint. However, if you look at European cars their finishes hold up better because they apply a thicker coat of paint and clear coat.

It's not the paint because most automotive paint for all brands come from just a few suppliers, it's how much paint is applied. If two people paint deck chairs with the same gallon of paint except one person applies one coat and the other person applies two coats, guess which one will hold up better.

This time 100. And anyone who has done extensive detailing or worked with paint will tell you the same thing. German clear coats are especially tough. If you think Toyota is bad go look at Honda. My X gen Accords has ridiculously soft clear coats. Toyota clear is far superior. I'm about to clay and correct the paint on this car for the first time in a couple months so will see how hard it is.

 

[Vegashybrid]

... not really when it scratches easily and allows the manufacturer to use few coats of the pigmented paint.

Yes really. And if you think it scratches easy you should see how easily bare paint scratches. Proper paint maintenance removes the swirl's and protects the paint.

 

[Vegashybrid]

Um, you do realize that when they used enamel to paint cars, they used multiple layers of paint.
That paint didn't scratch easily at all. Now they spray it in only one or two coats.

I've owned several non-clearcoated vehicles over my 40-plus years of vehicle ownership. I preferred the finishes on those cars over any I've owned that were clearcoated. Nothing you can say about the "wonders" of clearcoat could ever change my mind.

The more you post the more it's evident you have no idea what you're talking about. You say you've never had cars with clear coats, yet you've had cars with enamel paints. Clear coat is simply another term for hardener, which exactly what enamel is. Enamel is old outdated technology. The reason why they stop using it is because it had no UV protection in it, and once it oxidizes you have to completely compound it out. Today is clear coats have UV protection already in them, and are also easier to repair. Cars with no clear coat or hardener on them, scratch extremely easily, are also known as matte paint finishes. So basically according to your logic, old outdated inferior clear coat good, new better clear coat bad. 😂

 

[Vegashybrid]

Nice personal attack, there big boy. And you threw a lie about me in there, too. I won't entertain you any further. Have a great life.

BTW, it's OK for people to have different opinions from you.

What goes around comes around. Difference of opinions are fine. Spewing random fake facts as your basis and playing semantics with the words clear and enamel isn't. No lies just facts. ✌