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348 Single stage paint.

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  1. JLF

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    #1 JLF, Apr 14, 2022
    I’m looking at a 94 348 and it has a spot where there is some clear coat peeled off above the base red. My 89 Mondial T has no clear coat. Is this evidence of a repaint or did they switch to base/clear in the early 90s?

    Thank you
     
  2. MAD828

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    #2 MAD828, Apr 14, 2022
    They should be single stage up until 96-97 F355 was when it was changed to clear over base.
     
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    #3 INTMD8, Apr 15, 2022
    ^ Agreed, unless metallic? (thought all metallic colors were clear coated)
     
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    #4 JLF, Apr 15, 2022
    Great information, thank you for responding. Isn’t that what that looks like to you, clear coat coming off?

    I don’t suppose you know if the Euro GTB’s maybe had 2 stage paint?
     

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    #5 INTMD8, Apr 15, 2022
    That looks like rosso corsa so non metallic.

    I can't think of any reason why euro cars would have clear coat earlier than any other market so I would expect it to be single stage.

    Buy/borrow a paint meter as the thickness in different areas may be revealing.
     
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    #6 GTO Joe, Apr 15, 2022
    Given the area where the problem is I would speculate it was refinished for a buttress crack repair and they used clear over the red.
     
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    #7 JLF, Apr 15, 2022
    Thank you.
     
  8. ShineKen

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    #8 ShineKen, Apr 15, 2022
    Not on the 355’s. You should see silver 95 355s :).
     
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    #9 Christof, Apr 16, 2022
    That has been repainted... As others have said most likely panel shop that did it did not know not to use a clear. Most likely cracking from the butress/roof section where it meets rear 1/4 panel
     
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    #10 johnk..., Apr 17, 2022
    My 95, Swaters Blue is 2 stage.
     

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