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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 04:44 PM
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My side mirrors have been peeling for a couple years. Anyone else recently had this fixed? Curious what you did or recommend to fix. Thanks
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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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not much you can do other than repaint or wrap
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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 04:51 PM
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Do you like the look of the veilside mirrors?
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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 04:52 PM
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i would do black accents on car.... you could prob wrap them in gloss black for cheap.
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Old Jul 14, 2016 | 04:59 PM
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Hmmm ill look into both. Thanks
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Old Jul 15, 2016 | 05:39 AM
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That almost looks like clearbra.
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Old Jul 15, 2016 | 05:55 AM
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kinda, but my guess is its the clear coat
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Old Jul 15, 2016 | 07:39 AM
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/350z-real-ca...xXgVDF&vxp=mtr
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Old Jul 15, 2016 | 08:09 AM
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Originally Posted by rancor
That almost looks like clearbra.
I agree. Not sure that's the clearcoat, the way it's bubbled and peeling.
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Old Jul 15, 2016 | 08:11 AM
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OP, heat it up with a hairdryer and see if you can get it to peel off
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Old Jul 21, 2016 | 02:39 PM
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def the clear coat. My 05 is doing the same thing on both sides. My buddy's is peeling as well. You can tell by how dull the paint looks
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Old Jul 26, 2016 | 11:06 AM
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yeah its the clear coat. I tried the 3m Di-Noc I had sitting around on one of the mirrors and didnt like the look. I think my best bet is to pull them, sand them down, and paint.
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