clear coat or not?

[liquidtiger720]

do the 95 525i's have a clear coat?
where can i find some info on which e34s had them and which ones didnt.

[Tiger]

I believe all BMW are clearcoated... I don't recall any without clearcoat... maybe the older ones

[shragon]

it is. all 95's are. there was a certain year it was implemented, don't recall what it is.

[MicahO]

it is. all 95's are. there was a certain year it was implemented, don't recall what it is.

Clear on non-metallic colors started in September 1992. All metallic colors have been clear coated for a long time.

(I know this because a repair on my 6/92 525iT was cleared, and it was obvious, and had to be wetsanded and re-sprayed without the clear.)

[JeremyT]

Actually BMW hads used the basecoat (color coat)/clearcoat system of painting on all colors since the mid 80's. Even the solid colors, like alpine white, are a basecoat/clearcoat. So, safe to say, any e34 we'll ever come across would 99.9% likely have clearcoated paintwork.

[Bill R.]

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Actually BMW hads used the basecoat (color coat)/clearcoat system of painting on all colors since the mid 80's. Even the solid colors, like alpine white, are a basecoat/clearcoat. So, safe to say, any e34 we'll ever come across would 99.9% likely have clearcoated paintwork.

[Tiger]

Oooh... Oooh Bill R is back... albeit early though!

[632 Regal]

I dont understand...LMAO

clear this!

[liquidtiger720]

wow. great work guys! thank you everybody who has replied.

[JeremyT]

I stand corrected.... Thanks Bill. I guess I can correctly say that my BMW experiences have always been with cars that were cleared, even back to our black 85 535iM. But it was a euro version, so maybe that was different.... and all the others have always been metallic colors, except for the 1990 535i, which is white w/ clear coat... original paint too. The main thing the TIS says is that all colors as of that specific date are clearcoated, doesn't mean they weren't cleared before 8/93... when in doubt,check with an BMW N.A. authorized body shop. they can give you the real deal.

[Bob in San Jose]

I had a 1979 silver grey e12 with clear coat, so BMW has used it for a long time.
They didn't use it on all cars as my other three e12's didn't have it.
However, my bronzitbeige 88 e28 also has clearcoat.

Bob

[MicahO]

Whoops - Sept Ninety-THREE! *bow deeply*

;)