[TurboRay]

Always clear coat painted surfaces, paint lasts longer and maintaining is much easier.

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I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest the qualifier, "SOMETIMES", .Kent.....because it's been my experience that the clear coat is what usually fades, flakes and/or peels as the years go by ~ even when the base paint is often still okay. Of course, the phenomenon is exacerbated if the vehicle isn't garaged or waxed every now and then. .