PPF / Stone Guard removal from mirror

[Dana]

I’m not sure if it’s film, stone guard or just clear coat, but whatever it’s peeling off my side view mirror. I’ve tried draping a hot towel over it, I’ve tried a clothes steamer and even a lightly applied heat gun to to no avail. Any idea what this is and/or what do do to remove? TIA.

[itsnotanova]

That looks like the clear coat to me. Best case scenario is you sand down the clear without going through the color and respray a clear coat. Generally speaking, other parts of the car are not far behind. Might be time for a new paint job? It is possible that for some reason the mirror has had a subpar repaint and the rest of the car's paint is in good condition though.

[BFeller]

I had a similar issue with a silver side mirror. I bought a replacement from a forum member. I kept the old one to sand down and clear coat. I just never did it.

[Seal1968]

That's clear coat peeling off.

Only 2 options:

1. gently sand (gently = don't break through the silver) and re-clear, OR,

2. sand it down completely, and spray new base coat/clear coat

If you try to wrap with vinyl, you'll likely see the creases from the peeling clear, unless you scuff them down enough.

[Dana]

Thanks for the input all. Paint is good on the rest of the car, including passenger side mirror. I did have the hood resprayed due to rock chips, probably will do the same with the mirror. Odd it’s just one part.

[Stl-986]

Clear coat on these cars is not that good. Have had multiple cars with clear coat problems. It just doesn't hold up