# 2001 GEM Car clear plastic cover cleaning

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [July 25, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690 "2019-07-25T16:46:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![moonbeam2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@moonbeam2](https://community.electricforum.com/u/moonbeam2)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690/1 "2019-07-25T16:46:25Z")

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Does anyone know how to get dirt that accumulates between the clear plastic and body of an old GEM Car. I don’t understand when I wash it, the dirt between the clear plastic turns to mud and I can’t seem to get rid of it. It’s strange that there is a clear plastic over the fenders and hood in the first place. I just bought this 2001 so trying to figure out all the oddities.

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**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 5:58pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690/2 "2019-07-25T17:58:57Z")

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Sounds like the clearcoat has failed. Seems to be pretty common on the older ones. Kind of a PITA to fix, basically have to remove all of the old clear coat, sand and then repaint the entire piece.

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**Author:** ![grantwest](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/grantwest/32/15_2.png) [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690/3 "2019-07-25T21:35:32Z")

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Yes your clear is Done. Now comes the fun part striping it off.

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**Author:** ![moonbeam2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecccb3/32.png) [@moonbeam2](https://community.electricforum.com/u/moonbeam2)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690/4 "2019-07-25T22:54:09Z")

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Wow. I didn’t know clear coat can be so thick it looks like a 1/16 or 1/8" clear plexy like surface.

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**Author:** ![JarJarJava](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/jarjarjava/32/15158_2.png) [@JarJarJava](https://community.electricforum.com/u/JarJarJava)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690/5 "2019-07-25T22:58:34Z")

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On a car it wouldn’t be, but the painted fiberglass GEM body parts have more in common with a boat than they do a car, so 1/16" thick clear coat is nothing unusual.

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**Author:** ![jenifergomes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jenifergomes](https://community.electricforum.com/u/jenifergomes)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/2001-gem-car-clear-plastic-cover-cleaning/16690/6 "2020-05-16T06:13:28Z")

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