 repairing clearcoat, bubbling/crackling clearcoat |
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 Mar 10, 2004 - 9:52 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%)  |
ok so oon the passenger rear right above the wheel well, theres a decent chunk of clearcoat that is crackling and bubbling, and a bit of acid rain corrosion on the roof behidn the sunroof, does anyone know how much this is usually to repair?
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Mar 10, 2004 - 10:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '03 From Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
If your kinda handy I suggest fixing it yourself, sand the areas, tape off about 4 times the size of the area you sanded... prime, paint (feather it in), clear coat, DONE!
Total Cost: $30 or less. |
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Mar 10, 2004 - 10:24 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
the most body work I have ever done was painting the molding on my neon to match the car ( was grey I painted it red) it didnt look too bad but it didnt match the rest of the car perfectly.
I dont know If I should trust myself with this project |
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Mar 10, 2004 - 10:56 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 8, '04 From KY Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
My hood did that and my painter said that the hood had to be stripped and repainted. So I am just having the whole car repainted si blue.
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Mar 10, 2004 - 11:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '03 From Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Did you use the correct paint color of your car? |
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Mar 10, 2004 - 11:30 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Sep 25, '03 From cranston RI Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
it doesnt matter if its the same color, paint code and everything... when the cars like 6 or 7 years old, its not going to match exactly... paint fades... --------------------  |
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Mar 10, 2004 - 11:52 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
ha, it was a neon! I grabbed a can of bright red auto paint from walmart and left  ok not that simple i atleast bought the 3 dollar can of primer too 
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Mar 11, 2004 - 12:58 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 23, '03 From Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Basically what I would do is search for the paint color for your car, than try and find one that is slightly darker than the one called for your car to compensate for paint age.
One other problem with paint age is that the clear coat tends to get a bit yellowish which sucks ass... mine as well paint the whole car at that point. This post has been edited by DmVinny: Mar 11, 2004 - 12:59 PM |
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Mar 11, 2004 - 6:21 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Hollywood, MD Currently Offline Reputation: 6 (100%) |
my friend who does body work said hed do the roof, the rear quarterpanel, and the door for 500, woot
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Mar 12, 2004 - 12:45 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Michigan Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
30 bucks? theres no way you can get the smallest size bottle of reducer, color, clear, hardner, primer, and thinner for 30 bucks, the hardner alone is almost 30 bucks lol --------------------  Believer, you'll leave her, in leaving them all No but I don't buy it Like anything you do, as anyone you are Cause I'm... Ten Speed, of God's Blood & Burial |
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