Can you respray clearcoat if there is no visible paint fade? I was polishing my nre2 second hand car and suddenly my pad went blue like the car But the paint looks perfect The paint currently has a full very light polish and sealant to it Can I just respray it with clearcoat to protect it? It doesnt need to look 100% perfect its an older car not worth the cost of a full respray
My thoughts are that it will need a full respray anyway so if this works it works, if it doesnt Ill go the respray option
New* Also I need to stress there are no harsh chunks of missing clear I could only tell because the buffing wheel changed colour and so did the rags investigating Without that I would have never known, it just looks normal It covers a significant part of the non removable frame panels so I cant just respray seperate panels
Joseph Thomas
Also its a 2006 holden ute Not worth almost doubling the price for a respray, but still worth attempting to stop the fade
Parker Rodriguez
Yeah I've done it before on my tahoe
Brody Anderson
I'm gonna hijack this thread. What's the cheapest you can get a paint job for an old beater truck? It doesn't need to be good
Juan Allen
was it on a bumper or a fender or a place that looks to be accident prone? If so the bodyshop that painted it likely used a clearcoat/color mix when painting that area to save costs
not sure if you can just respray though
Easton Price
Yes you can use that stuff. Will look like crap, and you'll be out $8.
I did it in my bike. It works, especially if you warm the cans first, but it's kind of a pain. And hard to get glossy. And gas fucks it up
Charles Diaz
Define look like crap? I was planning on doing it with a proper spray gun and decent clear coat It cant look worse than faded paint surely?
Kayden Ward
then a paint job will cost about 80 bucks
Brayden Phillips
oi lads, I've got a car with fading paint on the hood and several nicks on the side, so I'm thinking of doing a full repaint this summer.
Am I right in assuming the general process is: >sand down to paint, sand out scratches, rust, make surface smooth >paint layer 1 >paint layer 2 >paint extra layers as needed >clearcoat the fuck out of it >wax
and if all that is right, would an orbital grinder with several pads be a good investment for the job? I can get deck lacquer for very cheap, and it looks plenty good on my front bumper, so I'll probably do the entire car that way. It also takes clearcoat fairly well.
Aiden Gray
I don't need it to be OEM quality, mind you. I just want it to be a single color, and I want it to be rustproofed for at least 3 more winters. I'd probably be looking at 100-200$ in supplies, and a few afternoons.
Tyler Stewart
So just so we're clear, sunfaded paint can't be restored correct? Specifcally on a 2005 Subaru Impreza (Platinum Silver Metallic 01G), the paint is fucked on all the horizontal surfaces from the sun.
How much would a decent repaint for the original color cost?
Jace Carter
Closed doors arent too much, only a few thousand, its when you actually strip and respray a different colour youre in for a ride
David Reed
Can you get it glossy, is that possible?
Nolan Turner
If you want it glossy youll want to sand and buff before the clear coat and after the clear coat. I'm talking like 1500-3000 grit wet sanding. This will make your paint glossy. Because you're probably ly going to have orange peel.
