paint fading :(

[A18A]

im really not sure. of course weve all seen older cars with better paint, but for some reason the paint is just... dying. maybe ur hood spot is from engine heat? i dont know, but mine is on the trunk lid and back of the roof, its a faded spot in the center, with scratched up, wire-brush looking random scrapes all around it.

Nah it aint the engine heat cause the damage is even worse by the sun roof and the boot, but on the sides its pretty much perfect

[Black_Soul]

basicly your car is telling you i hate my color but you might just need to paint the hood the sam color by the peps that painted it pink in the first place

['93accordse]

Oh well, poor car, i think riding around town with a faded hood is better than riding around with a primed hood IMHO seeing there's no damage to the actual metal yet...

jeez, then why even ask for help if you dont wanna do anything about it? go ahead and let the damn thing rot to hell, i dont give a shit, im just trying to tell you what to do to prevent anything else from happening. yeah, primer may not be "cool" to you but its gonna protect your car better than that ugly shit so you make the call.

[TypeG]

i thought ''just primer'' causes rust cause it holds water. wouldn't he need to apply a sealer then primer?

and if you say no, it already has sealer/primer ect in the OEM paint, then what good would primering over the old paint do? later.

[Black_Soul]

that too but isnt it true that the longer primer stay o the better your paint wil be

[NAiL05]

Primer holds moisture as Type G said so its better to paint over it asap. Usually primer, sealer, base, then clear if i remember. Its been a while since ive been in body so a bit rusty on it. But I would just repaint the car if it was me.

['93accordse]

the stock sealer should still be good, unless he has rust, but as far as i could tell all he's got is burned off clearcoat. And not all primer holds water, cheap pep boys rattle can primer hold water, anything better will protect for along time. The stuff i use is 2KYellow primer which acts as a rust inhibitor and will not hold water. while it is best to spray over primer as soon as you can, i would rather run around with a good coat of sprayed primer than clearcoat burn.

but i understand because so many "ricers" out there with gray rattle can primer that it is a little corny to do this, done properly primer will last for quite awhile.

oh, and sealer after primer is not necessary. 9 times out 10 factory sealer is almost always good.

[MangoMechaniX]

Your clear coat is totally oxidized, and your color coat (the pink) is deteriorating with the cracks. What do YOU want to do? You could paint the whole car. You could let it stay the way it is and continue to oxidize until you have to paint the whole car. Waxing at this point will not bring it back. Keeping it garaged and waxed would have kept the paint lasting longer. But in your case, it is too late.

[Tatersplz]

hmmm, id say from the way you described the scratches that someone at some point had it buffed and polished and they didnt know what theywere doing. clearcoat burn could be from massive sun exposure. at this point you'd be better off sanding off the rest of the crap and at least primering it to protect the metal from anything worse. at least until you can repaint. nothing chemically is gonna help you much now.

so i wil own up to being a noob. and i was wondering if it would be cool to prime yourself then let a pro finish the job.

[AI91accord]

i think you should get it primed and painted....would help the cars body last longer

[MangoMechaniX]

Painting it now will prevent problems later.

[Ralphie]

Just paint it...i mean it will only get worse...u can go the cheap way and go MAACO and just do all the pre work so u know its done right and come out good or pay out da ass for a sweet job!!

['93accordse]

Just paint it...i mean it will only get worse...u can go the cheap way and go MAACO and just do all the pre work so u know its done right and come out good or pay out da ass for a sweet job!!

just cuz u do the prep for Maaco doesnt mean that the job will come out good in the end. depends on the sprayer at Maaco. its a crapshoot.

[Ralphie]

just cuz u do the prep for Maaco doesnt mean that the job will come out good in the end. depends on the sprayer at Maaco. its a crapshoot.

Oh yea for sure but ive heard of them fucking up the prep and spraying decent and its shitty because they fucked up the most important part...prep...so thats why if i do the maaco thing, which i dont wanna mess with, im doing my own prep.

[MangoMechaniX]

The Post-er is in New Zealand, maybe there's no Maaco there.

Overdosed F20A5, Just get it painted. It is too late for anything else.