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How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 2:36 am
by PilotSmack89
Hi everyone,
I recently bought an MX-3 (first car - so excited!!), and it is pretty obvious to tell that the previous owner tried to touch up the front bumper with house paint and did an awful job of it, and now it's starting to chip, especially near the edges of the paint... What are some preferred/ the best ways to remedy this?
Cheers
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 2:44 am
by Inodoro Pereyra
Well, the best way would be, obviously, to get a new paintjob. Other than that, you could do a decent job (sometimes) by sanding the part carefully, evening out the bumps and scratches with some bondo, and then priming and painting with rattle cans.
However, I would first take a hard look at the rest of the car, and then decide what's best.
Welcome to the forum.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 2:47 am
by RS_OBD'oh_2
latex or oil?
lol
strip it down and prep the body for a pro paint job.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 2:58 am
by Inodoro Pereyra
RS_OBD'oh_2 wrote:latex or oil?
lol
strip it down and prep the body for a pro paint job.
Just make sure your rollers are clean...
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 12:42 pm
by mitmaks
post some pics. Or send them to me I can give you advice
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 12th, 2009, 11:10 pm
by PilotSmack89
http://www.photodump.com/PilotSmack/a45 ... a.jpg.html
Thanks for all the help everyone! I really appreciate it
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 13th, 2009, 7:13 pm
by mitmaks
You can sand it down to original paint/primer and then seal it and shoot paint over that.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 14th, 2009, 1:33 pm
by PilotSmack89
Awesome! Thanks for the tip!
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 16th, 2009, 3:52 pm
by 93vtecklr
When I picked up my datsun there was a roll on paint job. It was house paint! It took me 10hrs to get down to the steel on one bed side.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 29th, 2009, 5:36 pm
by Icarus_27
...and get ready to shell out some coin. My car came with a low end MAACO paint job. It started coming off in about 18 months.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 29th, 2009, 9:37 pm
by PilotSmack89
Yeah, I know a few guys who went the Maaco route, and I think I know how to fix the problem. Seems that paint is one of the more expensive and/or labor intensive parts about this car
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 29th, 2009, 10:38 pm
by Daninski
Go over to the person who sold you the cars house. Then go into his back yard and destroy all of his patio furniture, that's the only solution to your problem. Ac(flem)kmed.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 1:21 am
by boosted_bullet
the link to the pic didnt work...
you will be suprised what a nice wax and detail will do.
other then that a new paint job is the only solution...
..or of coarse you can be like me and mooneggs and go flat
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: July 30th, 2009, 1:25 am
by 93vtecklr
I haven't seen the pic either, but the best thing for my willys was a really really good wetsand, and polish. It made the 26yr restoration look new again. It took about a day to do and the results made my eyes pop.
Re: How to best fix a bad paintjob?
Posted: August 4th, 2009, 9:26 am
by boosted_bullet
93vtecklr wrote:I haven't seen the pic either, but the best thing for my willys was a really really good wetsand, and polish. It made the 26yr restoration look new again. It took about a day to do and the results made my eyes pop.
oh yeah! color sand restore! forgot about that one
