Any hope for this paint?

[tonio5555]

These pics are from my parents 87 Chrysler Fifth Avenue. To put it nicely, it was never cared for aside from the occasional drive through car wash. What exactly is this white stuff on the paint? What if anything could be done to get it looking decent? Is a respray necessary? I'm not looking to do a complete restoration, but I'd like to get it into decent shape so it doesn't look so embarassing in the driveway.

[Heatgain]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

That's clear coat failure. Only a repaint will fix that.

[retrofinisher]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

The paint is gone to..

Strip and repaint will fix it

Oxidized, Clear coat failure and likely rust in places.

[Maserati Mario]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Total cc failure. Just go get a cheep paint job and then make it shine!

[Nick Chapman]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Nah, it'll buff out

Too bad you're not closer to Texas, I'd actually try


Nick

[Maserati Mario]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Nah, it'll buff out

Too bad you're not closer to Texas, I'd actually try


Nick

Really? You can fix that? Can you explain how? I thought you can't do anything with cc failure.

[PorscheGuy997]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

I've tried buffing out a car with clearcoat failure.

I used M84 with a wool pad to try and remove the swirls near the failure. In the end, it was useless. The paint had become so sensitive that a clean microfiber would instill scratches. In the clearcoat failure areas, the paint did not respond well to compounding. It looked a little better, but it was milky and not even close to clear.

[acsuppa]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Wow! The paint appears "dead" from the pics. Paint job time!! Before the paint job, get a rotary buffer and use the car as a Guinea Pig. Yeah, you can't ruin what's already ruined.

[SHYNEMAN123]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Step 1 sand all over with 180 grit and feather edge out all the bad spots.
2 sand all over with 220 grit
3 sand all over with 320 grit
4 sand all over with 400 grit wet
5 remove all trim and mldgs, mirrors,door handles ect.
6 take to MAACO for all over paint job
7 ask the painter to put 3 good coats of clear
8 bring home and wet sand with meg's 1500 grit wet
9 wet sand all over with megs 2000 grit wet
9a let paint breath for 24-48 hrs
10 buff all over with wool pad and megs # 105
11 buff all over with yellow diamond foam and meg's #86 solo
12 buff all over with meg's #80 speed glaze
13 wait 90 days hand polish megs # 7
14 wax 2 coats by hand meg's NXT 2.0
15 Sit back drink a few cold ones and admire your work.

[SHYNEMAN123]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Here is some pics of the worst paint issue I was to correct.

[SHYNEMAN123]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

[SHYNEMAN123]

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[CAShine]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

No hope, repaint.

[tonio5555]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Wow! The paint appears "dead" from the pics. Paint job time!! Before the paint job, get a rotary buffer and use the car as a Guinea Pig. Yeah, you can't ruin what's already ruined.

That's exactly what I'm planning.

[J. A. Michaels]

Re: Any hope for this paint?

Stick a fork in it its done. Repaint time.