Langadorf

When I bought the car 2000 the paint was in great shape. In the past 6 months, the paint has deteriorated rapidly. It seems to bubble up first then sort of peel away. You can see pictures of this below. What would cause this? Is it just a cheap paint job or something else? What sort of prep work should I do to fix this prior to repainting?

Hood:


Fender:


Around gas cap:


Thanks for any ideas.

kenincanada

Not a painter by trade but most bad paint jobs are caused by bad preps

ram82fire

As the man said "it's all in the prep" :iagree:

george

vettes1st

Looks like the clear coat is peeling off. Usually a factor of not applying soon enough after the color coat. Usually the only solution is to remove it all and start again. :cry

a454corvette

Clearcoat delamination. Common cause on repaints is too much sanded/buffed off trying to make it glassy. When it's too thin, there's no UV protection left, and is literally sunbaked off the car.

GDaina

:iagree: 100%

DaddyO

Does the whole car need to be painted to fix this? Or just the clearcoat reshot?

Langadorf

That was my next question - are there any fixes to this short of a repaint?

Schmucker

Couldn't you just let the clearcoat bake itself off and just wax the paint really well?

VettePower

Oh Oh!! Better Get Maaco!! :nonod:

a454corvette

Basecoat is so thin, you'll never get the clear off without busting the color.

Also, basecoat has no protection whatsoever from the environment without the clear, so buffing the base would be pointless.

Sorry, the only real cure is a complete refinish. You MIGHT get away with just the upper panels, but color match may suffer, and if they did the sides the same way, it's just a matter of time till it goes, too.