Here is the new car. It's in great shape, but the paint has serious issues. The previous owner was married 2 years ago and didnt feel the need to remove the silly string. it's been baking in the sun for those 2 years as well. Any tricks to remove it? I've used gum-off and wd-40 but no go. The sides are coming out great, but the top of the car seems to far gone to recover..
Wow, what a dick. How about some buffing/cutting compound and a buffer? Can't end up much worse. Best case scenario, you get a nice looking finish out of it.
the paint on the tops looks kinda cooked. buffing may help, but you may also burn the remainder of the clear off too. did you try lacquer thinner, or a reducer? maybe a bug and tar remover or a wax and grease remover?
geez ! what the heck was he thinking???!!???
i would say the only way to get it out is to totally sand down the clear coat and reshoot.
Yeah, if its been there that long then x2
Just stopped by the local autobody shop and he said it needs reshot. red and florida sun dont mix well. Now worries though, it has zero dents so the prep will be easy.
thats a plus that its dent free. Mine on the other hand is going to need some attention in the dent dept to get it right before the paint stage.
If you're gonna reshoot it then you might as well pick a colour that the florida sun isn't too harsh on haha
If your going to paint it, great. Otherwise mequires makes a product called "scratch x" you may want to try. It'll probably remove the silly string and may polish the paint a bit. Its a rubbing compound type substance, it may be worth a try.
OMG! An owner of one of these cars that's going to shell out for paint?!
Seriously?
:bowdown:
You thought the FMS 140mph speedo was rare...
Eric, I didnt say what KIND of paint. Krylon makes some great colors nowadays! LOL
You have no idea. I've been toying with the paint idea for years....I still haven't justified it.
You can polish the shiznit out of that if you want, but in a few days it will still look dull. The clear is shot and base coat doesn't get shiny with wax. You could try furniture polish or a rag with oil on it to make it shine, but again it will be temporary.
hey now........ I shelled my ass off. lol
You may kid, but I've seen some pretty decent rattle can paint jobs in the past. Florida wasn't too hard on my paint, but someone decided to shoot my car so I have to get a new paint job now anyway. I was thinking about trying out Maaco. Some locations are better than others, it just depends on whose running your local Maaco - someone with experience, or someone who doesn't care how good of a job they do. You could always go there and see if they've got any cars they've recently painted to see the quality of their work. I've seen some py paint jobs come from Maaco, but I've also seen some pretty decent work too. If they do a pretty decent job, it would be better than faded 20 year old paint....
I'd be less worried about the paint and more worried about the engine and transmission with that mileage. ;)
is that really a 2 part paint or is it single stage? I thought it was single stage enamel. A clat bar couldve helped with the gum, but it looks like a repaint is due. But Ive done amazing things with my buffer and 3M Perfect III compound
Marriages seem to be hard on these red Cats ;-( When I got married, my ex-boss decided to soap my car...the only REAL problem, he used LAVA SOAP (you know, the stuff with the pumice in it?) It scratched right through the clear coat and down into the paint. Nothing we tried would take the scratches out and I kinda lost interest in wash and wax jobs after that because, no matter what we tried, you could still see every word he's written down both sides and across the trunk. Thankfully, my lady was just repainted and I'll have new pics to post soon (the paint guy messed up on part of the trim and had to re-do it ;-( I was supposed to have her back three days ago but it rained so I'm not getting her back 'til today.
Good luck with your Cat but I fear you're looking at a paint job ;-( Once that clear-coat is neglected for a summer, it's pretty well toast.