crsmax

I recently had parts of my car repainted... 1st mistake, although last time I had only parts done, the colors came out even I wish I had enough $$ to get the whole thing custom painted, but not any time soon Anyway, my question is if there is some slight coloration difference will the new paint fade enough "naturally" to blend in evenly with the rest of the car???

ngthing

it might, when the sun fades your colors they might all fade together...not sure though

block

i'd guess no.

slicey9

i had somewhat the same problem. i wrecked mine in the front and had to get a new bumper and hood and fenders. When it came back from the paint booth, the front of the car looked amazing, and the rear (which i thought looked good before) looked like ***. I asked my body man and he said that the ugly paint is still good, just oxidized. he told me to take it to a good detail shop and have it buffed. so i did, and the whole car looked new. the rear paint looks as good as the front. What they do is wet-sand it with 1000 or 1200 grit paper and then buff it back out to a high gloss. this gets rid of all the old paint and lets beautiful new paint shine through. it cost me aout 100 buck, but that was cheaper than having the rest of the car painted.

crsmax

Thanks for the info Bro, I was gettin worried. I guess, I'll save up and have it detailed before all the bad weather hits, or do you think that I should wait until after the winter months?

slicey9

After winter may be best, as salt and cold do wonders for a paintjob.
But thn again, if you get a couple good coats of wax on it after the buffing, you should be okay.

DanNY

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just be careful w/ wet sanding..what your really sanding is the clear coat. they tend to be thin in a lot of areas.
Dan