paint problem
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dc5_dy
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Then don't worry about itoh man.. i dont to spend too much money on repainting the whole car..
Paint can be a $$$$$ thing. I want to get one of my cars repainted and most good shops are telling me $4,300ish and 6-9 weeks. That's a high end job, with all windows and trim removed.
The lower end stuff can be around $2000 they just mostly mask off the stuff and you might be able to tell if you look close.
Then you got the Maaco type paint jobs that are like $900 and if you are with in 5 feet of the car you can tell lol.
I repainted my civic myself. I already owned a big compressor, but with a cheap gun and cheap single stage paint, tape paper ect, total cost was a little over $200. That was my first ever paint job, the first time I rushed a little, and wasted some paint, so I bought another gallon $80 and added 3 more coats of paint a few months later. THB my car looks better then 90% of the civics on the road down here in FL. Most down here look a little worse then your car thanks to the sun.
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The lower end stuff can be around $2000 they just mostly mask off the stuff and you might be able to tell if you look close.
Then you got the Maaco type paint jobs that are like $900 and if you are with in 5 feet of the car you can tell lol.
I repainted my civic myself. I already owned a big compressor, but with a cheap gun and cheap single stage paint, tape paper ect, total cost was a little over $200. That was my first ever paint job, the first time I rushed a little, and wasted some paint, so I bought another gallon $80 and added 3 more coats of paint a few months later. THB my car looks better then 90% of the civics on the road down here in FL. Most down here look a little worse then your car thanks to the sun.
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i have tried the plasti dip.. honestly dont do the spray can plastidip.. if your doing just wheels or a section go ahead... if you are planning on doing the whole car... order the pro car kit..
Eg Civic Hatch
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You don't need to respray the whole car, only the panels that have clear coming off which is usually, the top of the guards bonnet roof and boot lid
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OP hasn't come back in months.
Either way, once the clear gets to that point of failure sun and weather start to damage the base coat as well. When you respray, if you only do those panels you mentioned, it won't match without blending properly and if you are going through the trouble of blending that much surface area, you might as well respray the whole car. That or have mismatched panels...
Eg Civic Hatch
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We've done stuff where the customer only wants roof rear quarters front guards and bonnet but not the doors we just colour match as best we can, then just clear the doors takes 10 mins to prep doors for clear as long as they are good and don't have clear peeling off them.
Obviously it's better to do the whole car but you have choices IMO the whole car should be done but some people like to cheap out on stuff
BigCountryCivic
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everyone is right, that is clear coat lifting. The only way is to repaint. If you just want something shiny and dont care about quality do a maco special.
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