Sun spots / 20yr old vinyl

[topsey_kretts]

Any suggestions on restoring sunspots? i think the ones on my car are a bit too much to restore without re-painting. what do you think?





And also, i am wanting to take off the vinyl stripe put on by the factory. I did about 6 inches with a razor blade soapy water and just took my time.. any other methods used? and what could i do to help with the paint fade?

[Soufkackicustom]

The roof is your clear coat is damaged. There's no fixing it, you might be able to buff it to make it less noticeable, and under your stripes in the non faded color of your car. It will always be there

[F20A CB7]

Top of my car has sun spots all over it. Nothing I can do unless u respray it.. of buff it but it will still b there.

[topsey_kretts]

well, that is unfortunate.. I am really diggin the green though.. i was thinking of different colors, but i think i'll stick to the OEM green.

[jova1993cb]

Can you use vinyl wrap on damaged paint like that?

[cloudasc]

For the peeling clear coat, couldn't you just strip all the existing clear coat, claybar it, go over it with a nice random orbital polisher with the proper compound(s), and respray the clear?

[topsey_kretts]

Can you use vinyl wrap on damaged paint like that?

That is actually what i was thinking, but havent ran over to the sign shop to see if they carry a similar green to the opal green.

[topsey_kretts]

For the peeling clear coat, couldn't you just strip all the existing clear coat, claybar it, go over it with a nice random orbital polisher with the proper compound(s), and respray the clear?

i could do that, but if i was gonna go through that much trouble, i would just re-spray the whole car.

[cloudasc]

i could do that, but if i was gonna go through that much trouble, i would just re-spray the whole car.

If the previous owners did what I recommended sans stripping the clearcoat, and waxed/washed the car frequently, your clear wouldn't be peeling. A few cans of clear coat, and a day of some sweat equity, is a lot cheaper then respraying the whole car.

As for your pinstripes, you can see where the paint is sun bleached, once again some good compound, wax and an orbital could do wonders, after of course claybarring off all surface contaminates left over from the vinyl.

[Stormtrooper]

Use a heat gun or a hair dryer on that vinyl
And some alcohol or your favourite 'goo remover' for the adhesive.

[topsey_kretts]

Thanks for the reply guys. I will figure out what i am gonna do.. I will probably try out some rubbing compound first.

[topsey_kretts]

I may eventually re-spray the whole car to bring back the original green. not this sun dyed green.

[cb9heart]

dipyourcar.com

this is the typical accord clear coat peel. happens to a lot of accords,
even my cb9. i wet sanded all that clear off my car. now im waitin for a
few extra bux and ima do it. comes in multiple colors, fool proof, comes
off any time u want it to without any blemishes.
dipyourcar.com or just utube it, dip your car. just watch the whole video.
http://www.dipyourcar.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNY9Dx617N8
instructions and all.

[stretch JDM]

^^ Hows that dude gonna open his doors , hood, gas lid and boot ? Seems if he has skipped some info on the plastic dip crap. IMO, a good waste of time and money.

[uglygc2]

another option would be to hit up a paint supply store and have them make you a few cans of spraypaint with your paint color code. its cheaper than getting the roof re-sprayed (tho it shouldnt cost more than 200 bucks to get it done at an auto body shop) and its not as half-assed as putting a giant sticker over the problem area.