- Oct 23, 2002
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Hey everyone, I debadged my car a little while ago and noticed their is a clear outline of 'Cooper S' where the letters were and also the clear coat is peeling. I took very fine grit sandpaper to the area to try to clean it up but alas... it remains terrible looking.
This is a 2004 model, Silver paint that is in very good condition overall so I would not want to get a whole new paint job (I could never choose a color!). My uncle said he could fix that area, just get him the paint code so he can get paint, strip all the wax/coating, wet sand the area and then 'blend' in the paint to the rest of the area to mask differences in color due to fading.
He did restore a 1957 Chevy from the ground up so I guess he knows what he's talking about. Does anyone know what this kind of thing would cost from an autobody? Does the blending technique actually work? I'd also like to get the bumpers (rear mainly) resprayed (same color) if possible as was an NYC car so there are a lot of blemishes. But now we're talking bumpers and tailgate... getting close to new paint job territory?
This is a 2004 model, Silver paint that is in very good condition overall so I would not want to get a whole new paint job (I could never choose a color!). My uncle said he could fix that area, just get him the paint code so he can get paint, strip all the wax/coating, wet sand the area and then 'blend' in the paint to the rest of the area to mask differences in color due to fading.
He did restore a 1957 Chevy from the ground up so I guess he knows what he's talking about. Does anyone know what this kind of thing would cost from an autobody? Does the blending technique actually work? I'd also like to get the bumpers (rear mainly) resprayed (same color) if possible as was an NYC car so there are a lot of blemishes. But now we're talking bumpers and tailgate... getting close to new paint job territory?