I recently bought a black 99 accord ex coupe. There is a 3in. wide faded patch above the right hand corner of the windshield. Is there anyway to fix this without a paint job? The weird thing is that the rest of the paint is flawless.

 

Well I am not sure on the best method for fixing a faded paint spot, but you can try 4000 grit sand paper and go straight down with it over the spot, make sure it is good and wet. you are only trying to remove part of the clear coat. If this doesnt work you can g to a lower grit sandpaper. But I have never heard of someone doing this on a faded spot but what the hell.

 

how many miles do you have on it

 

39350 miles

 

I have had a similar experience with my car. I have yet to fix it though. It occured on the door frame around the window. The black paint has faded and started rusting. I am gonna see if honda will take care of it. If not then i guess i will take to a friend and have him do the work.

 

Don't forget to wash and wax your cars on a regular basis... (I know the original poster just picked up the car, so he had nothing to do with exterior negligence).

As for the 3" wide strip on the black coupe, I would just live with it and keep it waxed, though try buffing it, of course. Black is a tough color to live with, any minor imperfections really stand out.

 

How often should you wax? I thought once a year was good enough?

 

Depends on the weather, if you park in a garage or not, brand of wax, etc. If rain is running off your car in sheets rather than beading up, you need wax.

I try to wax quarterly and about six months ago started using waxes with Canola oil, seems to be much better than waxes without.

If you are going to wax your car, first wash it very thoroughly in the shade, let it dry a little, then wash it again (there's always something missed the first time around). Hit the flat areas with a shammy and let it dry. Then wax.

If you happen to get wax on the black trim, you can get it off with engine degreaser (if you have any laying around).

 

Canola oil????? Like the stuff that they pop popcorn with at AMC???? Or did you mean Carnuba Wax?


My ghetto solution to screwed up paint on the spoiler of the old Hyundai Scoupe deVille was to just get a sponge and coat it with Mop-n-Glo. It actually worked really well and if it hadn't, it was just a Hyundai. (hey, I was young...)

 

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Yes, of course Carnuba wax. For some reason Canola oil was on my mind.