this is my car.. for some odd reason.. the rear 1/4 quarter panel is faded compared to the rest of my car. is there any way i can fix this or would i need a complete paint job? i think it would be a waste of money because the rest of my car looks great, just the rear 1/4 panel is off!

 

repaint

 

that 1/4 panel's been repsrayed.

or

it can be the other way around

 

hmm thats weird...never seen anything like that before...

if youre worried about re-painting the whole car now, id just keep it the way it is, til the paint starts to get ugly...then later down the road just repaint it when/if u got the dough...

better yet, can i just have your car? lol

 

haha actually that happened to me, my passenger door handle is faded but not the door. its weird

 

try to buff it

 

naw, it's not that. when i first bought the car, i had no money for insurance. so i parked it at an odd angle in the garage. the sun only hit that spot so i guess it faded away..

 

go to the shop that did it for you and tell them to paint that part of the car because it looks faded

 

a shop could probably easily match that paint up

 

haha i had a 95 ex one time that had about 5 different colored panels on it!!!!

 

if your really that concerned about it then just get that portion repainted.. if you feel like you can hold off, then put that money to other mods.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ieatrice &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">naw, it's not that. when i first bought the car, i had no money for insurance. so i parked it at an odd angle in the garage. the sun only hit that spot so i guess it faded away..</TD></TR></TABLE>

flip the car around and leave the front half out in the sun til it matches

 

i heard milano red is a hard color to color match because it's a 3 stage paint

 

if you get some rubbing compound... and buff the ****, the color will come right back up.

 

My paint guy had no problems matching my paint for my OEM kit, ITR wing, and hatch.

I say atleast try to get it matched first, should only set you back $100-200.

Jon

 

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I think its just a base coat clear coat and the matching aint bad compared to like beige colors

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CrxWolf &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I think its just a base coat clear coat and the matching aint bad compared to like beige colors</TD></TR></TABLE>

this is correct. makes it easy for us body shop guys to do good work

However i do suggest buffing it with some fine rubbing compound... if that dosent work, paint match. Spending the extra 30 bucks could save you the extra 150-200 bucks

 

same problem with my milano red si........i have a red car but its pink in spots,
needs to be repainted

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18Tahtaras &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this is correct. makes it easy for us body shop guys to do good work

However i do suggest buffing it with some fine rubbing compound... if that dosent work, paint match. Spending the extra 30 bucks could save you the extra 150-200 bucks</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea just don't use the heavy compound lol my dad had a helper and he buffed with our heavy compound and ill just say he had to shoot the whole door lol

 

repaint just the quarter panel

 

thanks for teh response guys! ima try to buff it out first. if all else fails, i'll wait till my paint turns pink and repaint it!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jdm toilet &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

flip the car around and leave the front half out in the sun til it matches </TD></TR></TABLE>Lol, that makes sense

 

my whole rear end is dull and my front/roof/doors are soo shiney! tell me how the buffing works out

 

lol lazy. i like ur mix-match car

 

just repaint the part thats faded