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General Topics => Off Topic => Topic started by: Tom_G on August 06, 2016, 09:49:24 AM
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My '99 Ford Ranger is showing her age. Which is fine, my taste in cars mirrors my taste in guns: "seasoned and rugged." But the paint on the hood and on the roof is really failing, and I'm starting to worry about rustthru.
I've got no desire to repaint the whole thing. I use this for camping and mountain climbing, I park with reckless abandon, and I drive it like it's a truck. I have no desire to worry about getting a scratch!
What is a practical approach to area-repair of an aging paint job?
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plastic film (car wrap) they are not so cheap
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What is a practical approach to area-repair of an aging paint job?
You could go East L. A. and do a righteous primer job on it...........
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Wash and buff and than spray another clear coat on it.
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paint on the hood and on the roof is really failing? ???
show us a pic. :wave:
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clear coat over the aging paint for a rat rod look ;D
paint failure wont necessarily get the aggressive type of bubbling rust, it normally just oxidizes over with faint orange rust on the surface which is minor . if anything fords have poor weatherstripping and rain channel design. if you notice most rust spots are on the body weld seams or near window edges because they are waterlogged from backed up drainages. a cheap paintjob wont help in that situation because they dont bother sanding to bare metal and dont blow out the drip lines with compressed air.
maaco type paint jobs are not worth getting. they are poorly applied with next to no prep work involved(most important part of any coating) and their paint usually fails within a few years anyway. you have to garage it after or it will not last. id get an air compressor and hvlp gun and try it myself before taking it there.
id just use a rust stopping product like vinegar or even better corrosionX, and then a good wax to seal it all in and stop it from getting worse. collinite #845 would be solid. a quality liquid spray sealant would be easier to apply and reapply though.
if it already is bubbling you could sand it and hit it with primer, but bird crap and other stuff is hard to wash off because of the grabby nature of the primer. a top coat would be ideal.
post a pic of the roof. hood is easier, roof is the bigger problem.
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Clear coat and call the look of the old paint underneath patina. :D
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Polish to a mirror finish!
You could actually get a can of car spray paint for relatively cheap. A little sanding, a primer coat, a few coats of the paint and maybe even a clear coat. Probably wouldn't run you over $20.