KMK454
06-05-2016, 12:37 AM
I have a 1991 Camaro with 25k miles on it. It has the original paint. Like most cars from the 80s/90s, the plastic body pieces are fading differently than the metal. Overall, this isn't an issue (in fact, many came from the factory with paint issues) but there are some defects that I'd like to correct:
1. The biggest is the passenger door ground effects piece appears to have completely lost its clear coat. In certain light, it is an obvious yellow and feels rough
2. The car has a few chips on the body that go all the way to bare metal (the paint is thin). A few of the chips, while very small, show a hint of surface rust.
3. A previous owner used touch up paint on some chips; this touch up paint was not smoothly applied and it is yellowing.
4. The paint on the wheels is fading/yellowing.
5. Clearcoat has swirl marks
I'd like to avoid repaint, both for cost and the fact that originality is important for the car's value. I've read about paint correction/restoration, but are these able to correct things like the plastic discoloration? I'm assuming I have no choice but to repaint the ground effects (which may mean repaint all plastic bits so they're matched).
I think the metal body is easily fixed, I just don't know if it's a "correction" or "restoration" service that's needed.
If anybody has any advice, I'd appreciate it - I'm in the socal area.
Photo's tend to hide these issues, but here's a picture of the car where you can see #1 - the front bumper, ground effects, side moulding, rear bumper, and rear spoiler are all a urethane-like plastic material:
http://www.thirdgen.org/forums/attachments/auto-detailing-appearance/298611d1452024854-mulholland-drive-photos-i15.jpg
You can also see it here in a link to this photograph site, which shows it even worse:
RockStorePhotos | 3pm to 4pm 04/17/2016 | D4S_3915 (http://shop.rockstorephotos.com/p1035086157/h71eafa7e#h71eafa7e)
1. The biggest is the passenger door ground effects piece appears to have completely lost its clear coat. In certain light, it is an obvious yellow and feels rough
2. The car has a few chips on the body that go all the way to bare metal (the paint is thin). A few of the chips, while very small, show a hint of surface rust.
3. A previous owner used touch up paint on some chips; this touch up paint was not smoothly applied and it is yellowing.
4. The paint on the wheels is fading/yellowing.
5. Clearcoat has swirl marks
I'd like to avoid repaint, both for cost and the fact that originality is important for the car's value. I've read about paint correction/restoration, but are these able to correct things like the plastic discoloration? I'm assuming I have no choice but to repaint the ground effects (which may mean repaint all plastic bits so they're matched).
I think the metal body is easily fixed, I just don't know if it's a "correction" or "restoration" service that's needed.
If anybody has any advice, I'd appreciate it - I'm in the socal area.
Photo's tend to hide these issues, but here's a picture of the car where you can see #1 - the front bumper, ground effects, side moulding, rear bumper, and rear spoiler are all a urethane-like plastic material:
http://www.thirdgen.org/forums/attachments/auto-detailing-appearance/298611d1452024854-mulholland-drive-photos-i15.jpg
You can also see it here in a link to this photograph site, which shows it even worse:
RockStorePhotos | 3pm to 4pm 04/17/2016 | D4S_3915 (http://shop.rockstorephotos.com/p1035086157/h71eafa7e#h71eafa7e)