I have a 1998 Ford Escort. It is a medium green color supposedly a "metallic" clearcoat paint. The trunk and hood of the car are getting lighter in color than the rest of the car and its worrying/bothering me.Its not horrible and the surface is still fairly smooth, just not as smooth as the sides of the car.. I heard about oxidation but they said that the stuff used for oxidation is bad for clear coat..What should I use to deal with this, will the paint ever get back to "normal"
2006-07-18 17:15:11 · 5 answers · asked by Terry J 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
YOU HAVE TO WAX YOUR CAR! BY HAND! dont trust the drive through car washes to wax your vehicle.
If your car has been sitting out side at ALL and you haven't waxed it at least once a month, then your paint is going to start to get discolored. The same thing happened to my friends car. He didn't wax it and he now has a lot of sunspots and spots on his car where the paint and clearcoat have actually BURNED off the hood and trunk of the car. Start waxing your car and it should DEFINITELY protect your paint and clear coat.
And dont listen to "Chris" above me...he doesn't know what he's talkin about...Ford will charge you to get a new paint job, they aren't just going to up and give you a free paint job on something that isn't their fault entirely.
Good Luck sir! Keep on Waxin'!
2006-07-18 17:21:42 · answer #1 · answered by drQuiggles 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No paint will not just go back to normal. Depending on the material used or if they were spare parts has a lot to do with it. I would suggest having a profesional paint shop (a good one) match the color and give it a good clearcoat.
2006-07-19 00:23:53 · answer #2 · answered by cswini 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had some flat paint on a car and i used Meguiars Gold Class wax its a little expensive but it works wonders it almost apears to add a new coat of clear coat.
2006-07-19 01:09:00 · answer #3 · answered by ezekiel2899 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fords paint is SHITTY
buy Liquid Lustre...it works great..it may help ya..i removes oxidation and all.
2006-07-19 00:41:34 · answer #4 · answered by mommy2savannah51405 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to ur ford dealer...
they'll probably give yu another paint job..
or u could paint it urself...
2006-07-19 00:18:43 · answer #5 · answered by Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋