Automotive Help

i knew this isn't really your forte, but i FINALLY got my bronco running...new engine, new clutch, new interior. now i don't think i can bring myself to sell it as i'd planned all along. it was mine through high school, than my pop's, now mine again and i've grown too attached. i think i'm gonna make it once again my primary vehicle and trade in the 4runner i recently got lol.

<3 this bronco sooooooo much.

anyway i'm having clear coat issues. it was painted about 6 years ago and left untouched, unstarted, and unkept in the sun for the 5 years since then. i'm lucky my pops was such a gifted painter because all in all the body is in excellent condition, except for this:

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any tips for me to restore it? the clear coat is bubbling right off. i'm assuming it is because it was unwashed and unwaxed for so many years. i'm hoping it is something i can do in the shop at home as i'm pretty capable and certainly have any tools i would need. i just don't know what to do lol.
 
uhhhhh, I dunno that looks pretty bad. You can try some Claymagic, ya know that bar of clay stuff and some rubbing compund. And a buffer lol.

You might get it to look better than that but there will prolly always be a spot there that looks different tho.

And I dig those things. I have somewhat fond memories in my brothers 86 k5 blazer rolling down the dunes at Glamis. Took 10 geys to flips it back over. But it fuckin fired right up!!

HRD
 
I'd just respray it if I were you Lobo, shouldn't take more than a few hours, depending on how thorough you are. :)
Ordinarily I'd say just get a touch up stick from your local car dealer, but considering the age of the car I doubt it would finish evenly - respraying it is probably your best option. :/
 
Youd have to respray the whole truck to get it to look right. at least all the blue. That would mean hours of sanding, masking, spraying, drying then wet sanding....I got a head aches just thinking bout it. Like I said, you can prolly get it to look better than what it is, but there will prolly always be a faded spot there. Unless you can "clay" the thing into a fresh layer of clear. I dunno, start rubbin asshole. (no no no, not rub YOUR asshole or mine for that matter. I meant you ARE and asshole.....you know what NM)

Ive ALWAYS HATED body & paint work. Its such and fucking pain in the ass, tedious fuckin shit that I hate. I can do it but.....Id rather pay someone else to to my shit!

Leave the technical stuff to me you crumpet boy.....LOL

crumpets are gross BTW

HRD
 
welp...i tried the clay bar...BAD IDEA lol. it took that blue right off. luckily i only did it in one tiny place. here is what i ended up doing:

i took an air compressor and blew off all the chips and very carefully washed it. i then masked it and sprayed the whole thing with a clear coat i got from the ford dealer. luckily i had an older 3 HP compressor laying around.

anyway i hit the whole area and about a 3 inch overlap with clear and spent this morning wet sanding it flush. luckily the color still matched perfectly. i'm gonna buff it out this evening and i suspect the only trace of this nonsense will be a paper thin line where the old clear coat ended. i'll post pics tonight. shit is coming along very nicely though. i'm definitely keeping this beast.
 
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