Honda Acura with Faded and Oxidized Car Paint

The 2001 Honda Acura featured in this video has extreme clear coat failure and faded paint over most of the panels and an expensive repainting looked like the only cure. Because most of the clear coat had worn away, rather than peeled, there were no “edges” to be “feathered” to improve the look. Consequently, initial preparation work was limited to a good scrub, using liquid dish washing soap, water and a sponge, followed by a thorough rinsing to remove any soap scum.

After the first coat had been applied, a local windstorm deposited dust onto the drying surface producing a very rough finish. Some 3 days later when the emulsion had fully set, the surfaces were smoothed out by lightly sanding with1500 grit wet and dry sand paper and this provided a smooth surface for the second coat.

The before and after results are amazing, but unless skilled in this preparation process, vehicle owners should only use dishwashing liquid and a sponge for surface preparation, since wet and dry sandpapering can lead to visible scratches and other unsightly paint damage.

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