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Okee, I'm an extreme novice to this whole detailing business. In fact, I don't even have a rotary. I plan on buying one some day but for now, I'd just like some simple pointers on how to fix this little problem.



I have a Black 95 Acura Integra I'm wanting to sell. It's paint is bad. I'd like some tips on how to make it look better. I want to do everything I can to the paint without having to repaint it. If possible, give me a step-by-step approach even with using a rotary so one day I can use this car as my guinnea pig.



Here are some pictures of the car before I washed or clayed it:

I think the hood might be "fixable"

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This needs to be repainted...

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Here are some more pictures of what happened to the sunroof and roof itself. I know the sunroof also needs to be repainted, but I need to fix it first ..



Again, any help would be appreciated.
 
Ouch! Personally I'd sand it with 1500 grit, then 2000 grit, then compound it. However, you sound a little bit inexperienced, so heres a regimen you can do quite easily that will improve things forsure.



Meguiar's #83 DACP by PC and light cutting pad

Meg's #80 by PC and polishing pad

Clearkote Vanilla Moose via hand

S100 carnuba by hand
 
SpoiledMan said:
You're going to need to repaint that hood. I'm pretty sure that what I'm seeing is clear coat failure.
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Yep, it's definitely clear coat failure, I have the same problem on the roof. And the same thing happening on the roof of another car. Hopefully, I can get everything looking better when/if I get a rotary.



Originally posted by themightytimmah

Ouch! Personally I'd sand it with 1500 grit, then 2000 grit, then compound it. However, you sound a little bit inexperienced, so heres a regimen you can do quite easily that will improve things forsure.



Meguiar's #83 DACP by PC and light cutting pad

Meg's #80 by PC and polishing pad

Clearkote Vanilla Moose via hand

S100 carnuba by hand
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I'm going to try those steps, but leave the sanding out for now. I've had a bad experience with wetsanding after one genius told me that 800 grit would work fine and not scuff the paint.

But since I'm still really new to this whole thing, would Autozone have those types of pads and chemicals? I don't really have any carcare specialty shops around...
 
Sounds like you have decided to go ahead and polish the car. If I were you, I would skip the 83 and do a couple rounds of 80 and then apply coats of Tech Wax until you can get rid of the car. NOTHING is going to last more than a couple weeks at the most on paint at that stage. I'd even go so far as to say that about every 5-7 days apply another coat of Tech Wax.
 
SpoiledMan said:
Sounds like you have decided to go ahead and polish the car. If I were you, I would skip the 83 and do a couple rounds of 80 and then apply coats of Tech Wax until you can get rid of the car. NOTHING is going to last more than a couple weeks at the most on paint at that stage. I'd even go so far as to say that about every 5-7 days apply another coat of Tech Wax.
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Haha, well it sounds like I have my work cut out for me.. I looked into repainting the hood and it looks as if replacing it with an OEM-style carbon fiber hood will cost around the same price as repainting. At least I have something to practice some rotary skills on.



Thanks for the help everybody.
 
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