What causes this? paint crazing??

[Calaber]

Cheers for the replies guys. thing is where the paint has faded there is no crazing . its only on the hatch and the little bit near it on roof i just found it weird that its like that

With the poor quality of paint used by the factory, Pub, a complete respray is probably the only solution, particularly if your car has a metallic paint, which it appears to. I don't think the solid colours used on VN's and VP's needed the clear and they seem to hold up much better.

 

[SthEastCustoms]

It could come down to poor prep work/ not enough clear on the affected area, too much rubbed off from as said polishing or washing. Unfortunately for you there is no way of really stopping it now. people say keeping it out of the elements but you can only prolong something for so long. the paint will still react with normal air getting underneath the clear. As you mentioned you can get away with only doing som much of the car instead of the work you know has already been done. only issue you run into here is that if the car is still in old old style of paint acrylic/dulon then your car will need to be put in a new coat of primer so that 2pack can stick properly to this.

 

[nathanVY]

Respray. Sus these guys if you're in the melbourne area, looks real good!

Bayside Auto Styling

 

[Pub247]

$1500 thats a good price i think???

 

[ari666]

for a full respray? yeah good price. but they gotta be cutting corners somewhere.

 

[nathanVY]

for a full respray? yeah good price. but they gotta be cutting corners somewhere.

I think it says STARTS at $1500, but they quoted me 2-2.5k for a respray on mine with two tone and everything. Check their work it looks the goods!

 

[Calaber]

You might get away with an external respray only, leaving inside bonnet, doors, jambs and tailgate as they are. Also, if your car is straight, and has no bodywork required, that will help to keep costs down, and perhaps even stripping it yourself and masking the glass etc, could also aid to reduce the price.

 

[flawnt]

Hey guys, im a spray painter, that will need to be paint stripped, or there will be no guarantee of it not happening again. 1,500 is pretty cheap, especially if paint stripping is involed.
Just make sure there work is good and they guarantee thier work.

The paint defect in the picture can be a number of things, but i usually see this on older cars. the most probable cause is to many paint applications, normally found on bonnets and roofs of cars. Crazing can also be caused by incompatible paint products or incorrect re coating times. Constant use of car washes can also cause crazing. or even just the breakdown of the paint due to the elements

 

[1TUFVS]

Hey guys, im a spray painter, that will need to be paint stripped, or there will be no guarantee of it not happening again. 1,500 is pretty cheap, especially if paint stripping is involed.
Just make sure there work is good and they guarantee thier work.

The paint defect in the picture can be a number of things, but i usually see this on older cars. the most probable cause is to many paint applications, normally found on bonnets and roofs of cars. Crazing can also be caused by incompatible paint products or incorrect re coating times. Constant use of car washes can also cause crazing. or even just the breakdown of the paint due to the elements

Any ideas of postponing the crazing for as long as possible?

 

[flawnt]

Any ideas of postponing the crazing for as long as possible?

if it's started its probably already too late. but if other parts are looking they they might me next maybe a bit of wax might help.