Help! Bad paint job!

[ThickG]

Hi All,

This is my first post and I tried a search, but it didn't work, so I figured I would go ahead and ask.

I bought a 07 G35 last year and it turns out that it had been resprayed poorly. When I went to get it's first detail, the shop showed me a few over spray spots and where they didn't even bother to pull off the emblems. So, to try and fix it..I had it color-sanded by a body shop and detailed, however, it still has a ton of swirls when in the light.

So, my question is, is there anyway to save the paint job and remove the swirls or am I stuck with this **** paint job? I don't mind doing it by hand and and will happily get a buffer and polish the **** out of it, if it will help. Does anyone know if it's fixable and/or have any suggestions on how to improve it?

[therdrman]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

well if it has realllly bad swirls use ultimate compund. if its has swirls that are not that bad use swirl x . hope this helps.

[ChevysLastSled]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

Nothing you can do about the emblems. Unless you know how to paint. But maaaaan-
That's some backyard, clankity can, amateur hour junk.
That would bug me out enough to fix it.
It would get very technical if the paint is special clear from the factory. But that might just be me...

[ThickG]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

well if it has realllly bad swirls use ultimate compund. if its has swirls that are not that bad use swirl x . hope this helps.

Cool, I'll give the ultimate compound a shot. I'm just concerned that the paint underneath the clear coat is causing the swirls and that compound won't help. I'll definitely try though.

Nothing you can do about the emblems. Unless you know how to paint. But maaaaan-
That's some backyard, clankity can, amateur hour junk.
That would bug me out enough to fix it.
It would get very technical if the paint is special clear from the factory. But that might just be me...

I got the emblems fixed when I got it color sanded. You're right about amateur hour! I guess this is what I get for not checking out the paint closely when I bought the car. At least I got a good deal on it

[ThickG]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

Anyone else have any suggestions? Can a paint job be so bad that the swirls can't be removed? Should I just use the ultimate compound and hope for the best?

Also, if there is a thread that I should read, please feel free to point it out. This is my first experience dealing closely with automotive paint, so any information would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

[therdrman]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

yeah man. you wont eat through the clear. i dont know if thats possible with UC but dont use 2000lbs of force and you should be fine lol

[THE BIG BUFFER]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

Question i would ask is why was a 3 year old car needing a full re-paint?

[ThickG]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

Question i would ask is why was a 3 year old car needing a full re-paint?

Well, when I bought it, the guy said that the paint had been damaged by sitting out too long. Not really knowing anything about it, I took him at his word, even though now it doesn't make sense. There's no frame damage that anyone's seen, so I don't think it's been in a wreck.

[Michael Stoops]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

We've seen some pretty poor paint jobs in recent months, and sometimes you can only correct things so far. It really all depends on what the issues truly are. Sanding marks left behind can usually be compounded out with a rotary, wool pad and M105 (don't try this if you've never used a rotary though - it's a very aggressive process). Severe orange peel can be wet sanded to reduce the level and then rotary compounded to remove the sanding marks (even more advanced than the first example, so don't just run out and buy a bunch of sandpaper - please!). But we've seen sanding marks in the color coat that were then covered with clear - you can't fix that without stripping the clear first.

There are a wide variety of issues that can arise from a "lousy paint job", and they won't all be fixed the same way, if they can be fully fixed at all without literally redoing the paint job.

[ThickG]

Re: Help! Bad paint job!

We've seen some pretty poor paint jobs in recent months, and sometimes you can only correct things so far. It really all depends on what the issues truly are. Sanding marks left behind can usually be compounded out with a rotary, wool pad and M105 (don't try this if you've never used a rotary though - it's a very aggressive process). Severe orange peel can be wet sanded to reduce the level and then rotary compounded to remove the sanding marks (even more advanced than the first example, so don't just run out and buy a bunch of sandpaper - please!). But we've seen sanding marks in the color coat that were then covered with clear - you can't fix that without stripping the clear first.

There are a wide variety of issues that can arise from a "lousy paint job", and they won't all be fixed the same way, if they can be fully fixed at all without literally redoing the paint job.

Thanks! This is exactly what I was looking to find out! Is there any way to determine what the issues are and if they're fixable? I've had it color sanded and detailed by a body shop and it looks ok, but with the light shining on it, a lot of swirls are still visible.