Finish wearing off

[timthescarred]

Hi guys,

I've got a 2000 with metallic silver paint-job, but on the passenger mirror the finish seems to have come off the top leaving it yellowed with a kinda cracked-skin look. Is there anything i can do to restore it or will i need it repainted since it has already done damage to the paint?

[T-Mill]

Re: Finish wearing off

most likely it'll need repainted... there is a writeup on here somewhere by gr8schlotzky, I believe, that shows you how to do it yourself...

[truekoa]

Re: Finish wearing off

here you go amigo.

take a look here and see if you can DIY, good luck

http://forum.camarov6.com/showthread.php?t=91029

[timthescarred]

Re: Finish wearing off

HMM, that looks like I could do it, now the only problem is that the mirror is pinstriped...got anything about removing and replacing pinstriping?

[vr4gasm]

Re: Finish wearing off

your mirror has a freaking pinstripe?!

[timthescarred]

Re: Finish wearing off

yeah, i need to get some pics up but the car is bright silver metallic with the roof panel and bottom 6 inches painted a gunmetal metallic,then blue pinstripes that run the length just above the lower stripe, and along the top of the quaterpanels and doors, including on the mirrors

[truekoa]

Re: Finish wearing off

whoa whoa paint scheme sounds kinda corny, but post some pics when you can it might not be as bad as I think.

[vr4gasm]

Re: Finish wearing off

just take the stripes off the car will look better and do that with a hair dryer and a plastic razor blade..

[RPDRed6]

Re: Finish wearing off

just take the stripes off the car will look better and do that with a hair dryer and a plastic razor blade..

+1 to that

[timthescarred]

Re: Finish wearing off

Heres a link to a set of pics which show the paint and the mirror in question. Personally I like the paint job, so I want to keep it, even the pin striping.

http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y48...red/Charlotte/