NEED A NEW PAINT JOB help

kellie_kaotic · 02-15-2009, 05:01 AM

I'm about to buy an 89 toyota supra, the car is in pretty good condition except the paint. the hood is faded pretty bad but the rest of it is okay except for some scratches...i don't have a lot of money to spend either, like no more than a few hundred. any suggestions? i've heard maaco can do a 250 paint job but since the paint on it is already pretty bad i'm not sure if i'd be wasting my money...but it might be my only option besides painting it myself.

heres the link to a picture of the car-
http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/o...RA-BLACK/1.jpg

Bloody Ben · 01-24-2010, 12:59 AM

try some meguiar's ultimate compound, or Scratchx and a power buffer
to see if that will make it look good enough until you can save up some money for a decent paint job.

suprabahamut · 02-05-2010, 03:14 AM

If the paint is starting to peel you can sand down the area with 1000 grit, and get a can of edging clear and respray the hood. But I would try to use some compound with a buffer and then maybe even hand glaze it see what happens. It does work wonders to buff your car, if the scratches are not too deep.

02-15-2009, 05:01 AM	#1
kellie_kaotic Stock Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: conroe, tx Posts: 1	NEED A NEW PAINT JOB help I'm about to buy an 89 toyota supra, the car is in pretty good condition except the paint. the hood is faded pretty bad but the rest of it is okay except for some scratches...i don't have a lot of money to spend either, like no more than a few hundred. any suggestions? i've heard maaco can do a 250 paint job but since the paint on it is already pretty bad i'm not sure if i'd be wasting my money...but it might be my only option besides painting it myself. heres the link to a picture of the car- http://i385.photobucket.com/albums/o...RA-BLACK/1.jpg

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01-24-2010, 12:59 AM	#2
Bloody Ben Stock Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: GC WHAT? Posts: 3	try some meguiar's ultimate compound, or Scratchx and a power buffer to see if that will make it look good enough until you can save up some money for a decent paint job.

02-05-2010, 03:14 AM	#3
suprabahamut 3" Exhaust Join Date: May 2007 Location: greensboro Posts: 230	If the paint is starting to peel you can sand down the area with 1000 grit, and get a can of edging clear and respray the hood. But I would try to use some compound with a buffer and then maybe even hand glaze it see what happens. It does work wonders to buff your car, if the scratches are not too deep.