Paint adheason problem
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Paint adheason problem
I bought my truck needing to do some major work on it, so the price was right, but the paint was "fresh" -- well not so much.
Out in the sun today where the paint is getting a work out, I noticed a few small bubbles that I poked at and large sections pulled off. I put a razor blade to it to see how far the paint would easily come up, and it looks like pretty much the whole truck !! OH well, gonna have to learn to paint some time.
What do you all think happened here? Looks like the truck was red or brown originally....
Out in the sun today where the paint is getting a work out, I noticed a few small bubbles that I poked at and large sections pulled off. I put a razor blade to it to see how far the paint would easily come up, and it looks like pretty much the whole truck !! OH well, gonna have to learn to paint some time.
What do you all think happened here? Looks like the truck was red or brown originally....
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Probably little to no prep work. The paint underneath doesnt look so hot. it should have been stripped down to primer at a minimum. It was probably a cheap Maaco job. It looks good at first, but a year later it starts peeling and flaking.
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I looks like they painted over spray paint!!! Which will cause this type of failure! That black also looks like single stage acrylic enamel which really would not play well over spray paint with the harsh reducer and hardener solvents,
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Thanks guys! the price was right so I can't complain too much........
It is amazing that people spend money on the paint, which I do not think is cheap per say, but do no prep work to get it to stay.
It is amazing that people spend money on the paint, which I do not think is cheap per say, but do no prep work to get it to stay.
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I call that the Macco paint special. Thats where someone wants to sell their vehicle, thinks that by adding a macco paint special to it they can get a few more dollars out of it. Macco does nothing to the vehicle except tape it off and spray it. Anyother kind of work is extra charge with them. That "new" paint should scrape off pretty easily.
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