1988 paint peeling

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Oct 16, 2012 | 10:47 PM

yukonthistle

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1988 paint peeling

Hi all,
I have a 1988 F350 that has fallen victim to the 'peeling paint syndrome'. I have been to the body shop and been old that it has to be taken down to the metal to repair - and cost >$5000. My question is - if I do not take down to the metal, how long will a paint over last? I really only plan to keep the truck for another 5 years (6 at the most) and the only place it is peeling is on the doors and unddr the grill. The hood was repainted under warranty many years ago and the box has not stared peeling - yet.
Any comments are welcome.
Thanks in advance for your time.

Oct 16, 2012 | 11:19 PM

darknight

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Originally Posted by yukonthistle

I too have an 88 truck, and the paint was repainted long ago under the warranty. If you really want it done, get it done right. Get a quote from a couple paint shops. Another route is to do most of the prep work yourself. If it is just "that much closer" when they get it, it will probably cost much less. Know that in a repaint, they are going to be using probably less than $400 in materials (give or take a bit for quality of paint, etc). Most of the cost will be having someone take the old paint off. If you can do that portion, then the cost will go down significantly. Think of this another way.. if it is painted correctly and done up nicely, you may want to keep the truck for as long as it will last. The cost to replace the truck will prob be more than correctly painting now (and falling in love with it again

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