Need advice on paint flaking off.
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Need advice on paint flaking off.
When I bought my car ('06 black STI) it had a small amount of what looked to be gravel damage at the bottom of the front bumper. Over the course of the past several months and a few car washes, it has progressed to large chunks of the paint flaking off.
Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way for me to get this fixed? Recommended body shops in the south bay?
Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way for me to get this fixed? Recommended body shops in the south bay?
Last edited by saqwarrior; Nov 3, 2008 at 02:56 PM.
I had no idea pain flakes off. I always take Advil......
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Ballz, here on i-club, would be someone to check out. he knows his ****.
Other than that welcome to having a blue or black subaru.
Its called "Starry-night" and thats how i have heard it reffered to and how i refer to it myself. The black and blue have a white primer backround and when it chips it looks like white stars on a blue or black sky backround.
I have it hard core and i only have 25,000 miles.
One tip before or after you get it fixed:
When you go to the snow. get the widest blue tape you can find and tape that **** up.
Also if you do get the front repainted, 3M that ****.
Other than that welcome to having a blue or black subaru.
Its called "Starry-night" and thats how i have heard it reffered to and how i refer to it myself. The black and blue have a white primer backround and when it chips it looks like white stars on a blue or black sky backround.
I have it hard core and i only have 25,000 miles.
One tip before or after you get it fixed:
When you go to the snow. get the widest blue tape you can find and tape that **** up.
Also if you do get the front repainted, 3M that ****.
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Yes you have to wait.. Paint needs to cure for 30 days which means no washing or waxing.
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So I'd do it right now or I'd wait until after winter.
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You need to wait 30 days after it's painted before you can clear bra. The reason is even though the paint is dry on top, it is still wet on the bottom.. It takes 30 days for the paint to cure..
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Just run it as it is through the winter. Its a plastic bumper so you wont have to worry about rust. After that, get it resprayed and then clear bra after that 30 days.
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