Paint on the hood

[themetro]

So i started noticing that my paint on the hood is starting to peel off alot. Should i keep it as is or should i get my hood repainted? Btw. how much is it to get the hood repainted?

[hill8570]

Depends on how much you care about the looks of the car. I've driven beaters that would have paint running off of them every time I washed them. They ran fine, 'tho .

If the clearcoat is peeling off the hood, you can bet the roof ain't far behind, so if you care, might as well budget for a complete paint job. Prices are all over the map -- mostly depends on how much prep work the shop does before they start shooting the paint.

[themetro]

its not just the clear coat, its the whole thing thats peeling haha. I see raw metal when its peeled. My dad's friends body shop is down the block from my house so ill probably ask him, but i just wanted to know the estimate price.

[93XLEcamry]

welll....if its already peeling off that much, and the rest of the paint is still on the car then i would suggest you sand, prime, and leave it black primer...it looks nice...lol...just keep it until the rest of the paint is peeled off....

personally i think having a black hood isn't bad, ricey, but not bad..lol...

when it comes to paint, it all depends on which quality you want for it...you get what you pay for...unless you get a real good discount from your pops bud...good luck

[themetro]

haha, thanks

[LynchburgCSI]

if you have questions about paint, eyeball96 is your guy!

[73sport]

FYI:
Most Toyo's have pretty fair paint. I'd bet it was repaired at some point in its life. Likely a replacement hood and the prep was bad resulting in paint loss now.

FYI2: Factory replacement parts have a protective coating which is not meant for daily wear. It absorbs moisture and allows rust to propagate much quicker than a properly etched, primed, sealed, and painted surface.

FYI3: The cool black oxide "primer look" lets moisture right through it and rust will take over. Most people don't realize primer crumbles to the eliments. It is Paint Primer not Paint! Sure it looks good on the surface for a long time, but underneath a chemical reaction is taking place and even if painted an exposed primer sucks in moisture, oils, and other contaminants, which surface later and you see your paint fail. Only 2 part sealent primers with a semi gloss finish will stop moisture penetration and they should be painted to after the material is completly cured.

If you want something to last, do not expose flat base stock primers to the elements. It just won't hold up. Us of 2 part chemical hardeners is your best bet.
** Never expose a primmered vehicle to the weather ** Even the best of 2 part primers will fail in the long haul if the surface is sanded and exposed.

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What I love best is DIY body guy sanding his car, lobbing bondo on it, and driving it for months until its actually sanded and painted. 6 months later it bubbles and blisters where the water went right though the bondo and rust takes over on the panel.

[themetro]

haha, yeah i think my dad's friend who's a mechanic has mentioned to me that the last owner of the camry had the hood repainted.

[93XLEcamry]

good info 73....didnt know about fyi3.....i've always figured primer is to protect the metal from rusting temp. that is...but its good to know...

[WISHYWASHY]

time to get a carbon fiber hood.

[the94camryman]

Just replace it with a carbon fiber hood. Problem solved!

Crap, Washy beat me to it.

[themetro]

haha

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Originally Posted by the94camryman

Just replace it with a carbon fiber hood. Problem solved!

Crap, Washy beat me to it.

Honestly, that was one of the reasons why I picked up and installed a CF hood. I was going to color match it with the car but it would have been way too expensive.

[themetro]

^^ i like what you did to your car, btw saw some pics at your cardomain. Haha you took a pic in front of my school