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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Is there a way to fix small cracks in the paint on my roof? Or is it the beginning of the end for my paint job?

i was washing it today and noticed some small cracks
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Old Aug 12, 2006 | 05:38 PM
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those cracks are probably under the clear coat and the pain it self is cracking so i believe theres no way to fix it. because buffing only takes out scratches in the clear coat
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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booooooooooooo
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by irnbru83
Is there a way to fix small cracks in the paint on my roof? Or is it the beginning of the end for my paint job?

i was washing it today and noticed some small cracks
"crazing". Also known as "chicken tracks". The base paint has let go.
The cure is to strip to bare metal, prep, and repaint.
Sanding down, and painting over, will only delay the inevitable..
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 06:38 PM
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from a distance you can't see it and from relatively short distance it looks like a dirty spot, so i'm not going to redo the whole car for that, but just out of curiosity, what does a pewter paint job go for?
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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It's the Houston heat it's hard to stop unless you can park it in the shade at all times, I have some minor crackling on the bottom of my front bumper, thank god because you can barely see them there.
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 11:21 PM
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i was in austin and the t/a was out in the sun most of the day for a year unfortunately

I moved back to houston 2 months ago and it's been sitting under cover for most of it, but the days i work it's out in the open


hate houston sometimes.
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