Single stage paint?Looking for experienced advice: Short and to the point details: 2010 GT500, performance white Car was wrecked and poorly repaire

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Looking for experienced advice:


Short and to the point details:


2010 GT500, performance white


Car was wrecked and poorly repaired. I bought it and am fixing it correctly. It was spray painted black and then wrapped 2 years ago.


What's the best option to attempt to save the original paint?


Test area was 800 grit to remove the black. Then 1000, 1500, and 2000. No cut or polish done yet. I have a DA buffer and am going to buy a full speed polisher to complete the job.


Are these a single stage paint?


Any other advice to tackle this?


Thanks
Mike














 
Mike93SVT said:
What's the best option to attempt to save the original paint?
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I'm sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you're way past that point.


Time to cut your losses and simply do it right the second time and repaint the car the correct way.


Also, like Jeff said, these cars did not come with single stage paint. If the car in your garage has single stage paint then someone else sprayed that paint and just another reason to do it right second or third or fourth time.


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Yea with it being painted over already you probably want to just start with a proper paint job. Are the jams and everything still the original color? If so a resprayed might not be overly expensive. Also have you considered getting a professional wrap job in the color you are looking for?
 
I say go for it. Lets see what kind of results you get from trying. My guess is, if you can get the spray paint off with a m8nimal amount of damage to the original paint, you might be ok. If you figure a new paint job is likely, but a save could save you 4k or so, then no harm no foul. I restored my childhood bicycle a few years ago and at one point in time I spray painted over the gold anodizing that came on the bike originally. I knew that I was going to probably have to get an anodized to be original so I used a mild paint stripper to get all the spray paint off of it and it actually stripped it right down to the original anodizing and I did not have to pay to get it done. Keep this thread updated I'm excited to see what you can do
 
Im going to go with Mike on this one to. My guess is you are going to do severe damage to whatever is underneath the spray paint during the sanding process if you can get that top layer off alone. You are obviously doing a lot of work on that car, why skimp on the most important part which is the paint. It seems you might be able to sand it down yourself. That might be your best option to lower the cost of labor for a repaint. Sand it down and bring it to the body shop at that point. Those are still pretty incredible cars, make it look good with a quality repaint.
 
Hi Mike, welcome to AutoGeek Online.

That is past the point of no return. Either take it to a professional body shop to have it all repaired correctly, or wrap the car to cover the paint.
 
Blasphemy! Where is the sense of adventure? What about the American Spirit? Did we give up when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
 
I'd give it a shot. Sand with the least abrasive sandpaper necessary. Worst case scenario is you have to repaint, which you're probably going to have to do anyhow.
 
Uhhhhh... maybe I slept through history class (which BTW was always my favorite) and missed it. But say... WHEN EXACTLY did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?

That'd be the Japanese! :D


@ the OP.

Quick and direct = get it painted.

Did you peel the wrap off?
Taking it that the black spray was *under* the wrap?

Hate to say it, but by the time you've SANDED an entire color layer off, you'll eat through any clear coat that's beneath it.

And yeah... that should be a BC/CC paint. ;-)
 
I appreciate all the input. A local body shop swears it's a single stage, that's why I asked. Trying laquer thinner today and will post the results

Thanks
Mike
 
Really it's not going to hurt to try getting through the spray paint, it's just a lot of time to sink into a project if it doesn't pan out at the end.
 
cardaddy said:
Uhhhhh... maybe I slept through history class (which BTW was always my favorite) and missed it. But say... WHEN EXACTLY did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?

That'd be the Japanese! :D

He was paying homage to the great John Belushi line in Animal House.
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I think it's time to admit defeat. The outside paint laughed at laquer thinner and didn't budge. It did wipe off in the door jamb though. The door jam also revealed scratches underneath that must be their "prep" work before spray painting the car. The same scratches are on the spoiler.

Waiting for a huge shipment from Tasca for the front end. Then yanking the motor and getting it to the frame shop to replace the radiator support and make sure it's straight. Then I'll need to see how much more money I can spare and decide what to do about the paint.

So what's the ballpark for a full respray? I'll strip the entire car down to the shell.

Thanks
Mike




 
Probably depends on your area. If you had it fully stripped ready to go and they only need to skim some areas with filler, in my area for a reputable great painter it would ballpark 5-6000 for nothing special. But there are lots of guys around here that do really good work around 2-3000.

You could get a garage and hop in on the learning curve and make a project out of painting it yourself if interested though.
 
mcate said:
cardaddy said:
Uhhhhh... maybe I slept through history class (which BTW was always my favorite) and missed it. But say... WHEN EXACTLY did the Germans bomb Pearl Harbor?

That'd be the Japanese! :D

He was paying homage to the great John Belushi line in Animal House.
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Should'a picked up on that. :doh: :laughing:

Was at the hospital dealing with my MIL (as I've been daily for the last 2 weeks so I wasn't thinking). :dunno:

@ the OP... disregard my statement about did you peel it first. Didn't blow up the photos, (was on my phone at the hospital as stated above).

Can't really IMAGINE why some idiot would have hacked up that car like that. :rolleyes: Looks like they were going for some sort of stealth look.

Are you sure it's not some sort of Plasticote or Plastidip type paint and not actual spray paint? That's all the rage these days with guys that are wanting that matte / flat look. That stuff comes off with a good strong pressure washer going over it. Of course it'll get you wet as all heck, and make a HUGE MESS along the way.

I'm with the rest of the guys on a quality respray though. While you can FIND someone that'll spray it for $1000, I'd never take MY car to someone that did it that cheap. I'd say a bargain price would be $2000~$3000 and up. And that'd help if you did all the trim removal first, not to mention how much better it'll make your paint job look.

It's easy enough to check for single stage.

Take a buffing pad and some compound, hand buff a single area, if the pad turns white... it's single stage. If it doesn't... it's clear coat. :D
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I saw all the posts on SVTPerformance with guys telling you to wrap it. Glad you're not thinking along those lines. Not a Shelby! It's an awesome car. I know, I've got an '09. Do it right.
 
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