Worth Polishing?

[omg35s]

A family member owns a Red 2003 Honda Accord V6 and asked me for some advice.

Paint condition is pretty poor. "Clean is considered going through car washes."

What surprised me the most is that near the trunk there were these light/faded/dull blotches. He purchased it preowned several years ago and as far as we know he has the OEM metallic red pearl paint from Honda.

Would a polish remove this oxidation/faded blotches or is this a clear coat failure?

The car sits outside 24/7 under trees and goes through extreme cold/hot New York weather.

My question to you is if it is worth polishing (removing some of the clear-coat) this car if the owner still continues to poorly maintain the cars paint?

Should I wash, clay, seal, and wax to prevent more damage to the paint?

Thank you for your time and convenience,

Adam



Here is a picture I took from Google which describes how these blotches look like. There's basically three similar blotches with a diameter of 3" near the trunk of the car.

 

[fancyfootwork]

Yes, do the whole works. Sealant it and top it with a HQ wax. Maybe if the paint gets corrected the owner will learn to appreciate a cars worth.

 

[cobalt9123]

It's always worth giving a try. You would have to post a pic of the actual car for us to determine whether it really is clear coat failure or not.

 

[nob0dey]

Don't really post here but I might as well chip in. I don't know if it's really worth it. I have a 2003 Acura CL that was second hand with similar defects. Polishing it just made it worse. Maybe you can try to seal that area and buff that. I don't want to speak for everyone but in my opinion, Honda paint doesn't hold up that well.

 

[Marc08EX]

That looks like clear coat failure to me. I've seen a lot of 6th gen Accords having this problem (including mine) and that picture just looks like all of them.

 

[omg35s]

The picture is not the actual car. If you look in the center of the hood those looks like the same spots on the Accord that I will work on.