Faded lacquer

[Percy Penguin]

The paintwork on my old Jeep is generally in very good for it's age, but there are areas on one side where it has started to dull in places.



I assume it's just the lacquer/clear coat that has been faded by the sun. However none of it has started peeling yet.



I'd appreciate any advice on whether this is repairable (either DIY or professional) other than respraying ? I wondered whether to buy a cheap DA polisher and have a go.

[Huzzah]

I had similar on an old merc. I'm not convinced it was sun, but chemical damage from a dodgy car wash. (Unproven just a theory)

I tried Tcut (by hand) on a small section, but couldn't achieve any improvement. So left it.

Eventually the car was sold, my efforts to improve it hadn't worked but neither had it deteriorated further.

Irritating.

[DaveF-SkinnysAutos]

Hi, I'm a painter. I'm afraid that clear coat lacquer is done for and the UV will continue to make it deteriorate. The only solution is to respray it.

You could give it a mop and polish and it will make it look better for a short while but its just hiding it and not protecting it from getting worse.

As its only the clear coat and not dents or damage to the panels it would be at the cheaper end of the respray range.