Is this paint salvagable???

[antknee]

I picked this car up the other day, but the paint is horrid.



They aren`t paint cracks, but fine looking scratches ALL OVER the car. It looks like someone took a brillo pad to the paint, but the odd thing is the paint is uber smooth & shiny, as if it was clearcoated after the scratches were done. In the evening w/ the street lights on it, you`d never know there were paint issues.



The car is a 1990, and the older E30s i`ve had were single stage paint....so I tried wetsanding an area to see if it would help, and nothing. The car doesn`t appear to have any prior paintwork, but I could be wrong.



Anything else i can try before I have the car resprayed???



http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz356/Dritero/Bmw%20325IX/Picture002.jpg

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz356/Dritero/Bmw%20325IX/Picture013.jpg

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz356/Dritero/Bmw%20325IX/Picture014.jpg

http://i843.photobucket.com/albums/zz356/Dritero/Bmw%20325IX/Picture021.jpg

[Migue]

i`d recommend you take much closer pics of the damage to give the pro`s around here a better look so they can give you an accurate answer/solution.

[Legacy]

Did wet sanding produce a silver color? If so, it`s single stage, if not, it`s clearcoated.

[antknee]

Here`s a link to a thread, with are Nissan that has almost an identical issue w/ mine



http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-brag/78036-black-240sx-worse-condition-paint-ive-ever-seen.html



It was tough to tell whether or not I was removing clear or paint, since the color was milky....could`ve been either/or.



http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Detailing%20Jordans%20240/Picture001.jpg

[Setec Astronomy]

antknee, you said you were in Central NJ, yes? Try contacting Clean Dean in Monmouth to give you an opinion.



http://www.autopia.org/forum/member.php?u=523

Auto Detailing and Car Consignment | Dean Laumbach | Howell, New Jersey" (http://www.likenewautodetailing.com/)

[antknee]

thanks for the contact....i spoke to Dean, and we`re going to try and setup a time for him to assess the damage. Thanks again!

[Legacy]

Here`s a link to a thread, with are Nissan that has almost an identical issue w/ mine



http://www.autopia.org/forum/click-brag/78036-black-240sx-worse-condition-paint-ive-ever-seen.html



It was tough to tell whether or not I was removing clear or paint, since the color was milky....could`ve been either/or.



http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Detailing%20Jordans%20240/Picture001.jpg

If it was milky it has clear coat. If it was single stage your pads would be black.

[antknee]

???? My car is light silver....the black car i posted a pic of was an example of another car i found on this website....that has similar scratches