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???

 

[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.

 

[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"

 

[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.

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