Best way to fix patch of paint on the hood?

[dakrause]

Any ideas on the best way to fix or improve a patch of paint?

From the VIN it appears my '97 4Runner is 751 "Evergreen Pearl", which corresponds to Duplicolor ATY1604.

The sides are pretty good, but the hood has a 5-inch patch that is a bit of an eyesore:

The roof has taken a beating from tree sap etc and appears hopeless:

 

[SilverRidgeRunner1]

I believe the best option would be sand it down and re clear.

 

[gamefreakgc]

Yeah there's no good way to save peeling clear coat. Once it starts coming off there's nothing that can be done really.

You could try a liquid base wax to see if it will fill in the pores a little, but not sure if it's worth the effort.

 

[T4R2014]

Ha! I wish my Evergreen Pearl looked that good. It's all downhill from there. You need a repaint.

 

[pauldub]

You could probably improve it by spraying some rattle can clear coat on it.

 

[T4R2014]

You could probably improve it by spraying some rattle can clear coat on it.

With all the prep work involved to get that psoriasis smoothed out, you'd might as well spray down a new base coat. That Evergreen base coat is even thinner than that BS clear coat.

 

[schmauster]

Does your 4runner have the fiberglass insulation on the underside of the hood?

I removed that and almost instantly the clear coat was bubbling :wow2:


Mine looked a lot like yours till i sanded it down with 1000 grit, 1500 grit, all the way to 5000 grit, then rubbing compound and polishing compound (on the drill) then wax.. I dont think i sanded down the bad areas around it enough but its definitely better.


I can post a pic when it gets light out if you want. Msg me if i dont, i forget to check back on threads.

 

[stever1000]

Does your 4runner have the fiberglass insulation on the underside of the hood?

I removed that and almost instantly the clear coat was bubbling :wow2:


Mine looked a lot like yours till i sanded it down with 1000 grit, 1500 grit, all the way to 5000 grit, then rubbing compound and polishing compound (on the drill) then wax.. I dont think i sanded down the bad areas around it enough but its definitely better.


I can post a pic when it gets light out if you want. Msg me if i dont, i forget to check back on threads.

I'd love to see a picture too. My clearcoat has bubbled....I will double check to make sure the PO hasn't removed the insulation!

 

[RoofRack]

I had crappy paint on my hood. I put down some matte black vinyl film and now it's an OVERLANDER!!!!

 

[Tinigunner11]

I had terrible paint on the hood a 97 I owned. It was stellar blue pearl. It had bad clear coat, oxidized paint, and just looked awful. What I did to remedy it was, took 2000 grit sand paper and wet sanded the edges of the clear coat to feather them out and not make them so hard. Then took some rubbing compound and an orbital polisher and got after it. After about an hour I had results and they look so much better. (I've attached pictures) I then polished and waxed the hood to give it some protection. It's not perfect but so much better. I could've had it not noticeable but my pad was getting pretty chewed up and I didn't want to go to the store and buy another.

Before:
Untitled by austin jenkins, on Flickr

During:
Untitled by austin jenkins, on Flickr

After, but before the polish and wax:
Untitled by austin jenkins, on Flickr
Untitled by austin jenkins, on Flickr
Untitled by austin jenkins, on Flickr

 

[schmauster]

Nice job Gunner... Puts mine to shame.. Still have to snap pics

 

[Joelzy]

looks like a ton of work but good on you! Definite improvement
I have decided to lean into the decaying clear coat until it becomes a problem.

 

[dakrause]

Does your 4runner have the fiberglass insulation on the underside of the hood?

No insulation:

 

[T4R2014]

Something tells me that wetsanding the Evergreen will wear through it really quickly. See the white spot in the middle of the worn-through spot in the first pic? That's the primer. You can try it since it's already shot, but it won't last very long until it's worse.

 

[schmauster]

 

[IBallEngineer]

Something tells me that wetsanding the Evergreen will wear through it really quickly. See the white spot in the middle of the worn-through spot in the first pic? That's the primer. You can try it since it's already shot, but it won't last very long until it's worse.

The base coat has no UV or water protection, it is just color. Polishing it makes it look better for a little while but as stated you are removing the very little material that is there. The base coat starts out at about 2 mil thickness,where as the clear was 3-4 mil thickness and had UV barriers. Once the base coat is exposed, only repainting can truly restore it. You can put an IH8MUD sticker on it, or stand on your head an rub your stomach if you want but it is dead, nothing you can do will revive it.

:ybrick:

 

[schmauster]

Yeah its a temporary fix for sure.

It should be repainted, or just replaced with a good hood off a wrecked car (likely)

We need a fender and other stuff anyways.. :|

 

[T4R2014]

The base coat has no UV or water protection, it is just color. Polishing it makes it look better for a little while but as stated you are removing the very little material that is there. The base coat starts out at about 2 mil thickness,where as the clear was 3-4 mil thickness and had UV barriers. Once the base coat is exposed, only repainting can truly restore it. You can put an IH8MUD sticker on it, or stand on your head an rub your stomach if you want but it is dead, nothing you can do will revive it.

:ybrick:

Just the guy I was waiting for to back things up. The bodywork comments in this section have been ridiculous these past few days.

 

[sportscarfan]

Any ideas on the best way to fix or improve a patch of paint?

From the VIN it appears my '97 4Runner is 751 "Evergreen Pearl", which corresponds to Duplicolor ATY1604.

The sides are pretty good, but the hood has a 5-inch patch that is a bit of an eyesore

My evergreen pearl '97 hood and roof looks just like your roof. Once it goes, it goes fast (at least in CO).
I may go the vinyl route soon. I've already got a vinyl strip bandaid-ing the top of the windshield keeping moisture out.

 

[absalom]

Pull, and prep the hood yourself - then bring to shop. If your fenders aren't shot, you'll still want to pull those as well so that the shop can feather the paint to all 3 panels.

You'll be surprised at how affordable it is after you've pulled and prepped all three panels. Get on it, and post results!