PEELING PAINT ON 1996 GMC YUKON

This 1996 Yukon came to Almost Everything Autobody for some desperately needed rust repair. We reconditioned the roof and hood, sanded the car to get rid of the peeling paint, put on a new protective coating of primer/sealer and repainted the car with a high quality polyurethane paint. The car looks as if it was just coming off the dealer's lot.

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Look at the hood sun damage

Hood needing some help from Almost Everything Autobody

Now that's a rusty roof!

Polyurethane Paint Job

Now that's a hood to be proud of

Roof after reconditioning

The car looks as if it was just coming off the dealer's lot

1996 HONDA ACCORD WITH PEELING PAINT

Almost Everything's Car of the Day came in with both peeling clear coat and a condition called microchecking or lacquer checking (see close-up below.) Almost Everything reconditioned the delaminating clear coat and stripped the areas of the car with microchecking before painting the entire car.

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Microchecking (also called lacquer checking) starts as microscopic cracks caused by failing material under the paint. Engine heat, ultraviolet rays or contaminants can all cause microchecking. The cracks can allow water to get under the paint leading to rust.

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1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa Factory Repaint

Today's Car of the Day is a pristine 1978 Porsche 911 SC Targa with only 57K original miles. However the original paint had reached the end of its life. Paint on the hood, fenders & cowl had started to lift and crack. We sanded the paint off the front of the car and refinished it with factory match paint then wet-sanded and polished to match the original factory gloss.

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Car of the Day - 2004 Honda S2000 with Microchecked Paint

Today's car is a great little racer, the Honda S2000. This particular car looked faded because it had some poorly done bodywork and paint. The old paint was microchecking. This condition is also known as "lacquer checking." Microchecking means that the paint has started to fail and crack apart. It can be a serious condition for your car that leads to rusting and premature failure of the metal. Almost Everything Autobody stripped the car down to bare metal, re-applied primer & repainted the entire vehicle using an economical but high quality enamel.




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1977 Chevrolet Corvette with Auto bodywork and paint

Today's Car of the Day is a 1977 Chevrolet Corvette that came in need of a auto bodywork and paint. Almost Everything Autobody repaired cracks on  fiberglass panels. Replaced door hinges, door locks, and door handles with new parts. Almost Everything Autobody primered the entire car with a 2k primer to seal any other small cracks and blocked sanded the entire car. Almost Everything Autobody prepped the car with a prep plus package that includes heavy sanding of peeling paint and chips and scratches, also apply a primer-sealer to ensure adhesion and gloss to new paint. Almost Everything Autobody painted this car with it's Signature paint service that comes with 5 year nation-wide gloss warranty. The paint is a 2-stage paint service and should last alot longer than 5 years.

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Car of the Day - 1995 Toyota Corolla with Flat Black Auto Paint Service

Today's car of the day is a 1995 Toyota Corolla that came to us in need of a paint job. The customer decided to change the color to a Flat Black. Almost Everything Autobody sanded all the peeling and faded paint that the car had and put a full coat of sealer. Almost Everything Autobody used its new single-stage paint process to create a durable but inexpensive Flat Black finish, using a special kit to make the Flat Black effect.

These flat black paint jobs are called a variety of names:

• Flat Black
• Matte Black
• "Murder" Black
• Hot Rod Black

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