2003 TOYOTA ECHO WITH MICRO-CHECKING & PEELING PAINT

Almost Everything Autobody's Car of the Day is a 2003 Toyota Echo with peeling paint & micro-checking.

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2000 CHEVY S10 WITH FAILING PAINT

Almost Everything Autobody's Car of the Day is a 2000 Chevy S10 with microchecking paint. Microchecking can also be called lacquer checking, lacquer cracking, crazing or surface checking. It happens when materials below the paint cause problems resulting in lots of tiny cracks that look like check marks. The cracks can let water get under the paint to cause rust. On this vehicle, we repaired the old failing paint, applied a new coat of primer then put on a fresh coat of gloss black. We finished the project with flame graphics.

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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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