Close up! What to do-2007 Abandoned during Covid-Help Pimping Paint Job

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by mamago, Jul 20, 2023.

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  1. mamago

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    what are we looking at? can you post some pics from farther out?
     
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    Bottom photo is a door handle. Seen it many times. Top photo may be the roof, but not sure.

    Clean it up, sand it fairly smooth and get a cheap paint job. Or DIY some wrap if you have time and are good with a squeegy.
     
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    thanks, now i recognize it
     
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    Sorry, I didn't put that, yes, it's the roof and handles. We pieced it together, so, the hood is from my original, bumper, etc. and some parts are sun damaged. Thus, I wonder if I could only sand/paint part of the car? That sounds sketchy.
    I'll clean it tomorrow. Wrap? I heard you have to remove all damaged paint for success. But, who knows who said that! I love a pretty Prius, I just have to think of how to make the whole thing look nice..Don't know if it's possible on a budget. : (
     
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    My handles look like that too.

    Is the roof picture the clear coat cracking or is actually the paint? The pattern is a little odd, with round "hubs" from which crack "spokes" radiate. Never seen a pattern quite like that. My wife's Accord had a branch fall on it long ago when her parents still owned it, and the body shop apparently didn't do a great job with the clear, so now it is peeling up on everything they painted. (Looks like hell, but it's a 1998, so not worth spending much on the aesthetics.) Anyway, on that car, it goes pretty much immediately from a crack forming to the clear peeling up on both sides of that crack.
     
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