Gotta love the clear coat.

pishta said
Not sure who's got issues with the paint job they dis, but the majority of us have clear coat jobs they bought into that are going south. Who knows who painted my example but I know the material or process was sub par as my 65 still had its stock paint on it and I could still put a reflective shine on the hood. Even the old 'new' cars off the lot were checking in 5 years, just bad water based "green" formulations.

Your old paint is lacquer, it will almost always buff to a shine... but it also will wear away...

Still not sure where everyone is claiming their paint jobs are toast in 5 years. All of see are pictures of questionable work and neglected cars left outside.

If i were a Chevy or Dodge truck owner I’d be more concerned about the rockers, cab corners and tops of the rear fender wells being rusty at the 5 year mark.