Correcting this advanced Florida sun fade...

[Toonces2]

Hey good ppl. I know my question here doesn't have much to do with the board here, but being in the Off Topic area I figure it's close enough, being Christmas time and all

I'm on the search for a used truck, and I'm finding that if I don't mind doing some paint work I can stand to get a good deal. My searches have been further down south to avoid the frame rust that's common in these trucks, but that means I'm running into some with advanced sun damage. But that's ok, because I can sand and fix peeled paint (novice), but I can't do a thing about frame rot.

This is a 2006 Silverado I'm thinking about driving to see, and I'd like to get an idea of what it's gonna take to fix the paint. You can see the entire hood and probably roof are faded/oxidized(?), as well as almost the entire passenger side bed panel. I am not a perfectionist at all compared to the usual auto body paint perfectionism standard. I just want everything to look good from ~20-30 ft away.

So, taking this restoration one section at a time, what's the process gonna look like to sand and re-coat all these panels? Orange peel is something I'd really like to avoid.

Thanks.

 

[Back in Time]

Hey good ppl. I know my question here doesn't have much to do with the board here, but being in the Off Topic area I figure it's close enough, being Christmas time and all

I'm on the search for a used truck, and I'm finding that if I don't mind doing some paint work I can stand to get a good deal. My searches have been further down south to avoid the frame rust that's common in these trucks, but that means I'm running into some with advanced sun damage. But that's ok, because I can sand and fix peeled paint (novice), but I can't do a thing about frame rot.

This is a 2006 Silverado I'm thinking about driving to see, and I'd like to get an idea of what it's gonna take to fix the paint. You can see the entire hood and probably roof are faded/oxidized(?), as well as almost the entire passenger side bed panel. I am not a perfectionist at all compared to the usual auto body paint perfectionism standard. I just want everything to look good from ~20-30 ft away.

So, taking this restoration one section at a time, what's the process gonna look like to sand and re-coat all these panels? Orange peel is something I'd really like to avoid.

Thanks.

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If it were me I'd buy a Ram instead

 

[RustyRatRod]

@George Jets is good at this kinda think. I tagged him so maybe he'll chime in.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Looks like clear coat delamination.
Ain't buffin out .

 

[str12-340]

Check the interweb. Sometimes this is a well know defect in factory paint for specific colors and the factory will fix it. I had the medium metallic blue on my 1993 Shadow ES peel and the factory paid for the dealership to repaint it.