Hey guys,

I have a 1990 Pontiac Firebird. Right behind the T-Tops, the paint has faded pretty bad. What would you recommend to use to restore this paint(black)? That is, if anything can be done to bring it back to life.

 

I've Used Meguiar's With Good Results

 

is the paint just faded or is the clear delaminating? These years are know for that?

 

It definitely does not have a smooth feel to it, so the clear coat is gone. The car has been in the sun a lot.

 

If the clear is gone your efforts aren't really worth it. If it was clear just fading, you could clean it up, but you risk removing the clear completely. You could try to lightly hand polish with a compound, but you're going to likely remove more paint than it's worth to get a shine out of it and it will not maintain it's shine.

 

So basically, I have no options here?

 

I wet sanded an 88 i had and re clear it with rattle can clear. Just get the good kind with the button on the bottom that activated it. Turned ok for a driver. A lot cheaper then getting entire car repainted. Check videos out on you tube.

 

Thank you for the insight. Fortunately for me, it’s only a small area that’s missing clear coat, so fixing it should be manageable.

 

If it's only a small spot of clear failure you should be good to work around that.. a good sealant or wax could add protection to that clear failured spot. It would be a lot easier to tell if you posted pictures of what you're seeing.

I think that you could likely start off with the least aggressive method, something like a medium cutting pad and a very light abrasive polish and work your way up to a compound is the way to go.