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The hood of my wife's corrola has a spot that has been peeling for some time. I know that if I let this go for too much longer I am going to have serious rust issues, and I want to prevent the need to buy a new hood in another 5 years. This is our beater, so we don't really care about the cosmetic aspect, I just want to do some preventative action.

Is there anything I can do to:
a) prevent further peeling, and
b) ensure that the metal already exposed does not rust through

Since bare metal is showing, any repair is only temporary. You can rattle can the spot and apply a coat of clear coat over that. Your problem will appear in a different place as the original paint bubbles up and flakes off somewhere else.

Since it's a beater, spot repair it as new bubbles appear. If it was a sentimental car, the only good fix is to strip it, prime it and repaint the whole thing. Sorry to bear bad news.
Happy Trails! N

Mr brother had an old Honda that did that, in basically the same spot. He took and sanded from the front lip of the hood in about 5", primed it, and then painted it black. Going down the road it looked more like a bug deflector or bra than a back yard repair job.

I'll ask him if he has any pics....

There is a cheap work-around that you can do. Wet-sand the area only around the spot with medium grit (600) paper until you get out to the point where the paint is still adhering to the metal properly. Wet sand again with finer and finer grain automotive paper until you get smooth (may take up to 2000 grit). Clean the area with mineral spirits to remove any dirt or grease. Mask off the area and get some spray automotive primer and primer the spot, working out onto the existing paint. Go back and wet sand between paintings with a really fine grit paper. Once you get it painted back smooth so there are no rough edges into the spot you should be protected. If you don't want to paint the hood, then see if there is a sign or lettering shop that will put some type of a vinyl stripe or decorative trim line across the hood to cover the spot. This will usually be less than $50 at a shop.

EDIT TO ADD: Or as mentioned, paint your own black stripe on it.

Reminds me of the Aggie that was looking for odd jobs to work his way through college. Stopped at one guys house and asked about work. Man says 'I'll pay you $50 to paint my porch.' The Aggie glaly accepted the job.

The about 30 minutes later the doorbell rang and it was the Aggie. 'I'm all done.' he said. 'Oh, and by the way Mister, that's not a Porch' out there, it's a BMW'.

I have been involved in marine/industrial coatings and surface preparation for 30 years & sometimes work as a coating inspector.

If durability is your prime objective coat with appliance epoxy. It can produce a nice, smooth and shiny surface. Though it will lose its shine, it will be there when you junk the car. Get it at Lowes/ Walmart/ Ace Hardware.

Remove the loose paint & feather edge back to the point to where it is solidly anchored. Dont get the metal too smooth, you want an anchor pattern. Clean with either Toluene, acetone or Lacquer Thinner. Use just enough to thoroughly clean the area. (dont spill or get too far outside the area of repair cuz it will remove good paint)

Mineral Spirits will leave an oily film and is used to thin and clean up oil base coatings; dont use for this application. Epoxy paint will stick to anything that is not loose, even rust. It wont stick to anything wet, oily or plastic.

snatchel wrote:Is there anything I can do to:
a) prevent further peeling, and
b) ensure that the metal already exposed does not rust through

Steel Wool and keep it oiled? Send it off to CCR or Customized Creationz to get refinished?



Sorry, couldn't help it.

Jim Beaux wrote:I have been involved in marine/industrial coatings and surface preparation for 30 years & sometimes work as a coating inspector.

If durability is your prime objective coat with appliance epoxy. It can produce a nice, smooth and shiny surface. Though it will lose its shine, it will be there when you junk the car. Get it at Lowes/ Walmart/ Ace Hardware.

Remove the loose paint & feather edge back to the point to where it is solidly anchored. Dont get the metal too smooth, you want an anchor pattern. Clean with either Toluene, acetone or Lacquer Thinner. Use just enough to thoroughly clean the area. (dont spill or get too far outside the area of repair cuz it will remove good paint)

Mineral Spirits will leave an oily film and is used to thin and clean up oil base coatings; dont use for this application. Epoxy paint will stick to anything that is not loose, even rust. It wont stick to anything wet, oily or plastic.

On it.

Sand off the loose paint and rust. Clean. Dry. Apply car wax but don't buff it off. Or rattlecan rustoleum.

Where is Earl Schieb and his nationwide $29.95 paint job when you need him. Anybody...?

Oldgringo wrote:Where is Earl Schieb and his nationwide $29.95 paint job when you need him. Anybody...?