Another Car To Be Repainted (1976 Limousine) (Cadillac, Lincoln, Toyota, 2007)

[Fleet]

Since the repaint for my 1995 Lincoln Town Car came out well, I have decided to have my 1976 Cadillac Limousine repainted, too. Which it has needed for quite a few years.

It's already at the paint shop. With the Lincoln, I went for level 2 out of 4. Since the Cadillac is a classic car, I am going with the top option, called "Plus 4." When you choose that, you can also opt for color sanding and buffing which is a more thorough job and provides and extra shine. I will have that done.

It also needs special prep because the paint is faded in many areas and there is spider-webbing, especially on the hood.

My '69 Fleetwood Brougham was repainted (and buffed a year or two after the repaint) not long before I bought it in 2004 and when both cars are side-by-side, you can see the difference...





Here are a few close-up photos to show the condition of the paint. I will post some "after" photos when completed (supposed to take about one week).

[Zen88]

Gorgeous cars, good luck!

[exhdo1]

Clean those whitewalls on the 69!

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by exhdo1

Clean those whitewalls on the 69!

They are clean (now). Those top photos are from Oct., 2007.

That is one reason why I downsized from 4 to 3 cars... can spend more time on the three cars cleaning and maintaining them.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by Zen88

Gorgeous cars, good luck!

Thanks, Zen. I, of course, am eager to see how the limo will look with the new paint job.

BTW, I was considering having it painted a few years ago and was seriously considering dark blue. But I am going with black because:

1. It is the original color
2. I now have a recently painted car already in blue
3. Black looks great when new, clean and shiny

[exhdo1]

Originally Posted by Fleet

They are clean (now). Those top photos are from Oct., 2007.

That is one reason why I downsized from 4 to 3 cars... can spend more time on the three cars cleaning and maintaining them.

When my kids were living home I was maintaining 6 cars plus a boat and motorcycle. My wife and daughters did not / do not know the meaning of car wash and vacuum. My son is not so bad.

[C8N]

Unless you have rust spots, paint cracking and missing paint, a good detailer can really bring back the color and shine back to life. In addition, considering it is a classic, perhaps it would more valuable to keep the original paint.

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by exhdo1

When my kids were living home I was maintaining 6 cars plus a boat and motorcycle. My wife and daughters did not / do not know the meaning of car wash and vacuum. My son is not so bad.

Wow, that is a lot to maintain. Must have been very time consuming. I don't have the time or the energy!

[Fleet]

Originally Posted by C8N

Unless you have rust spots, paint cracking and missing paint, a good detailer can really bring back the color and shine back to life. In addition, considering it is a classic, perhaps it would more valuable to keep the original paint.

I did have it buffed about 2 years ago. It helped, but the paint is just too old and worn for it to look like it once did (it looked better when I first bought it in 1999).

No process I know of is going to remove the spider-webbing on the hood and fenders, except for a repaint.

Well, I did keep the original color up to now. But there comes a point in which a car looks pretty bad wearing its original color! And it has not only come to that point, it has passed it. There were just too many flaws in the paint to consider keeping it the original paint. It does, however, looks pretty good from about 30 feet away. Then once you get closer to it, the paint looks a lot different.

[C8N]

Originally Posted by Fleet

I did have it buffed about 2 years ago. It helped, but the paint is just too old and worn for it to look like it once did (it looked better when I first bought it in 1999).

No process I know of is going to remove the spider-webbing on the hood and fenders, except for a repaint.

Well, I did keep the original color up to now. But there comes a point in which a car looks pretty bad wearing its original color! And it has not only come to that point, it has passed it. There were just too many flaws in the paint to consider keeping it the original paint. It does, however, looks pretty good from about 30 feet away. Then once you get closer to it, the paint looks a lot different.

You would be pretty surprised. Check the below link.
Spider webbing are actually not that hard to correct

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