2006 Silverado Paint Damage

impala454 · May 4, 2024

Bought new in 2006, has lived outside almost its entire life. Roof has what I assume is UV damage, hood has a ton of star cracking going on also. The rest of the paint is actually really good. I'm sure many on this forum have seen similar. I got a reputable local painter's quote at $1200 to replace and paint the hood and the roof they said can be a can of worms job and they're too busy to mess with it. My question here is what can I do to simply and cheaply seal off the two small rust spots (not even dime sized) and perhaps re-seal the roof to stop the spread of the damage? Since the hood could be easily replaced later I probably won't do anything with it until much later.

KARNUT · May 4, 2024

54 minutes ago, impala454 said:

Bought new in 2006, has lived outside almost its entire life. Roof has what I assume is UV damage, hood has a ton of star cracking going on also. The rest of the paint is actually really good. I'm sure many on this forum have seen similar. I got a reputable local painter's quote at $1200 to replace and paint the hood and the roof they said can be a can of worms job and they're too busy to mess with it. My question here is what can I do to simply and cheaply seal off the two small rust spots (not even dime sized) and perhaps re-seal the roof to stop the spread of the damage? Since the hood could be easily replaced later I probably won't do anything with it until much later.

Go on YouTube and watch vicegrip garage. Early this week he was addressing a similar problem on a recent jeep purchase. It actually came out pretty good.

Jworks · May 4, 2024

The "can of worms" and "too busy" sounds to me like he just doesn't want to do it. I have a family owned, as-honest-as-they-come body shop that does my work. They would never tell me that; they'd just quote the price and do it, and the color matches every time I've had to use them. I hope someone can tell you how seal it off.

CamGTP · May 4, 2024

Find another paint shop to do it. Those two things can easily be done by a good body shop.

impala454 · May 9, 2024

On 5/4/2024 at 11:26 AM, KARNUT said:

Go on YouTube and watch vicegrip garage. Early this week he was addressing a similar problem on a recent jeep purchase. It actually came out pretty good.

I'm a huge VGG fan and just came back here after watching that video! Perfect timing! Now just to find the right rattle can. I was also thinking I could use part of the inside of the bed to test out the technique first.

Edited May 9, 2024 by impala454

KARNUT · May 9, 2024

7 hours ago, impala454 said:

I'm a huge VGG fan and just came back here after watching that video! Perfect timing! Now just to find the right rattle can. I was also thinking I could use part of the inside of the bed to test out the technique first.

I wouldn’t be afraid to try it before doing something else.