Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:21 pm Post subject: Import Car paint condition
What is the general paint condition of cars you have imported....ie is the paint good for its age and does it buff up nicely if professionally attended to.
Interested in Blacks / Greens / Pearls and Greys. Haven't decided on colour yet. _________________
Yes ? ...... I had a Toyota Chaser generally the paint work buffed up nicely under the attention of a pro detailer ...except for the bonnet which seemed to have 'orange peel".
Are the pearls as good as they look ? Sounds like a silly question but its hard to see any Aristos here in the bush. Had a blue one here but it looked pretty underwhelming paint wise. _________________
Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 2211 Location: Southside, Adelaide
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:58 pm Post subject:
My Aristo is the standard Series 2 Silver, not sure of the code.
In terms of paint condition from ownership, mine was extremely good. A few small chips (mm size) and small scratches for an Auction Grade 4.5. The boot lid is also fairly badly swirled, but nothing a buffer won't fix. It's definitely copped more stone chips and scratches in the short time I've owned it (about 9 months) than it had from its 11 odd years in Japan, and I've been extremely careful with it.
As for the quality of the finish, overall it is very good. It does have noticable orange peel on the rear passenger side pillar, but you have to be standing next to the car, and be looking for it to see it. For a silver car, it has good depth of clear when it's sparkling clean and also has a nice metallic through it.
Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 1485 Location: SE Melbourne
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 9:13 pm Post subject:
Mine had filmbuilds around 120-130microns which is bang on and towards the top of OEM spec. This was before i resprayed it so i would assume that the owners of my car didnt have it painted since it was bought and didnt cut it.
The paint work itself was a bit dull and faded, especially the bottom tone. Looks a lot better now. There were numerous scratches on the front and rear bumpers but i assume they are from the way they park over there.
Mine had filmbuilds around 120-130microns which is bang on and towards the top of OEM spec. This was before i resprayed it so i would assume that the owners of my car didnt have it painted since it was bought and didnt cut it.
The paint work itself was a bit dull and faded, especially the bottom tone. Looks a lot better now. There were numerous scratches on the front and rear bumpers but i assume they are from the way they park over there.
My car also had ALOT of scuffs and scrapes on the bumpers. Looking at having painted on friday.
However genearlly, Japan doesn't get much sun. Granted most have 12+ years of swirl marks. In most cases the paint of japaneses cars is dull due to the polutants in the air which will come out with a good clay -> Polish -> wax.
I got around to claying my car over the weekend and, oh boy, did it come up like new when i techwaxed it. _________________
Joined: 22 Mar 2009 Posts: 260 Location: Newcastle
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 11:37 am Post subject:
Its gonna depend on how the previous owner(s) have treated the car and where they left it parked and to a certain extent what part of japland they lived, etc
I mean if the previous owner kept it garaged and washed it every week it will be in good condition
If they left it parked on the street and rarely washed it and left it to the elements then it will be bad
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