Styling my fiat uno not quite fresh at 11Tkm
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wtf happened to the hood?
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no clue on why its just the hood affected by paint deterioration.. all panels is quite fine. ist there any quick fix i can do regarding this? anyway, im gonna have it resprayed by next month..
I think you mean 'bonnet'? Looks like the lacquer has reacted or something like that.
'Hood' is American for 'bonnet' (as you know, Chas 
). I guess it's OK to use that term since the Uno isn't a convertible - it would be confusing otherwise
Here in NZ there is another strange local term - 'hood lining' - that is taken to mean the 'headlining' - or the trim inside the fixed metal roof!
As for flaking or crazed clearcoat, there's really nothing you can do. It's too late for polishes or waxes now; they would have prevented the deterioration. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
The metallic basecoat underneath will have dulled in the exposed patches, so cannot be resprayed with clearcoat. The only solution is to scrape off the clearcoat with a razor blade (it's very hard, so can be difficult to sand), then wet-sand what is left with 400-600 grade sandpaper. Where the colour starts to disappear, you know you're through to the basecoat. It's important not to leave any clearcoat behind; of course, there is the risk of it flaking, but also the thickness variation at the edges will probably be highlighted by the metallic sheen of the new basecoat.
Then you can respray the basecoat and finally the clearcoat. The basecoat needs to be thin and even (not too 'dusty'), and matt. The clearcoat should be thick, but smooth (if not smooth, it can be wet-sanded with 1500 grit sandpaper and polished up with a machine buffer).
All in all, not an easy paint repair, but will look fantastic once done. Show us the updated pics some time
-Alex
). I guess it's OK to use that term since the Uno isn't a convertible - it would be confusing otherwise Here in NZ there is another strange local term - 'hood lining' - that is taken to mean the 'headlining' - or the trim inside the fixed metal roof!
As for flaking or crazed clearcoat, there's really nothing you can do. It's too late for polishes or waxes now; they would have prevented the deterioration. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
The metallic basecoat underneath will have dulled in the exposed patches, so cannot be resprayed with clearcoat. The only solution is to scrape off the clearcoat with a razor blade (it's very hard, so can be difficult to sand), then wet-sand what is left with 400-600 grade sandpaper. Where the colour starts to disappear, you know you're through to the basecoat. It's important not to leave any clearcoat behind; of course, there is the risk of it flaking, but also the thickness variation at the edges will probably be highlighted by the metallic sheen of the new basecoat.
Then you can respray the basecoat and finally the clearcoat. The basecoat needs to be thin and even (not too 'dusty'), and matt. The clearcoat should be thick, but smooth (if not smooth, it can be wet-sanded with 1500 grit sandpaper and polished up with a machine buffer).
All in all, not an easy paint repair, but will look fantastic once done. Show us the updated pics some time
-Alex
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thanks maan! ill post up some pics next month since im away as for the moment.. much help brother.
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:slayer:your in manila now. i haven't found any fiat uno around here in cebu. and your compartment replacement. i'd love to see your pics soon. visit this forum here in the phils. some filipino fiatforum members invited me to join. its: autoeuropaph.com.. enjoy your restoration and mod
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hi adamot!
im actually a member of that forum as well.
well, might still hoping to find some.
wish me luck buddy!
im actually a member of that forum as well.
well, might still hoping to find some.
wish me luck buddy!
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okay, so im back home, looking forward to have the bonnet resprayed tom. i just wanna ask whats the original paint color? is there only one shade of silver provided by fiat on this mk2 45 model? and is there any right primer to use as well? sorry newbie at painting here.
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Look underneath the tailgate/ hatch lid for a small, square silver sticker. You will find the paint code on there and can use this to order the correct shade of silver for your car.
I doubt if there was only one silver used as Fiat liked to offer many different shades of the same colour. There are god knows how many shades of red available for the Uno! Regarding primer, your best bet is to ask the paint shop to recommend a type that's compatible with the colour paint you are buying. What is most important is that all the old paint is removed from the bonnet before the primer/ colour/ lacquer coats are sprayed on. If you don't remove the old paint you may risk getting a reaction, which could be what originally caused the lacquer crazing on your bonnet. Remember, when doing bodywork - "preparation is everything"
I doubt if there was only one silver used as Fiat liked to offer many different shades of the same colour. There are god knows how many shades of red available for the Uno! Regarding primer, your best bet is to ask the paint shop to recommend a type that's compatible with the colour paint you are buying. What is most important is that all the old paint is removed from the bonnet before the primer/ colour/ lacquer coats are sprayed on. If you don't remove the old paint you may risk getting a reaction, which could be what originally caused the lacquer crazing on your bonnet. Remember, when doing bodywork - "preparation is everything"
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maan, sticker is not there but still have the original tailgate.. is there any site that we could check for colour switches specially for our uno?
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what are those wheels there well nice ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
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really? well thanks.. it's from my dad's old 90's mazda which he sold left the rims..
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really? well thanks.. it's from my dad's old 90's mazda which he sold left the rims..
yeah what are they though ?
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it's a mazda 323 1.3 1995 model.
