How to put a bandaid on bad paint

[Woober]

Short of a new paint job, is there anything I can put on the spots that have "popped?" It is an 87 with 2 tone grey and red; actually looks real nice when cleaned up, but the roof looks terrible. Just wondering what others do to fix this up.

Scott

[VileZambonie]

Popped as in exploded? pics?

[1967KaiserM715]

Mask and respray the roof, sounds like a poor prep and oil was under the paint(or water)

Was it a diy job?


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[Mike Phillips]

Short of a new paint job, is there anything I can put on the spots that have "popped?" It is an 87 with 2 tone grey and red; actually looks real nice when cleaned up, but the roof looks terrible. Just wondering what others do to fix this up.

Scott

When you say "popped" do you mean the paint is flaking of? 

Does the affected areas look like a bad rash?  If so, this is called clearcoat failure and there's really no way to fix it outside repainting the area.

[Woober]

Stock paint job. You nailed it. Looks like a bad rash where big chunks have flaked off, right down to the metal.

Not knowing anything about auto paint, what kind of stuff would I need to fix up the "bad areas?"

I just really want to protect from rust.  Don't really care about looks.

Thanks for the feedback.

Scott

[LTZ C20]

Mask off the affected area, sand and repaint, that would be the easiest and smartest way to repair it.

[DustyRusty]

There are others with much more painting experience than I have but here's what I'd do:  If there are no rust-throughs, I'd sand to bare metal, apply Extend rust converter (aerosol or paint-on), prime, and then top coat.  That should protect the metal and be relatively inexpensive.

Hope this helps.

Rusty