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JOE LAU at Craftsman collision gives this car a gleaming new’. coat of paint. It Is important that

door katidies and mouldings be removed before the vehicle is paiited.

Avoid paint job pitfalls

DRIVERS SHOULD check for
paint’ under the mouldings and
door handles after a new paint job
‘on their car, according to Ritchie
Collision manager and owner
Kevin Gibb of North Vancouver.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

He said if the mouldings and
door handles are taped over in-
stead of removed, a resulting ridge
called the tape line could cause
problems in a year’s time.

“Water can get under there and
the paint starts to bubble and rust
starts.’”

Before deciding to get a new
paint job, Gibb said, car owners
should fi rst try polishing their
cars. |.

-.. Most» good. paint jobs start at
$1,000, he said, adding that dark
colors and: black require one or
two coats of paint. while lighter
colors require several coats.

Some new cars display pearl or
opalescent shades which are made
by’ applying different colors of
paint (also caljed tri-coats).

Gibb said a silver color may be

sprayed on first and then a dif-
ferent color such as red or white
applied in the pear!-color process.
The silver -will then bleed into the
second color,giving a peari effect.
A clear coat wiil be applied last.

A bad paint job can display a
lack of gloss, flat spots and runs
of paint, he pointed out.

These days, a clear coat is ap-
plied last for shine and to help
prevent the vehicle’s color from
fading.

Poor paint applied in a bad
paint job can fade and peel within
iwo years, while a good
paint job using good paint ‘lasts
about 10 to 15 years, he said.

Gibb said anyone wanting to
change the'cclor of their car or
truck should take into account
other colors on the vehicle. ©

“You need to make sure the
color. blends with the interior for
resale reasons.”’

He said ‘tscmi-hidden color”
under the hood, in the trunk and
along the door .jambs can be
painted or left the original color.

Gibb said popular colors are
white, silver, red and blue. Un-
common colors are yellow and
orange.

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