Is this due to weather or other various materials.

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thanks open to questions and advice

 

my fit can go anywhere, and it doesn't look like this. i think it's just a thing that happens with red paint sometimes. you should try a blue honda fit.

 

Hey fits_always_sunny!

Awesome post, love being able to help fellow fitfreak members really make their fits shine (haha, funny because your paint is dull ).

I would recommend taking this car to the local scrap yard, to see if you can match any viable parts from the cars there to replace every panel one by one. They may also have damage, and will probably be the wrong colour, but let's be honest with ourselves, it couldn't get much worse.

Good luck!
gottabefittofuck

 

Cant afford

 

LOCAL scrap yard is 6 kilometers away. Will Go on thursday

 

The clear coat is coming off. All Honda red's do this eventually.

 

You have clear coat failure. It is gone from the dull areas, separated and ready to flake off from the milky white areas, and still attached on the semi-glossy areas. The clear coat provides the shine and also protects the base coat paint from environmental and UV degradation, as you can see by the fact that the color of your roof (without clear coat) is very dull. Without the clear coat protection your base coat will eventually degrade and sort of disappear as well.

It could be partially environmental or an issue from the factory. Once it starts to separate and flake off there's not much you can do to stop it. Mechanical action (e.g., moisture and wind under the loose bits) will accelerate the process.

Replacing body panels might be an option if you had a single bad bumper or fender, but based on the extent of the damage this has been an issue for a while and you're well past that point.

Your options are: 1) sanding to remove all clear coat and prepare damaged base coat surface followed by a repaint; 2) try to smile and live with it; or 3) wash it regularly to remove the loose bits and keep applying high quality wax to protect your base coat and remaining clear coat for as long as possible. With numbers 2 or 3 I would recommend parking the car in a garage out of the weather if that's an option, as that will slow down further environmental and UV degradation of the clear coat.

Number 1 is the only option that will improve the appearance of your car, but if done properly it will cost as much or more than an older Fit is worth.