Paint Crazing

[Diamond_Don]

Should have mentioned... absolutely no bondo and it's a no hit body.

[Keith Seymore]

Looks like typical lacquer paint checking, to me.

That's how the original paint on the horizontal surfaces of my GTO looks.

K

[m22mike]

Just based on that one picture IMO, that is typical of a repaint where they thought dumping on many coats of lacquer was a good idea , basic mud puddle effect where the first layers did not have time to cure, but eventually did, and in time pulled the top layers with them.
I would bet that is a repaint. Some OE paint does check, but not that bad .
Lacquer has always been given a bad rap and most of the time it's from just as I mentioned above JMO.

Mike

[HawkX66]

Originally Posted by m22mike

that is typical of a repaint where they thought dumping on many coats of lacquer was a good idea ,

They even used to sing about it lol
"Ten coats of lacquer man she looks real tough. When I get on her she's really got the stuff. Fastest set of wheels, there ain't no doubt. Six grand seven grand, I really tach her out."

[Steve Shauger]

I agree with Mike, that looks like a repaint. Original paint will craze, but that is not typical. Reds seem to craze more, and temperature and exposure to UV has an effect.

In my opinion that looks like lacquer checking due to being applied heavy or over multiple layers. I would check the mill thickness to help verify.

[Diamond_Don]

Hahahha... the weight of that lacquer paint may be holding me back!

Thanks all for the input. Eventually I'll have it done (correctly) and lookin' good again.

[BJCHEV396]

Originally Posted by HawkX66

They even used to sing about it lol
"Ten coats of lacquer man she looks real tough. When I get on her she's really got the stuff. Fastest set of wheels, there ain't no doubt. Six grand seven grand, I really tach her out."

Was that by Jan&Dean?LOL!