I have a 2000 Black TL with about 60k in mileage whose paint job is failing (sun damage?).

The clear coat is significantly deteriorating in several panels on the car. In a couple of places the black paint itself is just about gone.

In hindsight, its obvious that I could have done more to care for the paint on the car, but the body is otherwise in pretty good shape with a few dings here and there.

I'm wondering if others have had any experience repainting the TL...what it cost and any associated issues. At the present time, I'm planning on holding onto the car for at least a couple of more years unless I have a good reason not to do so.

So I'm thinking about getting it repainted, not so much because I'm concerned about the appearance for myself, but to retain resell value.

Therefore, my other question is whether getting a new paint job will cost more than what I gain in the resell value if I try to sell in a couple of years.

Thanks!

 

I would think painting sections and matching the color would be a far wiser investment than a whole body paint job. Some places will charge something like $5k (or more) for the car. I mean, you can go to a half-ass joint and do the whole car for less than a grand but in cases like this, you get what you pay for.

If your car is a 2000 model year, you've already passed the largest depreciation part of the curve. The value will 'hold' for the most part. I would advise paint what you need. I don't think painting the whole thing would be worth the expense (re: depreciation / resale value).

 

I agree with Derrick. Overall refinish is too costly to be a good investment. You can repair and repaint individual panels to increase your satisfaction with and enjoyment of the car. I don't know how great the resale is going to be just because of the car's age: you probably can't justify much investment for that reason. A cheap overall refinish will hurt the car's value rather than help it, so stay away from the quickies, and whatever you do don't change the color! Good luck with whatever you decide...

 

key it up and pull an insurance scam....was gonna do it to my 00 but i ended up trading it in for my 03 a-spec

 

From what the OP stated about the current condition of the paint, I would think it would be very difficult to paint only the affected areas and make the car look good. You're trying to cover up the worst spots of a severely neglected paint job. The remaining paint might not be in good enough condition to where you can polish it to match the new paint. I don't know but I think the car would look like it has patches due to the age difference of the finish.

 

 

Yeah, that's right -- commit a crime and help raise insurance premiums for everyone. Thanks for the great advice. And really classy to suggest someone do that but not do it yourself.

And to the original poster (OP), maybe a take a pic of your car so that might be a better job to assess whether or not to do a whole paint job or spot paint sections.

 

@ scam suggestion.