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What Actually Goes Into a Quality Respray
A good respray is mostly prep. Before any colour is sprayed, the panels are stripped, dents are worked out, rust is cut back to clean metal, and the whole surface is sanded and primed so the new paint has something sound to grip. Skipping that groundwork is why cheap paint jobs peel, bubble or fade within a couple of years.
Once the body is straight and primed, colour goes on in the booth in controlled coats, followed by clear coat for depth and protection. Between stages everything needs time to flash off and cure. Rushing the cure is one of the most common ways a finish gets ruined, which is why a proper respray is measured in days, not hours.
The last step is cut and polish, where the clear coat is levelled and buffed to bring up the gloss. Done well, the result is a finish that looks factory or better and holds up to years of sun, road grime and washing.