Project car paint

[Riproarious]

Hi there,

I recently bought a da, its in pretty good shape but it has a couple surface rust spots.
Also, the car used to be red but the previous owner bought a cheap paint job and now the clear coat is so faded and cracking.
Im wondering what the best option is to paint the car, obviously I can afford thousands of dollars for a paint job at the moment.
Any advice is useful, i have no idea how to proceed or even which direction to go in.
Something cheap that will last and look decent for at least a year.

 

[Ganyon]

Have you tried using a clay bar on the current paint. It could be possible that its just oxidized. Lets see some pics though.

 

[Riproarious]

Ill go snap a couple pics quickly

 

[Riproarious]

Its all over the car - clay bar won't do much

 

[white4d96]

Yeah, that clear's toast.

Honestly it depends on what you want to do with it. You could go buy some scotch-brite pads and flat-black rattle cans and spray the car in your driveway, if that would make you happy. Otherwise, if you have access to compressed air and a garage, you can get spray guns for cheap, buy some inexpensive paint and clear, and depending on how much bodywork you need, you could do a decent respray yourself for less than a grand. Ultimately it depends on what your goal is, and frankly what you can live with.