My 98 XJ has some peeling paint. It seems to be an issue on the left quarter, lift gate, and bottom side of the hood.

I'm thinking about doing a bed liner finish on it next Spring, but want to do the prep work the right way, so it doesn't just peel off after a short time due to a crap base.

I'm leaning towards taking the entire exterior down to bare metal, epoxy priming, then doing the liner. I also plan to line the inside as well, but it's not showing any signs of peeling so thinking a good scuff might be sufficient on the inside.

Thoughts/suggestions for prep?

 

thats a strange situation, are the grey areas still factory primer in good condition ?

delamination is hard to cure..as you say, prepping epoxy on bare metal is best, but a ton of work

sealer over well prepped factory primer also works well though, and a lot less work

 

I'm not sure, to be honest. Whatever is there, I believe it to be factory. It seems like it most of the stuff under the white is in good condition. Only the white is flaking.

I'll see if I can snap a better close up of the different layers when the light is better tomorrow.

Thanks!

 

Yeah, kinda looks like part of the paint on the assembly line that day was not done right, or maybe a bad batch of paint part way through the painting process?

Whatever the reason, the only SURE cure is to strip and repaint. The question is, how much are you willing to pay for that certainty.

 

Here are a couple of closer up pictures of the affected area(s). It looks like there are several layers.

I can feel the edge of the white where it transitions to the gray, but otherwise, the other layers all feel smooth, and I can't feel any difference when running my fingers across them.

 

In my opinion, based on that photo, which appears to show various elements of delamination, including to bare metal?

that vehicle has been subject to some chemical attack..both brake fluid and eggs, among others, will do serious permanent damage to paint adherance, and its a devil of a job to fix

I would suggest the afflicted areas could only be fixed properly by a full blown bare metal prep.

It would not be economic to do the whole vehicle this way

I would repair the damaged sections panel by panel myself, leave the rest alone

 

Thanks for the suggestion! Glad to hear I don't need to completely strip the whole thing.

I appreciate the analysis!