Dan da man

Here are some close up pics of the top of the roof and hood of my car. It was in an accident, but it was on the right side. Damage was done to the right front qtr panel and both passenger doors. When you put water on it, you can't see the fading of the clearcoat on the hood. Westside Lexus is the ones who did the repairs. You may be right that they blended the colors onto the roof and hood.If so, does this mean they did a bad job??

Here are some pics of what my car looks like with the clearcoat fading...might give u a better idea what I need to do. Thanks!

I had a cracked rim and used my spare as the replacement....I also found a place here in Houston where I bought a remanufactured rim for 150 dollars...received $50 (was $200) off of that when I turned in my cracked rim.

Actually I probably misspoke....its the clear coat that is fading (almost gone completely from the hood and top. I'm the original owner..there has never been any previous damage or repainting to those parts. I will insert pics in my next post. thanks.

First, have you had this car since new? If so, clear coat doesn't last past a few years and any auto needs a professional exterior detailing once a year, especially in a harsh, hot, humid climate like yours with salt air as well. Even though the car is seven years old, the paint shouldn't be fading unless there has been some repainting done improperly after some damage. That is why I asked if the car was yours originally. Has it had any damage that has been repaired in those areas you mentioned.

Does anybody have the same issues as me: Paint fading (clear coat is almost gone)on the roof and hood of my 2004 IS300? Color is electric green matellic. I live in the south (Houston, Texas)so the heat may be a contributing factor. I must say that I have never had a professional hand wax/buffing done on the car. Just wondering if there was defect for this color. I took it to Lexus and they said even if there was a defect in the paint, they still wouldn't pay to have it repainted since it's out of warranty.