# Mustang Paint **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** mustang, ford\ **Created:** [August 10, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mustang-paint/53322 "2010-08-10T23:53:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Janis\_Alyson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Janis\_Alyson](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Janis_Alyson)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mustang-paint/53322/1 "2010-08-10T23:53:36Z")
I have a 2003 Mustang with about 143,000 miles on it. It is losing the clear coat on the roof, parts of the hood and around the windows. Can’t afford to get a new car now, so I need to keep this one as long as I can. Should I get a “cheapy” paint job? Would it be worth it? My poor Mustang looks just “awful.” ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mustang-paint/53322/2 "2010-08-11T00:28:35Z")
A “cheapy” paint job will look WORSE… ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mustang-paint/53322/3 "2010-08-11T00:29:47Z")
If you get a cheapy paint job, like the ones at MAACO, it’ll look horrible all over again in 2-3 years. What I’d do, is go to a good body shop, and ask them for an estimate - - if you’re only losing the clear coat, then they’d only have to spray clear on it and buff. That would be a lot cheaper than a repaint. Estimates are free and non-binding, so it can’t hurt.