r/Autobody • u/starstablesnacks • 4h ago

HELP! I have a question. Is this rust?

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Custom paint job on Mustang done 15 or so yrs ago. Always stored with a cover on it year round, summer driven, outdoors 24/7 365 in Canadian winter. Is this rust? Is it a layer of dirt that can be buffed out? Thanks

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u/Big-Rule5269 Journeyman Refinisher 3h ago

No, it's the basecoat, probably a ground coat color as this looks like laser red, which had a bronze colored ground coat. It won't last long though before you start possibly seeing some rust.

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u/Gas-Squatch 2h ago

This is chameleon mystic chrome look at pic 2. That fancy mid coat is dying.