94 camry paint peeling

What color? Silvers and blues are most normally associated with the problem, but it sometimes happens to deep red colors too...

Really nothing you can do except have it stripped down and re-painted. :(

Regards, Joe Agro, Jr.

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White. Will touching it up slow it down in any way?

Joe AutoDrill wrote:

First, you have to make sure it is the Original Toyota paint.

Sometimes, cars get a paint job done, and since the surface was not prepared correctly, or the paint was not prepared appropriately, you get that kind of problems.

If in fact it is the Original Toyota paint, then you should go to a dealer, and inquire about any recalls that year's cars might have; I would do that.

-- EL FORY

Depends on whether the paint/prep is a problem or if it is something else like environment.

Are you in a salty or salt-spray area? If so, maybe. If not or at least something similar, probably not. My guess is that the metal was not properly prepped prior to painting. Was it repainted? Is there a recall?

Regards, Joe Agro, Jr.

V8013

Additional questions... Has the car overheated or ever had en engine fire? That can also cause damage that appears later.

Regardless, the best option (if there is no recall) is repaint IMHO.

Touch up might slow it down... Even spray paint that matches will help if the problem is wide spread enough to warrant such a cheap fix...

Regards, Joe Agro, Jr.

V8013

When was the last time a good coat of wax was applied?

It is the original paint. I will probably do that, but the AllData website does not indicate any widespread problems

Probably a year or two by hand. It occassionaly gets the car wash variety. Why would the hood be cracking and peeling but not the rest of the car?

The hood not only gets the heat of the sun from above but also gets the heat from the engine below. That is why the hood is usually the first to have paint problems.