Elkins45
Site Donor 2026
2016 Mazda6. Every other panel looks factory fresh but the roof is starting to look pretty bad. I guess I’m going to have to save my pennies and pay a body shop to spray it. Should have waxed it more often I guess.
Mazda roof paint is fading
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At least it's not rust 
My 2016 is jacked up too. It's the titanium flash color. Is that yours too?
Elkins45
Site Donor 2026
Meteor gray mica.
Looks like a meteor skidded off of it! 
Doh! Sorry!
Seriously, the Party Source in NKY isn’t a known location for lots of sun and intensive UV rays, though it does reach the 90s in the summer.
Has it been parked outside most of its existence?
How does the hood and trunk look?
Doh! Sorry!
Seriously, the Party Source in NKY isn’t a known location for lots of sun and intensive UV rays, though it does reach the 90s in the summer.
Has it been parked outside most of its existence?
How does the hood and trunk look?
Elkins45
Site Donor 2026
It's always been outside. The trunk and hood are perfect.Looks like a meteor skidded off of it!
Doh! Sorry!
Seriously, the Party Source in NKY isn’t a known location for lots of sun and intensive UV rays, though it does reach the 90s in the summer.
Has it been parked outside most of its existence?
How does the hood and trunk look?
Elkins45
Site Donor 2026
If the rest of it didn't look so good I would give it the Rustoleum treatment like I did my Scion, or at least the roof.
Now that I think of it, painting just the rood flat black might not look all that bad.
wemay
Site Donor 2023
This
By the time you have the roof painted, the hood or the trunk comes next. Waxing act as an extra coating layer to block acid rain and UV rays from the paint
Is there a recall on this? Honda had recalled a number of Accords I think years ago due to the white paint chipping off.
Agree, if you can come by the time the paint shop opens it'll be done at the end of the day
My 2013 silver Silverado and my 2017 silver Mazda 6 both sit out in the sun. Both get waxed only intermittently.
The Silverado still looks new. The Mazda was trashed (like your picture) and I had to have the roof, trunk and hood repainted.
The body shop rep told me some of the Japanese cars (specifically Mazda and Honda) only spray a thin clear coat and here in Vegas it sure shows. This 6 will be my last Mazda for that reason.
The Silverado still looks new. The Mazda was trashed (like your picture) and I had to have the roof, trunk and hood repainted.
The body shop rep told me some of the Japanese cars (specifically Mazda and Honda) only spray a thin clear coat and here in Vegas it sure shows. This 6 will be my last Mazda for that reason.
I would just respray it with some decent black paint and maybe a clear coat. Or, wrap it like others suggested. It's amazing how good you can do some of these projects yourself and nobody would even notice it.
Our 2009 Mazda 5 that lives outside has clear coat failure on the roof, hood, and mirror tops. I don’t recall the exact color, but it is bluish gray. You might want to get in front of this by polishing and ceramic coating the other areas.
I wonder if you could wet sand/polish the roof and rattle can clear it.
I wonder if you could wet sand/polish the roof and rattle can clear it.
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My paint is trashed. While I would prefer it look good and not be trashed I really don't care. I do care about the inside though and aside from a little bit of wear on the vinyl driver seat after 130k and 10 years it still looks new inside. I just had it detailed. It helps that I have dark tint and I always use a covercraft windshield shade.
