@#$@#% PAINT!

[Z20WHAT]

Ok well dammit I had to leave my car out yesterday and yes, it SNOWED. Unbelievable. Anyway, the ice caked on and I got most of it off, but today when I had to drive in I didn't scrape the snow off from the hood and top because it might have scratched the paint I figured it would melt off or slide off harmlessly in chunks.

Well I made a huge stop and the entire roof chunk slid off in one piece. I checked the roof and there is a spot with a bunch of tiny scratches all the way through to the primer layer. Man this stuff is thin; it's amazing only that amount of paint could be put on!!

Anyway, is there anything I can do to mend the scratches? What products do you use and how well do they work?

Thanks.

 

[rskdsk]

I have had my car for 2 weeks now, I have got 1400 miles on it, and the front of the car is covered with tiny chips. This paint really stinks! I do not know how the chips got there, it not like I was following behing a dump truck full of rocks .... but from the front of the car, you would probably think I did. I plan on going bad to the dealer this week and showing them it ... maybe they'll do something?

 

[KNGOBRA]

I've HAD the same chip sizes on my hood and they're getting BIGGER all the time. I guess after each wash job or even cruising at freeway speeds, is peeling away the paint even more....:cuss:

 

[Dem03SonicSnake]

the paint is crap o la, i would love to get another coat of clear on it but dont know how much that goes for, i get scared washing it cause every time i do i see another damn scratch, and i dont even drive it much!

 

[harry gilbert]

Whatever happened to hot cup epoxy clearcoat? I used to paint the color coats, and then finish with hot-applied 2-part epoxy paint that set up really hard. Ford USED to apply something along the rocker panels to prevent rock chips, now -- nothing.

 

[Lethalchem]

I know what you mean. I do a ton of freeway driving, and am just waiting for the chips to start showing up on the front. In testimony to the thin paint, I actually watched a damn bird scramble to land on my rear fender several times while I was at work, and when I got to my car at the end of the day, sure enough, scratch marks from that bird! That's a little rediculous if you have to worry about stuff like that!

 

[Z20WHAT]

Is this something we can complain about and get done as warranty work? For gawd's sake I shouldn't have to worry about paint scraping off after it snows...wtf.

 

[Coyote 5.0]

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Check this site. I got alot of recommendation about these kits.

I ordered the paint chip and deep scratch repair and the surface scratch repair kit.