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04-30-2001, 02:26 AM
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Piss poor paint?
Okay, so I've only had my focus for like 4 months, and there are already huge missing chunks of paint on the front and rear bumpers, as well as on the roof. Am I just unusally lucky in getting blasted with road debris, or does ford paint just suck? Grr..
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04-30-2001, 10:11 AM
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Re: Piss poor paint?
ive had my zx3 for 5 months and i havent had a problem...i do ALOT of highway driving so i pick up rocks and all (getting bug shield). chances are that u are gettin hit by small rocks/etc....i dont think the paint job is 1st rate but it sparkles for me
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04-30-2001, 11:22 AM
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Re: Piss poor paint?
This happens to ALL cars. Just walk around a parking lot and look at all the cars.
 Unfortunetly it only takes a couple minutes behind one of those dirt trucks to seriously sand blast your bumper. Unless you are talking about seriously big chunks like what happens to some of the paint jobs you see on those fiberglass hoods where it seriously peels off in pieces a little smaller than your pinky nail. |
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04-30-2001, 11:27 AM
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Re: Piss poor paint?
oops
[This message has been edited by SegaCide (edited 04-30-2001).] |
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04-30-2001, 01:59 PM
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Re: Piss poor paint?
The chunks on the rear bumper are all pinky sized. Dunno if someone hit me or what. I guess I've just never had this problem this bad with previous cars, perhaps its the yellow making it look worse
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04-30-2001, 02:16 PM
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Re: Piss poor paint?
same problem here on the hood my car. the dealer is going to warranty my hood...
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04-30-2001, 11:32 PM
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Re: Piss poor paint?
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>The chunks on the rear bumper are all pinky sized. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Nope...that's crappy paint then. It should be repainted under warranty. Technically its road debris, and they might say you drove behind a marble truck, but it should NOT chip THAT big! Most chips are really tiny. I get to have my hood repainted under warranty as there was apparently some "rail dust" on it from when the paint is still fresh and something dirty brushed up on it while on the train and stuck in the paint. Its about the the size of a palm, but I figured I'd wait until I get my recalls done and wait till the rest of the paint on the hood actually could use it!  ------------------ 00 Ford ZX3 / 96 Ford Cobra 90 Yam FJ1200/ 85 Yam RZ350 / 84 Yam RZ350 Engine Forum Moderator -Chris- |
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