Paint chips!!
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Melting Slicks
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Paint chips!!
Hey,
Anyone happen to notice their '97 - '02 gets a TON of paint chips? I notice them all across the front end and elsewheres. I don't make it a practice to tailgate people, so I'm wondering if there's an issue with the durability of the factory finish.
Any comments appreciated!
Anyone happen to notice their '97 - '02 gets a TON of paint chips? I notice them all across the front end and elsewheres. I don't make it a practice to tailgate people, so I'm wondering if there's an issue with the durability of the factory finish.
Any comments appreciated!
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Paint chips!! (shockwave)
Who puts out a nice bra for the car? I'd like is to be a really tight fit, yet easy enough to remove if I decide to show the car.
Where'd you get yours? And last but not least.... how much was it, if I may ask?
Thx
Where'd you get yours? And last but not least.... how much was it, if I may ask?
Thx
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Rockaway, NJ
Re: Paint chips!! (dads01dream)
Who puts out a nice bra for the car? I'd like is to be a really tight fit, yet easy enough to remove if I decide to show the car.
Where'd you get yours? And last but not least.... how much was it, if I may ask?
Thx
Where'd you get yours? And last but not least.... how much was it, if I may ask?
Thx
Team Owner
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From: Various places in Southern California.
Re: Paint chips!! (dads01dream)
Nothing wrong with the paint, it's just typical of any car with a low front end. My last car was a BMW Z3. That car suffered much more from stone chips than the Vette does, and the Vette has more miles on it. Though there are some flaws in the stock paint, the durability, at least on mine, seems better than average.
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Paint chips!! (dendrizzi)
Hey dendrizzi,
I spoke to a very reputable body shop in my town about doing the wet sanding and they TOTALLY advised against it. It was their opinion that the factory finish was good, just that the SMC body panels are molded and come out with slight ripples in them.
Their ultimate advice was to simply wax the car frequently and the wax would give the car an "appearance" of smoothness. I remember watching a show on Speed channel that said the same thing, so maybe the bodyshop wasn't just feeding me a bill of goods.
Let us know how the car turns out. By the way, is the bodyshop going to fix those pesky paint chips??
Question to all...... Has anyone used the factory touch-up paint on their cars with success? Just wondering if it's worth getting.
Thx
I spoke to a very reputable body shop in my town about doing the wet sanding and they TOTALLY advised against it. It was their opinion that the factory finish was good, just that the SMC body panels are molded and come out with slight ripples in them.
Their ultimate advice was to simply wax the car frequently and the wax would give the car an "appearance" of smoothness. I remember watching a show on Speed channel that said the same thing, so maybe the bodyshop wasn't just feeding me a bill of goods.
Let us know how the car turns out. By the way, is the bodyshop going to fix those pesky paint chips??
Question to all...... Has anyone used the factory touch-up paint on their cars with success? Just wondering if it's worth getting.
Thx
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2000
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From: Indiana
Re: Paint chips!! (dads01dream)
Check out http://www.langka.com Use factory touchup paint to fill chips without sanding. It works pretty well.
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From: Elgin IL
Re: Paint chips!! (Jerry Velders)
Paint Chips? Yes. Tons on the front bumper. But the front bumper only.
I thought this was very strange. My '01 with 600 miles on it had more chips than my '89 with 80 k!
My researched revealed the following:
My car was dropped off the truck when delivered, and the dealer repainted the front bumper. This information lead me to press for a repair.
After a great deal of stress, a local body shop I was referred to repainted the front end at 900 miles at the dealers cost.
Now at 3000 miles, not a single chip.
You tell me?
I thought this was very strange. My '01 with 600 miles on it had more chips than my '89 with 80 k!
My researched revealed the following:
My car was dropped off the truck when delivered, and the dealer repainted the front bumper. This information lead me to press for a repair.
After a great deal of stress, a local body shop I was referred to repainted the front end at 900 miles at the dealers cost.
Now at 3000 miles, not a single chip.
You tell me?
