Paint correction
Instructor
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or otherwise, that they cannot tolerate any criticism of the car, whether uncomfortable seats, orange peel...you name it. By making known your frustrations this crowd will make you feel like you're a jerk to mention it at all. Sad that folks are so intolerant these days
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Burning Brakes
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that is the biggest seller ...wonder why ? Mmmm
Racer
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Are we saying they got worst? Sounds like they dont care now that the new paint facility is on the way.
Le Mans Master
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From: Hagerstown MD
St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
Based on what I read and see in this thread I feel fortunate. On a scale of 1-10 I say my '16 LB coupe is a 7-8.
If all the painting is done by robots what is the explanation for the OP on some cars?
If all the painting is done by robots what is the explanation for the OP on some cars?
Burning Brakes
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own a 2006 nissan paint grade 9+
own 2016 c7 paint grade 4 - 5 hood is 9 rear top is 9 ..sides and doors
rate a 2-3 .. paint under hood rates a 1.if that ...
seems and gabs very low grade...
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St. Jude Donor '15-'16,'18
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Melting Slicks
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I am driving my 4th and FINAL vette (2014) until I see substantial improvement coming out of BG....
Melting Slicks
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I believe the response from GM about the current Paint production while bragging on what the new shop will be was "........not that I think what we are doing now is bad..." really. Look they have eyes...they see what is going on. There is a team of people that all they do is look for issues like we are having and until many , not a few, many people refuse their cars at delivery..will they be willing to do anything about it as long as the dealers keep turning back cars to customers that are "within spec". Mine is CG and is not bad, worse on sides. I was not expecting perfection, though given what I see it is not anywhere under control and either the QC team with their special lights are blind or they are being told to let them pass......sad
Le Mans Master
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The more I study my paint the more I see orange peel and the worse I feel. Yes it is an awful paint job by GM. My solution, which works for me, is to not study my paint and realize it is an imperfecion on most C7s and just enjoy the car.
Pro
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From: Detroit area and Nashville area What day is it? Between MI & TN
The paint on my 2015 TR is pretty good but, not to the level of the BMW(s) we have and unfortunately not as good as the paint on the 2015 Challenger Scat Pack either. It's not bad enough for me to complain to the dealer about it though. It's just a car.
The bigger issue I have with the Stingray paint is it chips easier than any other car I have ever owned. I have more chips in my highly pampered 3000 mile Stingray than any other car we have in the driveway right now with 50k to 120k miles of hard work commute miles.
The bigger issue I have with the Stingray paint is it chips easier than any other car I have ever owned. I have more chips in my highly pampered 3000 mile Stingray than any other car we have in the driveway right now with 50k to 120k miles of hard work commute miles.
Instructor
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The paint on my 2015 TR is pretty good but, not to the level of the BMW(s) we have and unfortunately not as good as the paint on the 2015 Challenger Scat Pack either. It's not bad enough for me to complain to the dealer about it though. It's just a car.
The bigger issue I have with the Stingray paint is it chips easier than any other car I have ever owned. I have more chips in my highly pampered 3000 mile Stingray than any other car we have in the driveway right now with 50k to 120k miles of hard work commute miles.
The bigger issue I have with the Stingray paint is it chips easier than any other car I have ever owned. I have more chips in my highly pampered 3000 mile Stingray than any other car we have in the driveway right now with 50k to 120k miles of hard work commute miles.