Paint problems at 320 miles..
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To the OP: I would not be afraid of having them paint the entire bumper, and fade into the adjacent panels.
As someone who has had entirely too much body work on multiple Vettes, I can tell you that a good shop can make it as good as new and entirely undetectable.
As someone who has had entirely too much body work on multiple Vettes, I can tell you that a good shop can make it as good as new and entirely undetectable.
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The thing is the panel will never match the paint thickness or clear coat of the other panels. It takes a simple paint meter to tell you a body panel has been repainted. This is my concern/issue coupled with diminished value.
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When you have sold a vehicle, has anyone ever showed up and measured your paint thickness? I've never encountered this when selling a car.
Not trying to be combative, just realistic. The damage is there already, and it is possible to have a repair undetectable (fancy gadgets notwithstanding). Added bonus: they can properly space the panels so this does not continue to be a problem.
Not trying to be combative, just realistic. The damage is there already, and it is possible to have a repair undetectable (fancy gadgets notwithstanding). Added bonus: they can properly space the panels so this does not continue to be a problem.
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When you have sold a vehicle, has anyone ever showed up and measured your paint thickness? I've never encountered this when selling a car.
Not trying to be combative, just realistic. The damage is there already, and it is possible to have a repair undetectable (fancy gadgets notwithstanding). Added bonus: they can properly space the panels so this does not continue to be a problem.
Not trying to be combative, just realistic. The damage is there already, and it is possible to have a repair undetectable (fancy gadgets notwithstanding). Added bonus: they can properly space the panels so this does not continue to be a problem.
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When you have sold a vehicle, has anyone ever showed up and measured your paint thickness? I've never encountered this when selling a car.
Not trying to be combative, just realistic. The damage is there already, and it is possible to have a repair undetectable (fancy gadgets notwithstanding). Added bonus: they can properly space the panels so this does not continue to be a problem.
Not trying to be combative, just realistic. The damage is there already, and it is possible to have a repair undetectable (fancy gadgets notwithstanding). Added bonus: they can properly space the panels so this does not continue to be a problem.
This paint/panel issue has been around for years, it is more common than most realize ( especially with the Z06s ), there are several threads and pictures on the forum, and its a shame Bowling Green has not fixed it by now.
No one should need there brand new bumper completely repainted, whether its a Corolla or a Corvette. That is the only response . . . anything less is drinking too much Corvette Kool-Aid.
Good luck to the OP.
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Not trying to be combative either, but this certainly does happen. I considered trading my '13 GS for a new V series Cadillac and the pre-owned manager used a paint meter on every panel and under the hood of my Vette. Anything they can do to lower the trade value they will do, and they know minor paint jobs do not show up on Carfax. You can bet if that guy found a paint issue my trade offer would have been lower no matter what the story was.
This paint/panel issue has been around for years, it is more common than most realize ( especially with the Z06s ), there are several threads and pictures on the forum, and its a shame Bowling Green has not fixed it by now.
No one should need there brand new bumper completely repainted, whether its a Corolla or a Corvette. That is the only response . . . anything less is drinking too much Corvette Kool-Aid.
Good luck to the OP.
This paint/panel issue has been around for years, it is more common than most realize ( especially with the Z06s ), there are several threads and pictures on the forum, and its a shame Bowling Green has not fixed it by now.
No one should need there brand new bumper completely repainted, whether its a Corolla or a Corvette. That is the only response . . . anything less is drinking too much Corvette Kool-Aid.
Good luck to the OP.
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well, to put things in to perspective...the shop here in FLL that's around the corner from the Rolls/Bentley Store does ALL of their body/paint work. You would be shocked at the number of cars that are delivered with bad paint defects and shipping damage. Quarter million dollar cars you say? Still the same quality issues. We all expect "perfection" but in reality these vehicles are put together by people...at my age I just live with it. Good luck.
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Never know if it was during assy paint qc happened on the lot transport etc.
If its metallic hope it works out well
Returned a 99 truck due to splotchy paint said they couldnt fix.
lemon law it will just be something else. Take their best fix and drive it should be warrantied if they do it.
Sad...not a cheap car and still not quite right.
Hope it works out
metallic paint can be hard to "come out right" but being as its new hopefully works out. Should be warrantied so-
not a paint guy so take it for what its worth just what I was told by them
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You're in the right regardless of what anyone says, a 60k+ dollar car should have perfect paint when purchased, any less and that's not acceptable (unless it's scratched, and you get a deal on it etc) peeling like that just doesn't make any sense, they've put cars together for 100 years, poor fitment like that is a sad excuse and it being "just" a chevy doesn't justify anything. Hopefully you get it resolved
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You're in the right regardless of what anyone says, a 60k+ dollar car should have perfect paint when purchased, any less and that's not acceptable (unless it's scratched, and you get a deal on it etc) peeling like that just doesn't make any sense, they've put cars together for 100 years, poor fitment like that is a sad excuse and it being "just" a chevy doesn't justify anything. Hopefully you get it resolved
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Yea this was the black rose, but it appears to be a problem on a number of cars. When we walked the lot we discovered like 4 other cars that had the paint peeling.
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Glad you were able to get it resolved. It's surprising that others on the lot have the same peeling issue as it appeared to be something that showed up for owners after driving a few thousand miles and the panel rubbing occurred as everything settled into place. To have it evident on cars prior to delivery is really not good! I touched mine up myself and it has been OK the last two Summers. Having the area repainted by the dealer and having it happen again would really be frustrating and unless they adjusted the fit there's really no guarantee it won't. It's obviously been a problem since C7 production began.
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I can't imagine the horror of having paint problems like the OP had! 
I'm glad it was resolved and that you're happy. 
I'm glad it was resolved and that you're happy.
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(Great news everyone the dealership acknowledged this along with a defect on the way the bumper fit was unacceptable. The dealership took the car in and is ordering me a brand new one in my color for no additional money. I greatly appreciate David Maus and Lauren in the customer relations department for making it happen. Thank you everyone for your support and just know if it's not right don't accept it. GM has the obligation to deliver cars to us the right way)
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So at just 320 miles I've started to notice a defect in my paint along all the corners of the front bumper. Here are a few pictures. I've given it to the dealership to try and make it might. Thing is I told them not to repaint the bumper and if it doesn't look perfect were gonna go through the process and I might lemon law the car.
The more I've been thinking about it I also noticed these small little "t's" written along the bumper. I'm not sure if this is something they do at the plant or if it is something a body shop might have done. I wish I had a picture but I don't. Anyways just wanted to get some advice and see if anyone knows what the "t's" are that are written on the bumper. Sorry for the long rant...
(Great news everyone the dealership acknowledged this along with a defect on the way the bumper fit was unacceptable. The dealership took the car in and is ordering me a brand new one in my color for no additional money. I greatly appreciate David Maus and Lauren in the customer relations department for making it happen. Thank you everyone for your support and just know if it's not right don't accept it. GM has the obligation to deliver cars to us the right way)
Is there a DIY out there on how to adjust the fender/bumper so they don't rub? Both sides of my car are really tight.
It sucks but if its the worst thing on this car I'll be plenty happy.