Weird paint issue
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
it is hard to tell from the photos but I has a similar issue years ago. First if you don’t know what your doing don’t do anything. If it is not under the clear coat any decent detailer can fix it either by buffing it or use a cutting pad and some fine polish I would not let a dealer do it since most of them do not have people skilled at this. If the detailer tells you it is under the clear coat (which is doubtful if you did no see them when you picked up the car) then get the dealer involved since that would mean something more costly is needed to fix it.
And I also agree that most dealers do not have an expert on staff. This "looks" like a top-down something. But I'm no expert either.
Dealer first, for awareness and what to do. Remember that all that paint, clear coat and base is/are very thin. Unless I'm wrong, whatever is done will not be like a sponge absorbing water from a countertop.Come back and tell us what the dealer says or does.
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Instructor
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So I called the local dealer that has a detailing shop and they're saying that if it left the dealership where I purchased it with the blemish then they have to take care of it. This really seems like some BS. They're going to look at it anyways after I raised a little hell....
The car isn't ceramic coated.
The car isn't ceramic coated.
Racer
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Looks like paint blush under the clear coat. I have one minor spot on mine that would not buff out when I did the paint correction. Mine is minor and nodbody but me will ever know its there. I am not going to have the whole panel repainted for this, will likely cause more problems than it fixes.
But since you have obvious circles you may need to have it repainted. I would think it would be covered under warrenty but you never know with GM.
But since you have obvious circles you may need to have it repainted. I would think it would be covered under warrenty but you never know with GM.
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