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My new callaway stingray just came in with minor scratches/scrapes and 3 very small bubbles in the paint. It appears some small particles like a grain of sand got under the paint and caused this problem. One is under the carbon flash hood stripe. That will be left alone because of the difficulty of repair and it is not very noticeable. At body shop now trying to smooth these defects out. Also there were small metal filings on top of the body and in some seams that were easily removed. Salesman said many cars come in with these little particles under the paint. But so far no one has complained. We've talked about orange peel in the paint but these small particle defects are disturbing and should not happen in a vihicle like this. Has anyone seen this problem. ??
Paint problems seem to be common with corvettes since the day they started painting them in 1953. All of my corvettes have had some type of the aforementioned paint problems. Maybe a new paint shop will help.
I spent several hours washing, claying, polishing, and sealing my car last weekend and while there is some orange peel I did not see any metal filings and I am 100% sure I would have noticed since I used extra lights to highlight areas of the car where I needed to polish.
I also noticed that the paint was so soft if I very lightly ran my finger down it would put fine scratches in the paint. Does the paint have to cure more to become harder. If this is true I believe I shouldn't wax it until it's fully cured. But then if they baked it at factory it shouldn't need more time to cure. Any Ideas?
I feel like the C7 paint is more fragile then my C5 that didn't need xpel and still stood up years later.
I think your abolutely correct about that... had my C6 for 8 years and no stone chips, after one season with my C7, i have 2 chips. Somethimes that's luck of the draw but the paint seems very soft... Evironmentally friendly = crappy... Same with any environmentally friendly cleaning products.. it means the don't work and you pay double for that privilege!
I also noticed that the paint was so soft if I very lightly ran my finger down it would put fine scratches in the paint. Does the paint have to cure more to become harder. If this is true I believe I shouldn't wax it until it's fully cured. But then if they baked it at factory it shouldn't need more time to cure. Any Ideas?
When was your car made? I am assuming Callaway had it for some time after it came off the line.
This almost sounds like your car got repainted to me. I don't think your paint should be this soft. You should look into nanocoating from a good detailer near you. It will help protect your paint and keep it looking nice and new.
I feel like the C7 paint is more fragile then my C5 that didn't need xpel and still stood up years later.
I totally agree with Profit. My C5 is still in great shape but every time I look at my C7 I find more scratches and swirls. I have applied 3M PRO on front bumper and other vulnerable areas. Will evaluate the benefits of PPF at the end of my driving season.
Don't believe it was repainted. Built about 1 month ago. I don't believe in those aftermarket pain protectors. I paid $800 for Cilajet paint protector. They advertised it's same finish used to coat air planes. 1 year later it looks no difference than my other cars without it.
When was your car made? I am assuming Callaway had it for some time after it came off the line.
This almost sounds like your car got repainted to me. I don't think your paint should be this soft. You should look into nanocoating from a good detailer near you. It will help protect your paint and keep it looking nice and new.
Chevy Corvette sprayed the car and there responsible. I did something very stupid. I already paid for the car with the understanding that it would be no problem to fix the paint. Now if dealer can't fix the tiny bubbles I'm stuck. I can't tell him I'm not excepting the car. He may want to respray the whole fender to fix it. I would not want him to do this on a new car. But I shouldn't jump to conclusions until I see what he does. He won't get to it till Mon or Tues. I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I just put a phone call in to Chevrolet and complained about the bubbles under my paint on the new vette. It's beyond belief they could let that car out of the plant with these paint defects. I probably shouldn't have accepted delivery in the first place.
I just put a phone call in to Chevrolet and complained about the bubbles under my paint on the new vette. It's beyond belief they could let that car out of the plant with these paint defects. I probably shouldn't have accepted delivery in the first place.
When you say bubbles in the paint are you sure it is not orange peel?
Not to be debbie downer, but if it is orange peel this is pretty common on most cars, but especially Corvette, and there are things you can do to minimize it, but I doubt even a replacement car would look much better.
I know the difference between orange peel and bubbles. I used to paint cars. This is something that got under the paint like a little fine pebble. The Guy that I talk to a Chevy didn't seem to know too much. Does anybody know of a better source to complain about the defect in this pain. paint.
Mine came with two very small bubbles on the decklid. The dealer's body shop manager agreed it was from the factory, said he would address it, but also advised the fix would undoubtedly be worse than the issue - best to leave it alone, which I have done.
BTW, we have two Lexus', and I have had three BMW's - none of which had paint problems, and two of which cost less than the C7. However, I had read about these issues before buying the car, and am completely satisfied with my decision to do so. Stone chips will also happen - those are the breaks.
The body shop mgr assured me it would be a perfict rempair. I would not be able to notice anything was done once finished. I'll just have to trust him and see what happens.
04-21-2017, 07:56 AM
New Callaway C7 just in. Paint Problems!!
