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ShowSStopper · 05-19-2012, 11:01 AM

Ok I'm really ticked off about the paint on this car.

I've had the car about 3 months. I wash it religiously and KNOW there were no blemishes in the paint when I got it.

Now, I've got small "white paint lines" appearing all over the place and scuff marks as well. Did I mention it has been washed with a TOUCH FREE SYSTEM since new? I thought it was wax at first, but no...it doesn't rub off! I've got these issues appearing on the edges of both doors, the bottom edge of the trunk, the edge of the hood...at this rate, I will need a repaint in a year. WTF! Is the paint not water-proof or something? Also, I'm seeing scratches and scuff marks on this car with no clue where they came from. I am the only driver of it and it never gets parked around anyone.

My 07 Mustang GT has none of these problems at 20k miles and it bakes in the sun all day. Plus my fiance drives it so I know it doesn't get the love it should all the time.

Is anyone else experiencing paint issues? I'm VERY unhappy with the build quality of this car. I was removing the remnants of a bug from the top of the hood yesterday and just barely applying pressure the freaking metal buckled. Really? This car weighs a ton! How thin can the metal be???? Fortunately it didn't dent.

I swear, I think I got one that was built on a Friday. $30k for Home Depot paint quality, a slipping tranny that I'm told "needs to get worse before we fix it", an occasional rattle under the hood at 40 mph that sounds like a tea cup on a saucer that "can't be duplicated", and a strange sound at first startup that sounds like a kid with playing cards in his bike spokes that lasts 30 seconds and goes away on its own.

Sorry to vent, but this is the most expensive car I've ever owned...only the second new one...and so far it has been the least impressive with build quality.

90503 · 05-19-2012, 11:22 AM

I think the hood is aluminum?...could be wrong...

zkdreads · 05-19-2012, 11:24 AM

any pics?

DuhKoDuh · 05-19-2012, 11:24 AM

i have little specks on my hood...:/

ShowSStopper · 05-19-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by zkdreads

any pics?

It's kinda hard to get them on camera. I will try to post some later today when the sun isn't so dang bright.

Sorry to rant but I really like this car. If I didn't I wouldn't really care. Lol.

PQ · 05-19-2012, 11:31 AM

I've always said I wish they'd give an option to order better paint or at least a thick clear coat.

90503 · 05-19-2012, 11:33 AM

The 30 second start-up bike spoke/cards might be the fuel pump....normal...

themoneypit · 05-19-2012, 11:35 AM

hey, join the club with the paint issues buddy...
heres my 45th vert that has thin spots on the left side, and the dealer is telling me they will have to paint the entire left side of my car to make it right. i noticed the quarter panel, when their body shop looked at it they found similar spots on the door and fender. mine is 3wks old (i noticed the problem 2nd day i had it), and am currently attempting to get a replacement vehicle thru gm because of it...

90503 · 05-19-2012, 11:41 AM

Maybe you guys have done it, but I clayed mine right after I got it (before any wax)...I couldn't believe how much stuff came off...so far I'm overall ok...(mine's white)...just sayin', clay might help???...dunno..

themoneypit · 05-19-2012, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 90503

Maybe you guys have done it, but I clayed mine right after I got it (before any wax)...I couldn't believe how much stuff came off...so far I'm overall ok...(mine's white)...just sayin', clay might help???...dunno..

i dont think clay is gonna add paint to the car where there is obviously not enough paint under the clear coat... and you can see the primer thru it

90503 · 05-19-2012, 11:46 AM

Yeah, I know...maybe I'm "lucky"...if the primer's white, and the paint color is white...its just not that noticeable...

kjkjr27 · 05-19-2012, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by themoneypit

i dont think clay is gonna add paint to the car where there is obviously not enough paint under the clear coat... and you can see the primer thru it

No offense but from the pictures i can't see what you are talking about

PQ · 05-19-2012, 11:48 AM

I dropped an 8mm socket (not the ratchet too, just the little socket) on the top of my fender during my supercharger install and it chipped the paint. All the way to the primer. 8mm socket is pretty smooth and light. Didn't drop it from far over the fender. I was just loosening the intake tube clamps.

jdenotter · 05-19-2012, 11:58 AM

A touchless wash really and you think those are safe?

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05-19-2012, 11:01 AM	#1
ShowSStopper Account Suspended Drives: 2012 Camaro 1SS Black Coupe Join Date: May 2012 Location: Houston Posts: 1,091	WTH! Build Quality Issues!!! Ok I'm really ticked off about the paint on this car. I've had the car about 3 months. I wash it religiously and KNOW there were no blemishes in the paint when I got it. Now, I've got small "white paint lines" appearing all over the place and scuff marks as well. Did I mention it has been washed with a TOUCH FREE SYSTEM since new? I thought it was wax at first, but no...it doesn't rub off! I've got these issues appearing on the edges of both doors, the bottom edge of the trunk, the edge of the hood...at this rate, I will need a repaint in a year. WTF! Is the paint not water-proof or something? Also, I'm seeing scratches and scuff marks on this car with no clue where they came from. I am the only driver of it and it never gets parked around anyone. My 07 Mustang GT has none of these problems at 20k miles and it bakes in the sun all day. Plus my fiance drives it so I know it doesn't get the love it should all the time. Is anyone else experiencing paint issues? I'm VERY unhappy with the build quality of this car. I was removing the remnants of a bug from the top of the hood yesterday and just barely applying pressure the freaking metal buckled. Really? This car weighs a ton! How thin can the metal be???? Fortunately it didn't dent. I swear, I think I got one that was built on a Friday. $30k for Home Depot paint quality, a slipping tranny that I'm told "needs to get worse before we fix it", an occasional rattle under the hood at 40 mph that sounds like a tea cup on a saucer that "can't be duplicated", and a strange sound at first startup that sounds like a kid with playing cards in his bike spokes that lasts 30 seconds and goes away on its own. Sorry to vent, but this is the most expensive car I've ever owned...only the second new one...and so far it has been the least impressive with build quality.

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05-19-2012, 11:24 AM	#4
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05-19-2012, 11:31 AM	#6
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	I've always said I wish they'd give an option to order better paint or at least a thick clear coat. __________________

05-19-2012, 11:48 AM	#13
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,716 View My Garage	I dropped an 8mm socket (not the ratchet too, just the little socket) on the top of my fender during my supercharger install and it chipped the paint. All the way to the primer. 8mm socket is pretty smooth and light. Didn't drop it from far over the fender. I was just loosening the intake tube clamps. __________________

05-19-2012, 11:22 AM	#2
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,425	I think the hood is aluminum?...could be wrong...

05-19-2012, 11:33 AM	#7
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,425	The 30 second start-up bike spoke/cards might be the fuel pump....normal...

05-19-2012, 11:35 AM	#8
themoneypit Drives: 2012 45th convertible ss ls3 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: CT Posts: 215	hey, join the club with the paint issues buddy... heres my 45th vert that has thin spots on the left side, and the dealer is telling me they will have to paint the entire left side of my car to make it right. i noticed the quarter panel, when their body shop looked at it they found similar spots on the door and fender. mine is 3wks old (i noticed the problem 2nd day i had it), and am currently attempting to get a replacement vehicle thru gm because of it...

05-19-2012, 11:41 AM	#9
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,425	Maybe you guys have done it, but I clayed mine right after I got it (before any wax)...I couldn't believe how much stuff came off...so far I'm overall ok...(mine's white)...just sayin', clay might help???...dunno..

05-19-2012, 11:46 AM	#11
90503 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Torrance Posts: 14,425	Yeah, I know...maybe I'm "lucky"...if the primer's white, and the paint color is white...its just not that noticeable...

05-19-2012, 11:58 AM	#14
jdenotter Drives: 2010 2SS/RS,M6,Black w/CGM Stripes Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Nashville, NC Posts: 1,778 View My Garage	A touchless wash really and you think those are safe? Sent from my DROID BIONIC using Tapatalk 2 __________________ 3" RDP Motorsports aggressive cat-back exhaust w/ x-pipe, Vararam CAI, Hurst's short throw shifter, Gary's Customs painted bowties, Ofer's HID DRL/Fog Light wiring harness, Kelvin 8K HID DRL bulbs, ZL1 grille. Johnson's window tint film, LSR lowering springs, Metra dash kit with Pioneer In-Dash DVD head unit.