I have given up on this paint..

[Eric's Blue]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

I continue to hear these stories about rock chips......and I've never seen a picture of the rock chips.

Anyone care to share?? Story after story and no pix.

You mean from the OP? Or anyone?

[Inspector 17]

Originally Posted by GrnMchin

I have both factory paint and custom paint (IOM) done by a friend who owns his own shop and does it for a living. Both areas of the car have chips. It seems the car body lines promote rock chips, but that's just a guess. I haven't noticed the factory paint vs custom being better then the other...

I think there is definitely something to this. First of all, the front of this car is pretty big and "flat" compared to other cars out there today. Lots of surface area on the front fascia to absorb stones.

Second, the "hips" on this car are wide. They stick out there and are yet again more surface area to absorb debris.

Lastly, the tires on this car are wide and sticky. They tend to pick up junk off the road. And the way the rocker panels wrap towards the underneath of the car leaves quite an angle to take a hit.

However, the lines of this car are one of the things that make it so great. You can't have such a design and not expect some tradeoffs. Having said that, I have the same car as everyone else and I don't see the chips that some people are seeing.

I will say that I had a car and drove it in an area that put a lot of stones on the road during the winter. In one trip of about an hour, the lower rocker panels were totally chewed up. It had nothing to do with the paint. No paint could stand up to the "sandblasting" that the cinders from the road did on the car. Because I was planning on driving this car on roads where that type of debris was likely, I added mud flaps and damage was greatly reduced. My truck that I currently drive has the same issue. If you drive any car on roads with lots of debris, you are going to get chips.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

I continue to hear these stories about rock chips......and I've never seen a picture of the rock chips.

Anyone care to share?? Story after story and no pix.

hey Tag, I found this thread with these pictures on it....
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...t+chips&page=2

[BICHN CAMARO]

Originally Posted by Coop

So how are people getting there rock chips repainted by the dealership? Would like to know how you approached them and said it was GM's fault?

Read my thread under warranty/TSB Paint Problems... read this!

[NicksVSix]

Originally Posted by Eric's Blue

Is this a pattern with the black paint?

Mine's holding up ok. I have a few *really* small chips abd a door ding, that's all.

All damage shows up more on black....I kinda wish I got the Aqua blue...

[NicksVSix]

Originally Posted by formare

I've lost two tires to nails and windshield from a rock. Strangly no paint issues. Save for a small spot of something embedded in the paint. I call it her character mark.

That's the best way to look at it, really!

[SSOOCH]

IOM here. Zero chips. My car is also thirteen months old with only 3200 miles on it. Maybe if I drove it more, I might have more chips.

[Angrybird 12]

i don't know if anyone has posted a picture of a car with no chips in the gill area, but here is mine I just took it, my car has 10,300 miles on it, driven in all kinds of weather, on all types of roads except gravel and dirt roads. I would have posted one of the front bumper but i need to clean off the bugs first ...

[Turbodog]

I have a black 2SS and have the same problem with chips and etching. My car is 1 year old with 6000 miles. It is garage kept and is not a daily driver. It only comes out when the weather is good, and it has been waxed at least 10 times (Zaino & Mequiars). However, it has numerous chips (mostly on the hood and front), and the paint etches very easily. Two days ago I noticed some bird dropping on top that was on the car no than an hour. I immediately washed it off, but the paint was already etched. This has happened before, and the only way I could remove the mark was using compound/polish. I love my car, but I am very disappointed in the quality of the paint. I am also very disappointed in the waxes that I expected to protect against bird droppings and other contaminants.

[motorhead]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

I continue to hear these stories about rock chips......and I've never seen a picture of the rock chips.

Anyone care to share?? Story after story and no pix.

So what does that mean tag? I'm a lair just because I didn't post pics of my car.
What would I have to gain buy saying my car was chipped up when it wasn't. I also don't know what I would have to gain by posting pic's of the misery for the world to see. I've just come to accept the fact that the paint isn't going to wear well on this car so I don't worry about it anymore. I have more fun with it now because I don't worry about every little mark anymore.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by motorhead

So what does that mean tag? I'm a lair just because I didn't post pics of my car.
What would I have to gain buy saying my car was chipped up when it wasn't. I also don't know what I would have to gain by posting pic's of the misery for the world to see. I've just come to accept the fact that the paint isn't going to wear well on this car so I don't worry about it anymore. I have more fun with it now because I don't worry about every little mark anymore.

I don't think he was calling you a lier, just that he had not seen any pictures of the chips, which I found some in another thread and posted for him. but he has not replied to that....

[dragonZ28]

Originally Posted by motorhead

I with you brother. I have decided to stop taking mine in every other month to get the dealer to repaint a new section even though they have been doing it under warranty.

I'm running it the way it is. I'm not going to fuss over it any more. Hell, I haven't even washed it for over a month. It's not worth it. I'm going to run this one into the ground and get a Z/28 when they come out. Hopefully they get a hold on making water based paints more durable by then.

Water based automotive paints are not new. California has been using them for many years.

When I watched the "how the Camaro is made" show on TV, I thought these were a powdercoat paint baked on. That's what they showed, and the primer was the same way.

[BICHN CAMARO]

Originally Posted by dragonZ28

Water based automotive paints are not new. California has been using them for many years.

When I watched the "how the Camaro is made" show on TV, I thought these were a powdercoat paint baked on. That's what they showed, and the primer was the same way.

You are confused. NO powder coated paint on any GM Bodys.

[AMPM1678]

Originally Posted by Skyman 08

man I can't believe these problems, here I am with 10K miles on mine and narry a paint problem except for where a big rock flew out of a truck tire and popped the front just below the lower grill.. No gill chips and no scratching of the paint anywhere that I can see...
I don't konw why I am not experiencing any of those problems. just wonder if there is anyone out there like me with no paint issues.

right there with you 530 miles on my camaro drivin it past construction zones every day for 3 weeks and not one scratch on the paint its in perfect condition