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07-27-2011, 07:51 PM
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Painted rear diffuser problems
I have my car in the body shop to get the rear bumper painted so, I decided to have them paint the rear diffuser. Well, the shop said that they are having a problem with the paint cracking when trying to put it back together even though they are using the same flex additive paint as the bumper. So, my question to others that have done this mod, did any of you run into this and how did you fix it?
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2010 Summit White 2SS/RS M6: Injen longtube cold air intake, Borla S-Type cat-back exhaust, Tint, White painted rear diffuser, Red powder-coated Brembo calipers, New Era Performance ported throttle body, BMR 1" lowering springs, Hotchkis Chassis Max Strut Tower Brace, Red hash stripes, Vossen Matte Graphite/Machined CV5's
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07-27-2011, 09:11 PM
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Sorry to hear that! I'd also like to know as well!
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07-27-2011, 09:45 PM
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Drives: 2010 Yellow RS Join Date: May 2011
Location: Cumming, Ga
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Either they didnt sand the part before they primed/painted it, they didnt prime it, or the primer wasnt sanded good enough. I deal with painting plastics of all kinds every day and have never had a problem.
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07-28-2011, 06:18 AM
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Mark it ZERO!
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Mine's painted as well. No cracking yet.
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07-28-2011, 07:51 AM
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Drives: 2011 SS/RS manual - White Join Date: Aug 2010
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I believe I can understand the OP's point. The entire rear bumper cover does take some healthy slamming and pounding on to get it snapped back in place. I don't think he's specifically talking the GFX part. I believe we are talking adhesion of the new paint to the old which can be difficult
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07-28-2011, 07:53 AM
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 Drives: 2011 IOM 2SS RS M6 Join Date: Feb 2010
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Mine comes out of the shop on friday I will let you know how it turns out.
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2011 SS/RS IOM M6 --- Kooks 1 7/8" Long Tube Headers Coated, Kooks 3" HFC, Kooks X-pipe, Kooks 3" Cat-back, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Custom Quad Exhaust & Diffuser, Custom Tuned at Jannetty Racing. (2) 10" JL Audio w6's. Rockford Fosgate Power T500-1. Cache COE6.
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07-28-2011, 09:22 AM
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2010 Summit White 2SS/RS M6: Injen longtube cold air intake, Borla S-Type cat-back exhaust, Tint, White painted rear diffuser, Red powder-coated Brembo calipers, New Era Performance ported throttle body, BMR 1" lowering springs, Hotchkis Chassis Max Strut Tower Brace, Red hash stripes, Vossen Matte Graphite/Machined CV5's
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07-28-2011, 10:35 AM
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Drives: 2011 SS/RS manual - White Join Date: Aug 2010
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I'm in the same boat. My GFX is coming loose and my bumper cover does not match well. I plan to glue the GFX on, seam fill the edges and repaint the whole thing
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07-28-2011, 07:04 PM
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Picked up the car so, what do you think? I think it turned out great
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2010 Summit White 2SS/RS M6: Injen longtube cold air intake, Borla S-Type cat-back exhaust, Tint, White painted rear diffuser, Red powder-coated Brembo calipers, New Era Performance ported throttle body, BMR 1" lowering springs, Hotchkis Chassis Max Strut Tower Brace, Red hash stripes, Vossen Matte Graphite/Machined CV5's
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07-28-2011, 07:22 PM
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Man that looks awesome! So what did the body shop do to keep it from cracking?
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07-28-2011, 08:10 PM
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They had quite a bit of trouble with it cracking where the ribs meet the smooth sections but, they kept working at. I was told that those areas need more sanding and less primer.
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2010 Summit White 2SS/RS M6: Injen longtube cold air intake, Borla S-Type cat-back exhaust, Tint, White painted rear diffuser, Red powder-coated Brembo calipers, New Era Performance ported throttle body, BMR 1" lowering springs, Hotchkis Chassis Max Strut Tower Brace, Red hash stripes, Vossen Matte Graphite/Machined CV5's
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07-28-2011, 09:47 PM
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Drives: 2010 2LTRS White/Orange Stripes Join Date: May 2011
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just had mine done too
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07-29-2011, 04:31 AM
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2010 Summit White 2SS/RS M6: Injen longtube cold air intake, Borla S-Type cat-back exhaust, Tint, White painted rear diffuser, Red powder-coated Brembo calipers, New Era Performance ported throttle body, BMR 1" lowering springs, Hotchkis Chassis Max Strut Tower Brace, Red hash stripes, Vossen Matte Graphite/Machined CV5's
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07-29-2011, 05:28 AM
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