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Originally Posted by fbodfather

We did not 'cheapen up the paint' after the test fleet. In fact, we continue to 'add' to the test fleet. I was just driving a long-term durability vehicle last week (an SS) and I went over it with a fine-tooth comb to look at anything that did not look the way it should. Further, I picked up a 2011 CTF Camaro and will put on a lot of miles - washing it myself thru-out the summer. I promise you that I will be vigilant when it comes to chips. For what it's worth - "Thor" - (shown below) has three chips on his front fascia and several small abrasions on his 'gills' -- that's in 16,000+ miles including late winter driving and much high-speed interstate driving thru Detroit.

We do care about chipping and every other issue surrounding the Camaro - in fact, many of us own personal Camaros.

It is not a case of where we do not see the chipping. Part of our job is to look for issues such as this.

I am not saying that paint will not chip. It certainly will when hit with something travelling at high velocity -esp if it is hard and has sharp edges. Windshields are very hard - but I've chipped the one on a Tahoe in three separate places within a one-month period. (the streets and roads of Detroit are vicious!)


I was mentioning to BumblebeeCamaro (while in Atlanta) that every spring, we would have to repaint the front 'headers' on most of our "demonstrators" at our family's dealership..................................



..............and this was in the 60s and 70s. So did every Ford Dealer - and Toyota dealer - - the paints back then did not resist chipping either! (they WERE better at resisting bird droppings!)


Now - some people on this very thread say "well my such-and-such' didn't have chips!" - or - "my such-and-such HAD paint chips and my Camaro doesn't!"

well - -the problem is that each car or truck didn't get driven down the same road at the same time - so the comparison isn't objective.

If you feel that your chipping is an issue, I encourage you to visit your dealer - that's why we provide you with a comprehensive warranty.

The last line is of interest to me. Are you saying if we experience "paint chips" the dealer will repaint under warranty ??? I haven't seen "chips" but I've seen the paint appear to be rolled up on itself or peeled down to the black primer.
I would love to be able to have my front fascia painted under warranty but I'm skeptical any dealer would agree to it. There is no doubt this water born base coat clear coat has a softer surface than more conventional urethane base coat clear coat systems, such as a body shop would use.