That stinks. I would get it fixed. If you`re like me every time you look at the car that`s all you will see and it will drive you crazy. I would be going through the same thought process you are though.
One side may look like ss now, but that may be some left over dirt since i`m kinda scared to get it with too much cleaning.
The chips are on the lower trailing edge of the front quarter panel vents.
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Thanks Shawn
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I`d do Xpel or similar product after the dealer fixes it for you
my buddy with the Plum Hellcat Challenger did his entire front end and satin black hood as well as the parts where rubber would come up at the track on his rear fenders
he loves it
Brandt K.
Oh shoot, that is one massive pita. Sorry Ron. I`d have it fixed asap before it rusts up, especially in between gaps. I hope the dealer takes care of it well.
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As ugly as this is Ron, in my opinion it could be worse. At least it`s a fender and the whole thing can be painted as opposed to an area where the only option is to try to blend the paint. I`ve seen some pretty good blends but in the end when you stare at the repair you`ll notice the fade. All they have to do here is get a perfect match, make a quality repair and somehow stop this from happening again. I still think that vent is coming in contact or vibrating in such a way that it is causing this corner to fail. Best of luck.
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Formerly the "Best Detailer", now just Super Wax Waster Man. Not necessarily tactful, but normally right. It`s good to be da King !!!
My thoughts exactly. You just need to find a painter that takes his craft seriously. I had a new 1994 Pontiac Bonneville SSEL that needed to have a fender re-sprayed. I took it back to the dealer where I had purchased it. I thought, hey no big deal, new car. I went to pick the car up only to find that they offered 2 colors of white that year. They had sprayed the wrong one and thought I wouldn`t notice. It was the difference of Snow White and a Pearl White. I looked at them, like are you kidding?
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RonK - So sorry this had to happen...
I bet you are just sick about it..
I know I would be..
For that much paint to lift off and not just chip off makes it seem like it never really adhered because of what Migue said above - poorly prepped the surface underneath..
And it`s on both sides ??
You mentioned this area is flexed a lot, right ? Well then if this is the case and the paint is flexing too, they better put the flexing agent in the mix or the paint will be flexing and breaking off too.
It`s the same flex agent they put into the paint that covers plastic bumpers, etc., so they can be pushed in occasionally, and the paint doesnt crack...
I just read Shawn350`s article - not good if that is what GM did and it is what your car is made of...
I am just sick that they would do this..
Good luck, Amigo !
Dan F
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