bubbles in my paint
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08 C300, 04 Sienna XLE LTD AWD, 00 BMW M Roady, 98 SVT Contour
bubbles in my paint
My wife's C300 has issues with the paint on the hood. I noticed an area on the hood where it appeared to be a streak of something like soap residue with bubble like impressions, except after I washed the car several times, it remained there. I finally went to scratch at one of these small bubbles and the paint flaked right off.
Anyways, long story shortened is, my wifes 2008 is at the bodyshop having the hood resprayed, and we have a 2007 c230 sport that has less miles on it than our car.
I just thought I'd share.
Anyways, long story shortened is, my wifes 2008 is at the bodyshop having the hood resprayed, and we have a 2007 c230 sport that has less miles on it than our car.
I just thought I'd share.
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sorry to hear that, I hope the new paint blends well.
how long have you had the car? Did you notice it right away or do you think it appeared after you got it?
how long have you had the car? Did you notice it right away or do you think it appeared after you got it?
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Paint jobs just keep getting worse and worse with all the regulations they are up against. I suppose the environment is more important than the paint on our cars, but at some point you have to draw the line.
I made a point of spending 15mins looking over my car before I accepted it. My salesman didn't even flinch when I told him to put on the order sheet "owner accepts his car upon approval of vehicle". Mine was flawless, except for that damn orange peel, can't really get away from it anymore.
Its quite surprising that the paint would bubble or flake off on the hood though. Usually see that sort of thing on plastics such as the bumper or gas filler door. Hate the idea of having a brand new car repainted, specially since I've heard that no auto body shop can paint the nano particle paint.
I made a point of spending 15mins looking over my car before I accepted it. My salesman didn't even flinch when I told him to put on the order sheet "owner accepts his car upon approval of vehicle". Mine was flawless, except for that damn orange peel, can't really get away from it anymore.
Its quite surprising that the paint would bubble or flake off on the hood though. Usually see that sort of thing on plastics such as the bumper or gas filler door. Hate the idea of having a brand new car repainted, specially since I've heard that no auto body shop can paint the nano particle paint.
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I feel that MB's paint could be better.
My parent's '01 S500 had a few spots that are bubbling already. Left rear fender and trunk. Their '99 ML430, both right doors are huge bubbles. These are regularly waxed and maintained cars. Driving on the roads, I've seen a few w211s have bubbles in their paint as well. Not sure what their paint process is or perhaps just quality control.
Is MBUSA covering the paint job?
My parent's '01 S500 had a few spots that are bubbling already. Left rear fender and trunk. Their '99 ML430, both right doors are huge bubbles. These are regularly waxed and maintained cars. Driving on the roads, I've seen a few w211s have bubbles in their paint as well. Not sure what their paint process is or perhaps just quality control.
Is MBUSA covering the paint job?
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Back in the early 90s BMW started painting cars with orange peel purposely to reduce the appearance of acid rain damage on the horizontal surfaces of the paint. Don't know if that's still happening with all the covered transportation and storage that happens these days.
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Originally Posted by Krytech
sorry to hear that, I hope the new paint blends well.
how long have you had the car? Did you notice it right away or do you think it appeared after you got it?
how long have you had the car? Did you notice it right away or do you think it appeared after you got it?
Originally Posted by chilledbenz
Paint jobs just keep getting worse and worse with all the regulations they are up against. I suppose the environment is more important than the paint on our cars, but at some point you have to draw the line.
I made a point of spending 15mins looking over my car before I accepted it. My salesman didn't even flinch when I told him to put on the order sheet "owner accepts his car upon approval of vehicle". Mine was flawless, except for that damn orange peel, can't really get away from it anymore.
Its quite surprising that the paint would bubble or flake off on the hood though. Usually see that sort of thing on plastics such as the bumper or gas filler door. Hate the idea of having a brand new car repainted, specially since I've heard that no auto body shop can paint the nano particle paint.
I made a point of spending 15mins looking over my car before I accepted it. My salesman didn't even flinch when I told him to put on the order sheet "owner accepts his car upon approval of vehicle". Mine was flawless, except for that damn orange peel, can't really get away from it anymore.
Its quite surprising that the paint would bubble or flake off on the hood though. Usually see that sort of thing on plastics such as the bumper or gas filler door. Hate the idea of having a brand new car repainted, specially since I've heard that no auto body shop can paint the nano particle paint.
Originally Posted by JimPap
Dion,
Where was yours built?
Where was yours built?
Originally Posted by GDawgC220
I feel that MB's paint could be better.
My parent's '01 S500 had a few spots that are bubbling already. Left rear fender and trunk. Their '99 ML430, both right doors are huge bubbles. These are regularly waxed and maintained cars. Driving on the roads, I've seen a few w211s have bubbles in their paint as well. Not sure what their paint process is or perhaps just quality control.
Is MBUSA covering the paint job?
My parent's '01 S500 had a few spots that are bubbling already. Left rear fender and trunk. Their '99 ML430, both right doors are huge bubbles. These are regularly waxed and maintained cars. Driving on the roads, I've seen a few w211s have bubbles in their paint as well. Not sure what their paint process is or perhaps just quality control.
Is MBUSA covering the paint job?
MBUSA is covering it.
Originally Posted by Baron Samedi
Back in the early 90s BMW started painting cars with orange peel purposely to reduce the appearance of acid rain damage on the horizontal surfaces of the paint. Don't know if that's still happening with all the covered transportation and storage that happens these days.
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I'm curious to see what this looks like. Do you have a picture of it? Do you know how much this is costing to fix? You mentioned MB is paying for the repair but just wondering how much it normally would cost to get something like this fixed.
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Orange peel
<<Back in the early 90s BMW started painting cars with orange peel purposely to reduce the appearance of acid rain damage on the horizontal surfaces of the paint.>>
Mercedes and Porsche paint jobs have had the orange peel look since the fifties. My 24 year old Porsche has it. Other than color matching, (not a problem anymore) matching the orange peel (when present) is what defines a perfect repair.
I do love the BMW story, though. Sounds like sales department BS.
Mercedes and Porsche paint jobs have had the orange peel look since the fifties. My 24 year old Porsche has it. Other than color matching, (not a problem anymore) matching the orange peel (when present) is what defines a perfect repair.
I do love the BMW story, though. Sounds like sales department BS.
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I thought about taking pictures of it, but I didn't. I'd assume about 1K to do the repair right. No actual bodywork, just take the paint down or fill the spots with primer filler, respray the entire hood. I hope they don't try to "spot" the area.
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2023 GLC 300 SUV, 2006 BMW Z4M Roadster, 2006 Lexus RX400h
Was in the showroom a month ago and they had a CL63 AMG in the showroom and it had orange peel! I would think for a $130k car you would get a perfect paint job.
How does the Obsidian black compare to the regular black for orange peel? I'm rethinking the color I want to get!
How does the Obsidian black compare to the regular black for orange peel? I'm rethinking the color I want to get!
