Clearcoat Peeling Issue - Help
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Clearcoat Peeling Issue - Help
Hi,
I just took over someone's lease and noticed the front bumper clearcoat is peeling significantly. It is a C250 4Matic 2011. Is anyone else having this problem? Do you think Mercedes Canada is liable for this poor paint job?
Any warranty? Thanks for the help/input!
I just took over someone's lease and noticed the front bumper clearcoat is peeling significantly. It is a C250 4Matic 2011. Is anyone else having this problem? Do you think Mercedes Canada is liable for this poor paint job?
Any warranty? Thanks for the help/input!
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Are you sure? It looks like there was a bubble between paint and the clearcoat that probably got hit by some road debris. Instead of chipping, it popped the bubble. Now with snow + rain the filth goes between those two layers and make the clearcoat peel and it is a non stopping process until the whole bumper becomes without clearcoat it looks like :S
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Paint and clear coat are covered. Scratches and dings aren't obviously, but peeling yes. The bubble, if there was one, shouldn't have been there in the first place.
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Unless it was repainted by a Non MB endorsed shop I'd say they are liable for it through warranty. My clear coat on my drip rails started peeling and they replaced them no questions asked.
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Thanks for the replies. I'm going to give them a call tomorrow and see what they say about it.
Cleanbenz you make a good point. Is there a way for me to find out this is an OEM paint or if the guy before me got the front bumper repainted and failed to tell me about it?
Cleanbenz you make a good point. Is there a way for me to find out this is an OEM paint or if the guy before me got the front bumper repainted and failed to tell me about it?
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Thanks for the replies. I'm going to give them a call tomorrow and see what they say about it.
Cleanbenz you make a good point. Is there a way for me to find out this is an OEM paint or if the guy before me got the front bumper repainted and failed to tell me about it?
Cleanbenz you make a good point. Is there a way for me to find out this is an OEM paint or if the guy before me got the front bumper repainted and failed to tell me about it?
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What does a clear bra feels like?
The first layer is very brittle in the sense that if I touch it, it just cracks into pieces. If it was a protective film, I don't think it would behave this way?
I called and they are closed for holidays... Will have to wait tomorrow.
The first layer is very brittle in the sense that if I touch it, it just cracks into pieces. If it was a protective film, I don't think it would behave this way?
I called and they are closed for holidays... Will have to wait tomorrow.
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