spider cracking paint
Thread Starter
On The Tree
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 142
Likes: 0
From: central jersey
spider cracking paint i have noticed these spider cracking paint in front of my car next to the foglights and on the back bumper. the paint seems to be smooth but you can see the cracking in the paint. i heard about the 6 year 100,000 mile warrenty on paint. will they cover this. also my front bumper's clear coat is pealing off in one little section, would this be covered?
If that warrenty is true, peeling should be covered but the spider cracks may not. Have you ever had the bumper off the car? Those spider cracks are from flexing, infact if your working on the car, just leaning on the nose in certain spots can make them. Mine has some be the inner corner of each headlight. The dealer might consider them normal wear and tear.
is that 6 year warranty still true is you yourself didn't purchase the car new?
just wondering, i'm the 3rd owner on my TA, but I might beable to sweet talk the dealership into fixing it....but i bought the car from a private seller
just wondering, i'm the 3rd owner on my TA, but I might beable to sweet talk the dealership into fixing it....but i bought the car from a private seller
I have them all around the nose emblem of my car and on my back bumper. In both cases, it was a direct result of someone "pushing" into my car... no major damage, but regardless made each bumper flex as one of the posters above said. And let me tell you, getting rid of spider cracks is NOT fun. I wet sanded my front bumper down to the point that it was smooth as a baby's butt, after painting and such, a few months later and they seemed to just "float" back to the surface. Personally, I know it's a little extreme, but I'm just buying a new front and rear bumpers off ebay.
thats what i'm afraid of if i take it to a dealer, they will send it out and the shop will just wet sand it, and it'll come back.
i'd want them to strip it down and do a total repaint on the nose
i'd want them to strip it down and do a total repaint on the nose
Yeah, I don't mean to scare anyone, I'm a complete n00b at body work, so for all I know I could've done something wrong that caused it to resurface, but it came back on my car.
The spider webs are stress cracks. Either the panal has twisted or been pressed on. I had them on the fenders. You cannot wet sand them out. They will return. I had a great body shop sand mine all the way down and respray the car basically.
The shop also used a clear from I believe PPG that is a flexible clear. I'm sure plenty of companies, if not all, have a flexible clear coat available.
The shop also used a clear from I believe PPG that is a flexible clear. I'm sure plenty of companies, if not all, have a flexible clear coat available.
Trending Topics
TECH Apprentice
Joined: Jun 2004
Posts: 399
Likes: 0
From: Dallas, TX
Originally Posted by meissenation
I have them all around the nose emblem of my car and on my back bumper. In both cases, it was a direct result of someone "pushing" into my car... no major damage, but regardless made each bumper flex as one of the posters above said. And let me tell you, getting rid of spider cracks is NOT fun. I wet sanded my front bumper down to the point that it was smooth as a baby's butt, after painting and such, a few months later and they seemed to just "float" back to the surface. Personally, I know it's a little extreme, but I'm just buying a new front and rear bumpers off ebay.
Here goes. Wet sand with 1200, get extremely clean. Then use a good heat gun and burn the paint. Wet sand again with 1500 and polish/wax. I wonder what this attack would have on small spider webs. If anyone has the *****/time and the spider webs of course and are just about to repaint...try it---see what happens.
Could be a dumb idea, but then again, don't knock it till you try it!!!
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
Gas Monkey Built a 6-Wheel Ferrari Testarossa With a Corvette LT4 Engine
Verdad Gallardo
7 Most Reliable High-Performance Engines GM Has Ever Built
Verdad Gallardo
Amazing '71 Camaro Restomod Is Modern Muscle Car Under the Skin
Verdad Gallardo
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo well the bumpers on ebay could be under 100 each, and then paint, so it definitely would be a very very extreme way of fixing the problem, but then ya got yourself all new bumpers.
