whats wrong with my paint?????
04-25-2005, 02:56 PM
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whats wrong with my paint????? My paint is fading off on my passenger side door below the molding... why only there? What can I do to remedy this? It looks bad...
04-25-2005, 06:58 PM
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I've never seen that on any of the cars I've been around, even when they have been ratted out (not taken care of). Did something get spilled on it maybe? 
04-25-2005, 08:28 PM
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maybe
Originally Posted by Pinoyracer_18
My paint is fading off on my passenger side door below the molding... why only there? What can I do to remedy this? It looks bad...
Maybe it's the result of poor quality paint used to do a repair somewhere below the molding. It is common practice for bodyshops to repaint a section of the car when they have to repaint a spot that has been repaired. They like to "blend" the new paint into/over the old paint to fool your eyes into thinking that the whole car is the same color. The body molding would make a perfect and natural boundary for the section that needed to be repainted.
Just a thought.
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04-25-2005, 11:55 PM
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What maximental said.
Did you pull a carfax report before buying the car? It would show up if insurance paid a claim on a crashed and fixed door and you can still pull one on it.
Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it aside from having the entire door re-painted. Properly. If that is the case.
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Did you pull a carfax report before buying the car? It would show up if insurance paid a claim on a crashed and fixed door and you can still pull one on it.
Unfortunately there isn't much you can do about it aside from having the entire door re-painted. Properly. If that is the case.
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04-26-2005, 12:16 AM
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when my car was painted, not cause i wrecked it cause i wanted yellow, they didn't do a good prep job. thats the first spot it started to peel. collects dirt in there. Once it starts it will just keep going trust me. I know. 2500 bucks wasted.