Factory Paint Job

[MCarsFan]

I think we all need to accept the quality issues with this car and just drive it and enjoy it. Seriously, there is nothing you can do about it and in the end IT IS JUST A CAR guys. Life is too short!

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[Spa2k]

To each his own but i strongly disagree with this opinion. Paint snots are rampant on many cars from many manufacturers, you can look under every new stingray front fascia and see them in the same spots. I'm not arguing that its acceptable on the mustang or that it isn't worse but we should not delude ourselves into believing this car is the only one that has issues related to paint.

I have looked at hundreds of cars from many manufacturers during the last 18 months of ordering and taking delivery of my GT 350, and I have never seen defects like the GT 350 has on any other cars, including Corvettes and Camaros. Ford's abilities and quality control are totally unacceptable when it comes to paint.

 

[Sound_SS]

I think we all need to accept the quality issues with this car and just drive it and enjoy it. Seriously, there is nothing you can do about it and in the end IT IS JUST A CAR guys. Life is too short!

please tell me i'm missing the sarcasm in this post..........please?

 

[Scoobs]

I'm quite happy with the paint job on my MG 350.

The last Honda that I owned was silver and the paint looked like someone had let Wally and the Beaver loose with a sprayer in the paint booth. Honda didn't even bother to put on clear inside the door frames .

A quick search will show that C7 owners seemed to be unimpressed with the paint job GM is doing on the C7

http://http://www.stingrayforums.com/forum/stingray-corvette-problems-issues/18217-why-can-t-gm-get-paint-right-c7-s.html

And has anyone else noticed that the bumpers on the Camaro are a different shade of colour that the rest of the car. It's especially noticeable on the yellow ones.

 

[Mspeedster]

I think we all need to accept the quality issues with this car and just drive it and enjoy it. Seriously, there is nothing you can do about it and in the end IT IS JUST A CAR guys. Life is too short!

It's very unfortunate about the OP's paint job. However, the quality issues are not uniform across all cars, so it's not something we should all just accept, nor should the OP for that matter. Some GT350s have great quality and finish, others are so so, and in some cases it seems very bad.

That's one reason I'd never buy a GT350 sight unseen. I thoroughly went over mine (inch by inch, multiple times) to make sure it was acceptable before even starting to negotiate price on the car.

 

[dron_jones]

I have looked at hundreds of cars from many manufacturers during the last 18 months of ordering and taking delivery of my GT 350, and I have never seen defects like the GT 350 has on any other cars, including Corvettes and Camaros. Ford's abilities and quality control are totally unacceptable when it comes to paint.

As i said to each his own. My information is coming from a paint correcter and PPF installer whose job it is. Personally i never inspect someone else's car to the same detail i have inspected or know my own so its very easy to see another and say it looks fine just as many will look at ours and say the same things, this is why i trust the opinion of the shop doing the corrections and what they have seen.

Either way as i stated we should not be exited, happy or complacent about our paint but there are so many people here with torches and pitch forks on the Ford QC lynch mob i think its important for people to realize that they aren't alone.

Everyone is free to their own opinions though.

 

[IA350]

That's bad. I'd be so pissed. Hopefully the dealer will make it right.

 

[bobmclean]

I too had an issue....the dealer cut me a check for $700.00 because I wanted "My Guy" to fix it not the dealers paint shop.

 

[mrdigray]

It's very unfortunate about the OP's paint job. However, the quality issues are not uniform across all cars, so it's not something we should all just accept, nor should the OP for that matter. Some GT350s have great quality and finish, others are so so, and in some cases it seems very bad.

That's one reason I'd never buy a GT350 sight unseen. I thoroughly went over mine (inch by inch, multiple times) to make sure it was acceptable before even starting to negotiate price on the car.

I've read several others, like myself, have put down deposits and are waiting delivery. Any thoughts on if there are any issues with rejecting this at the dealer prior to paying the final payment or signing the final documents?

I'd rather have them motivated to fix it quickly, and correctly, before paying them.

 

[crazyfish]

Also I think most people do not understand paint correction! Paint correction is usually someone who cleans and details the paint so noticeable paint blemishes are at a minimum or eliminated and then the paint is sealed and then waxed. From there you have the best possible starting point. Rarely have I seen a paint correction specialist sand down, spray or do paint and clear then prep surface for seal. Most again are not qualified. I bring this up because everybody assumes one thing and then get another.

Also as far as sending the car out to a qualified paint outfit per dealer I would agree but again I am thinking some of these places have no standard on which they are judged and since there is no regulation on quality standards you often are getting substandard work in the last few years.

In my situation I am on the dealers 3rd recommended paint shop and no one will give me any assurance on what I get back. Their reason has been Ford's finish is so bad we cannot guarantee any results? Then I get back to the you should contact ford. And ford says its a dealer issue. And of course no one will allow the car to go to someone I trust that will give me an assurance in writing. Why? Problem dealer either getting the cheapest guys or no one wants to deal with them because maybe they don't pay. Just a bad dilemma for all of us. What a shame and definitely shame on ford. My last Ford ever? Probably unless Ford and dealership make good for me in more ways than one.

 

[Old Car Guy]

Just finished the first wash/wax on the GT350, and noticed these on on both doors. All on the edges:

Driver's side, this one is on the bottom corner (toward the front wheel)--


Passenger's side. few of these on mid-part (a little below/toward the hinge)--



The dealer said another GT350 (2017) on his lot has the same similar issue(s). Your thoughts? Most importantly, can a good detailer fix this? I don't feel like bringing this back to any ford dealerships and "let Ford handle this".

Did this just start showing up on your car, I'm Hoping it was not that way when you picked the car up? I owned a car one time that the rust was coming through the paint on the hood and the deck lid, they fixed it two times, after that I sold it! Hoping it gets right. :eyebulge:

I see were it has just happened.... Sorry

 

[***GT350***]

Also I think most people do not understand paint correction! Paint correction is usually someone who cleans and details the paint so noticeable paint blemishes are at a minimum or eliminated and then the paint is sealed and then waxed. From there you have the best possible starting point. Rarely have I seen a paint correction specialist sand down, spray or do paint and clear then prep surface for seal. Most again are not qualified. I bring this up because everybody assumes one thing and then get another.

Also as far as sending the car out to a qualified paint outfit per dealer I would agree but again I am thinking some of these places have no standard on which they are judged and since there is no regulation on quality standards you often are getting substandard work in the last few years.

In my situation I am on the dealers 3rd recommended paint shop and no one will give me any assurance on what I get back. Their reason has been Ford's finish is so bad we cannot guarantee any results? Then I get back to the you should contact ford. And ford says its a dealer issue. And of course no one will allow the car to go to someone I trust that will give me an assurance in writing. Why? Problem dealer either getting the cheapest guys or no one wants to deal with them because maybe they don't pay. Just a bad dilemma for all of us. What a shame and definitely shame on ford. My last Ford ever? Probably unless Ford and dealership make good for me in more ways than one.

agree. there are plenty of qualified and reputable painters out there but i don't believe the dealer(s) would bother to chose what's best for my interest. I rather pay a good detailer to minimize these eye sores for me as they are on the edge of the doors.

Yes, the other guy said it's true, it's just a damn car and by all means, i'm NOT picky. But these booger-looking drips are just beyond the "norm".

 

[Scoobs]

Defects like this are more likely on some colors than they are on others.

 

[Spa2k]

Uh, no - the problem is in the prepping and painting process - not the colors. Paint boogers don't discriminate.

 

[Scoobs]

Uh, no - the problem is in the prepping and painting process - not the colors. Paint boogers don't discriminate.

Sorry but that is incorrect. Heavier paints are more likely to have paint boogers. Granted a proper paint shop should properly account for this so that it doesn't happen. I had this very conversation last week-end with an engineer from DuPont Automotive and he was the one who told me.

I suspect that Avalanche Grey is a heavier color.

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