Toxic Member 33 Member For: 18y 3m 20d Location: Geelong Posted 27/02/07 02:43 PM Share Posted 27/02/07 02:43 PM Hi all,A little advice , Bf XR6t late06 colour toxic(gt green?) . Paint around fuel filler is sh$t , you can almost see the undercoat. I Noticed problem week or so after delivery , when washing the car. The question I have is , 1. if I get ford/dealer to respray how noticeable will it be vs will it rust etc where paint is thin? Most people can only see it when shown where to look and it dosent really bother me if it isn't going to be long term problem (rust out etc)2. I got the car done with a clear coat(dimension4 they called it ?) would ford re apply extra coat after re spray??? or would this be wishful thinking???? I know it's mostly digital noise in photo but ,still looks like problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninka Donating Members 1,850 Member For: 22y 7d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 27/02/07 02:51 PM Share Posted 27/02/07 02:51 PM mine is an '02 build Acid Rush XR6T, and when I had my GT bumpers and side skirts painted, the painter pointed out how thin and blotchy the paint was on the sides of my car, making a 100% colour match nearly impossible.I don't think you will have any rust problems, so you are probably better off just living with it, it is after all only you who see it.Welcome to the budget performance car world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR6IXT Donating Members 662 Member For: 19y 4m 8d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 27/02/07 02:52 PM Share Posted 27/02/07 02:52 PM If I was you I'd take it to ford, but I can't see anything in the pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Member 33 Member For: 18y 3m 20d Location: Geelong Posted 27/02/07 02:57 PM Author Share Posted 27/02/07 02:57 PM tried lots shot's , will have to try in better light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Member 827 Member For: 19y 10m 2d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 27/02/07 10:22 PM Share Posted 27/02/07 10:22 PM take it to your dealership.They will call Ford and have a guy come out to 'yay' or 'nay' a respray.My car had to have this done on the front XR6 Bumper in the air damn and on the inside of the front passenger door.Ive checked mine numerous times since and you cant tell theres been a respray.. Then again, mines white.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAPHOON Donating Members 1,776 Member For: 21y 6m 3d Posted 27/02/07 11:08 PM Share Posted 27/02/07 11:08 PM Mine has this on the front fender. When I spoke about this at the dealership, they agreed and I just need to take th car to a repair shop near the dealership to line up the rectification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wados Member 617 Member For: 20y 2m 13d Gender: Male Location: brisbane Posted 28/02/07 02:33 AM Share Posted 28/02/07 02:33 AM go see your service centre mateyeah my paint was flakeing on my front bar and had the same problem as you around my fuel filler aswell, I took it to the dealer they had a look at and said they would send in a form for the work and it got approved and I went to there paint and panel place and got it all done and came out well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac450 Member 1,650 Member For: 18y 3m 26d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 28/02/07 05:48 AM Share Posted 28/02/07 05:48 AM See, you all bag Ford for not listening to everyone complaining that the cars are getting too heavy. But, here they are, actively reducing weight on their current models. to all those doubters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxic Member 33 Member For: 18y 3m 20d Location: Geelong Posted 28/02/07 11:16 AM Author Share Posted 28/02/07 11:16 AM thanks allbeen thinking prob better to respray sooner than later , easier to match? maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 20y 3m 22d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 28/02/07 02:01 PM Share Posted 28/02/07 02:01 PM ...............how thin and blotchy the paint was on the sides of my car, making a 100% colour match nearly impossible.←I complained about this with the after sales questionaire/survey when I bought my old mandarin NA ute.Ford head offices rang me and asked what I meant by "orange peel" paintwork. I told them I can understand that these are mass produced cars and their a budget orientated car but if this car was a BMW or mercedes with a high price I said I wouldnt even sign the pre-delivery inspection forms as the quality is pathetic and pure LAZY.they offered to have my car checked out thoroughly at ford for paint flaws and I said dont worry about it cuz youll end up having to spray every single BA on the showroom floor as theyve all got orange peel! a true paintjob should be rubbed back with 700 after the colour coat and then a final top coat applied. the result is a mirror finish with PERFECTLY flat paint. no bloody orange peel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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