Breakdown Member 17 Member For: 13y 1d Posted 16/02/12 01:37 PM Share Posted 16/02/12 01:37 PM Hi guysSomething weird I noticed today: my ego-coloured (I.e. "black") XR6 has two small-ish stripes on the driver's door. These stripes look "greyish". I tried rubbing it off but it won't come off. The paint has, apparently, changed colour on these two particular spots. It's not really noticable unless looked at closely. I have never heard of a car's paint changing colour. What's happening? My car is left out in the blistering sun for most of the day. Could that be what's causing the discolouration? However, It's odd that both stripes are on the driver's side... Has my neighbour put turps or something like that on my car to cause such a thing? (I live in unit and we share a car port, and my neighbour is suspect.)I would really appreciate some insight into this. I don't want my car to receive any more marks like the two I already have.Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 16/02/12 01:46 PM Share Posted 16/02/12 01:46 PM (edited) Is the clear coat nice and smooth still? If it is, its probably just the fact that Ford put very thin paint on our cars, and its probably just the way the metallic has sat down unfortunately.Could it be that you have never seen the car under that lighting from that angle before? Or is it definitely something new which has only recently happened?The BA's in mercury silver were very bad for this, and when you saw them in direct sun they were very patchy and appeared to have stripes running down/across the car. Even at work, silver cars are tricky to paint and to get the metallic to lay down nice and flat. You have to know how to paint them properly to have a nice even finish across the whole panel. Edited 16/02/12 01:47 PM by XF Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ciaran Thooperrrrrrr Donating Members 2,768 Member For: 13y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: NOR, Western Australia Posted 16/02/12 01:46 PM Share Posted 16/02/12 01:46 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Member 17 Member For: 13y 1d Posted 16/02/12 03:36 PM Author Share Posted 16/02/12 03:36 PM Is the clear coat nice and smooth still? If it is, its probably just the fact that Ford put very thin paint on our cars, and its probably just the way the metallic has sat down unfortunately.Could it be that you have never seen the car under that lighting from that angle before? Or is it definitely something new which has only recently happened?The BA's in mercury silver were very bad for this, and when you saw them in direct sun they were very patchy and appeared to have stripes running down/across the car. Even at work, silver cars are tricky to paint and to get the metallic to lay down nice and flat. You have to know how to paint them properly to have a nice even finish across the whole panel. Hey, thanks for the reply, man. Yes, the clear coat is still nice and smooth. The thing is I'm not driving a BA; it's a 2010 FG. And yes, these two discolourations are DEFINITELY new. I inspect my car daily for scratches, chips, etc., so I know what any new ugly mark on my car. (It's in very good condition, so I'm very fussy about any imperfections and hate having any new chip or scratch appearing on the car's body.) I don't understand it. The car is now 19 months old and all of sudden today these two discolourations appear.Do you think later on that more marks such as those will appear on my car? I just find it strange that the marks are both on the driver's side. My neighbour has easy access to the driver's side of my FG... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakdown Member 17 Member For: 13y 1d Posted 16/02/12 03:38 PM Author Share Posted 16/02/12 03:38 PM Too late to post pics now, being night time and all. I'll have to do it tomorrow after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm A much better forum Silver Donating Members 3,808 Member For: 16y 3m 30d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 16/02/12 08:08 PM Share Posted 16/02/12 08:08 PM Bring it back to ford... It's stillUnder warranty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gussa Donating Members 220 Member For: 13y 9m 18d Gender: Male Location: Gippsland Posted 17/02/12 01:40 AM Share Posted 17/02/12 01:40 AM Car didn't have decals or stripes down the side did it? Before purchase I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bossmang FREAKY Donating Members 12,423 Member For: 14y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/02/12 06:34 AM Share Posted 17/02/12 06:34 AM pretty hard to tell you whats going on without seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 18y 13d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 17/02/12 05:35 PM Share Posted 17/02/12 05:35 PM If you can get a photo of the discolouration we'll be able to identify it properly for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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