F6 699 New Member 19 Member For: 8y 4m 12d Posted 29/12/16 08:43 AM Share Posted 29/12/16 08:43 AM Took my F6 to Herbies and hit her with high pressure hose to get the bugs off and it's taken the paint off Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda Eyes flame magnet Gold Donating Members 5,674 Member For: 16y 11m 10d Gender: Male Location: adelaide hills- 'race air' central Posted 29/12/16 09:01 AM Share Posted 29/12/16 09:01 AM dodgy respray at some point? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/#findComment-1626701 Share on other sites More sharing options...
F6 699 New Member 19 Member For: 8y 4m 12d Posted 29/12/16 09:28 AM Author Share Posted 29/12/16 09:28 AM I've only had her a couple weeks. I've txt the original owner and waiting for his reply He did tell me a week after I got it that it's never been in a prang Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/#findComment-1626702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamk2f6tornado Bronze Donating Members 777 Member For: 11y 4m 24d Gender: Male Location: Rockhampton Qld Posted 29/12/16 09:36 AM Share Posted 29/12/16 09:36 AM Doesn't look like a dodgy respray job as it has taken it right down to plastic. How close and how powerful was the pressure washer? 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/#findComment-1626703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETURBO ...JD TUNING ADELAIDE... Gold Donating Members 23,708 Member For: 16y 10m 27d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 29/12/16 09:51 AM Share Posted 29/12/16 09:51 AM It's super common for the FG F6 for the paint to come away there buddy it is what it is 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/#findComment-1626704 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffwagon Puff Gold Donating Members 16,301 Member For: 10y 2m 28d Gender: Male Location: South Australia Posted 29/12/16 09:53 AM Share Posted 29/12/16 09:53 AM Umm down the drain? You never had your paint, you never even had your car...until a couple of weeks ago. I think your paint has been uv affected over time or had a slight scratch in it. When you blasted it the paint just came right off. Yes thank me Captain Obvious Here is a link to how to repaint it cos at the end of the day that is what you will need to do. Disclaimer: I haven't tried this method but it seems legit. If you don't trust it then check with your local crash repair. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/#findComment-1626705 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Box stock T. Member 1,384 Member For: 10y 20d Posted 29/12/16 11:47 AM Share Posted 29/12/16 11:47 AM As Puff and Jet have said above, its a common spot for stone chips and the like to occur and these are spots which open up the paint so water can get under the top coats. So when you hit it with a high pressure blast of water it get even more water between the paint and plastic. Keep in mind these are not Aston Martin's or BMW's. I had a couple of stone chips on the bonnet of my F6 typhoon which had been pen touch up work done. I cleaned it with a pressure washer and" boom " a piece of paint the size of a 50c piece came off. I was devastated, I had it stripped back to bare metal and resprayed. Sh¡t happens buddy. 2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/92803-wheres-my-paint-gone/#findComment-1626718 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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