Bubbling Clearcoat

craigdavey · February 21st, 2011, 12:45 PM

Has anyone had any problems with the paint on the hood. My clearcoat is bubbling or kind of swirling towards the front of it. I searched and could not find any recalls for the paint on the 2004 models. Just wondered if anyone else has had problems with this. I will try to get pics and post them up after i get home from work today.

mcqueen · February 21st, 2011, 01:17 PM

Does your car sit in a garage or outside? The sun and weather are hell on paint.

If you want a paint with problems, Ford apparently had a problem with Crystal White for a while. I've got a bunch of spots on my car that are peeling.

craigdavey · February 21st, 2011, 01:54 PM

its always in a parking garage at work and in my garage at home. I just dont want it to start causing more problems and if anyone knew of any recalls I would get it done.

craigdavey · February 21st, 2011, 02:01 PM

I dont know how the previous owner kept the car but i've only had the car for 7 months and i started noticing it about a month ago. Maybe its always been there but i never noticed anything with it until now.

I have a friend who details cars, im gonna try to have him fix what he can on it.

BlueScreaM · February 21st, 2011, 04:06 PM

Needs to be repainted.

moddedstang93 · February 22nd, 2011, 10:51 AM

I had basically the exact same thing happen on my paint but mine was all down the left side and my clearcoat eventually started to peal off. Mostly the difference was that the previous owner had gotten into an accident on the driver side. I was told that it was mostly likely caused because when the paint was not preped right. Sadly there are no recals in your case that i see and your only option is going to be a new paint job. Sorry for the bad news but at least now you can really make it shine more

BlueScreaM · February 22nd, 2011, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by moddedstang93

I had basically the exact same thing happen on my paint but mine was all down the left side and my clearcoat eventually started to peal off. Mostly the difference was that the previous owner had gotten into an accident on the driver side. I was told that it was mostly likely caused because when the paint was not preped right. Sadly there are no recals in your case that i see and your only option is going to be a new paint job. Sorry for the bad news but at least now you can really make it shine more

Me too.

craigdavey · February 22nd, 2011, 12:02 PM

Thanks for the bad news guys...

j/k

Reps to all.

moddedstang93 · February 22nd, 2011, 02:47 PM

Sorry to give you the bad news

. I really suggest you look around quite a bit for a good place to get it painted. It worth it to pay another grand if your not going to have to get it painted again in a year. Ask questions like paint type, number of coats of clearcoat, etc. The more clearcoat the better the shine so if you want see if they will put extra on for you.

February 21st, 2011, 12:45 PM	#1
craigdavey Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 652 iTrader: 0 reviews	Bubbling Clearcoat Has anyone had any problems with the paint on the hood. My clearcoat is bubbling or kind of swirling towards the front of it. I searched and could not find any recalls for the paint on the 2004 models. Just wondered if anyone else has had problems with this. I will try to get pics and post them up after i get home from work today. __________________ 2004 3.9L Vert (sold)

February 21st, 2011, 01:54 PM	#3
craigdavey Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 652 iTrader: 0 reviews	its always in a parking garage at work and in my garage at home. I just dont want it to start causing more problems and if anyone knew of any recalls I would get it done. __________________ 2004 3.9L Vert (sold)

February 21st, 2011, 02:01 PM	#4
craigdavey Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 652 iTrader: 0 reviews	I dont know how the previous owner kept the car but i've only had the car for 7 months and i started noticing it about a month ago. Maybe its always been there but i never noticed anything with it until now. I have a friend who details cars, im gonna try to have him fix what he can on it. __________________ 2004 3.9L Vert (sold)

February 21st, 2011, 04:06 PM	#5
BlueScreaM MM Fanatic Better than ONLYaUNCfan's 2012@lightspeed Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 3,368 iTrader: 0 reviews	Needs to be repainted. __________________ Formerly, AhobosCheese and Cheddars.

February 22nd, 2011, 12:02 PM	#8
craigdavey Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 652 iTrader: 0 reviews	Thanks for the bad news guys... j/k Reps to all. __________________ 2004 3.9L Vert (sold)

February 22nd, 2011, 10:51 AM	#6
moddedstang93 Regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 reviews	I had basically the exact same thing happen on my paint but mine was all down the left side and my clearcoat eventually started to peal off. Mostly the difference was that the previous owner had gotten into an accident on the driver side. I was told that it was mostly likely caused because when the paint was not preped right. Sadly there are no recals in your case that i see and your only option is going to be a new paint job. Sorry for the bad news but at least now you can really make it shine more

February 22nd, 2011, 02:47 PM	#9
moddedstang93 Regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 reviews	Sorry to give you the bad news . I really suggest you look around quite a bit for a good place to get it painted. It worth it to pay another grand if your not going to have to get it painted again in a year. Ask questions like paint type, number of coats of clearcoat, etc. The more clearcoat the better the shine so if you want see if they will put extra on for you.

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