Paint chipping

[ppratt]

Well I know everyone here has a issue with thier chips in thier paint if the alero is used much. Well my problem is right before my rear tires my paint is almost gone. It sarts at the bottum of the car and goes up about 9 inches or so and it's about 2 and half inches wide and tapers off at the top. I have mud guards on the car. They were on the car when I bought it. It had paint missing then but not this bad, and the car only had a little over 11k when I bought it. I will post a pick as soon as it gets done raining. Has anyone had this problem I have never seen a car this bad.

[misslindseysue]

I have a few chips there, but it's not as bad as you're describing. I haven't really checked to see if it's been slowed by the addition of my spash guards, but I was hoping that would be the case when I put them on.

[ppratt]

OK here's the pic I know it's dirty but the white right before the wheels is not dirt that is where my paint is missing. The door is not effected thats just dirt from the road.

[johny_boy32]

i dont know if the splash guards would do much for that then...

[Redog]

I have a lot of paint chipping but it's on the hood. It drives me nuts because I bought the touch-up paint from GM and it still looks like crap :pissed:

[husker_dude_95]

My paint is chipping too spose to get it fixed soon i hope
:)

[bdyman]

ok, the only prob is the car was repainted and what ur seein is just a badly preped panel to where the paint is just flakin off
factory paint only from the early 80`s to the middle of the 90`s would the paint de-lamp
ur case just a bad paint job

[ppratt]

Originally posted by bdyman@Dec 31 2003, 12:38 PM
ok, the only prob is the car was repainted and what ur seein is just a badly preped panel to where the paint is just flakin off
factory paint only from the early 80`s to the middle of the 90`s would the paint de-lamp
ur case just a bad paint job
I would like to think that is true, but both sides are like that. Their both a mirror image of each other.

[bdyman]

and that`s fine
gm in the late 90`s afte watchin every car`s paint job flake off switched back to the urathene paint and to ppg
what is happening to ur car is a bad paint job but hey don`t listen to some one that has been fixin cars since 1990
:thumbsup:

[ppratt]

Originally posted by bdyman@Dec 31 2003, 01:17 PM
and that`s fine
gm in the late 90`s afte watchin every car`s paint job flake off switched back to the urathene paint and to ppg
what is happening to ur car is a bad paint job but hey don`t listen to some one that has been fixin cars since 1990
:thumbsup:
Seems like you and I got our info crossed. I thought you were implying that my car was repainted. I do have to agree with you on the poopty paint from GM. I thought GM fixed that before 2000. Thanks for the info.

[3400SFI]

My clearcoat is peeling off like crazy on my rear drivers side door. Its pissing me off like nothing man. Sometimes I hate GM.

[3400SFI]

Hey I just remembered I'm a newbie again. That sucks.

[bdyman]

My clearcoat is peeling off like crazy on my rear drivers side door. Its pissing me off like nothing man. Sometimes I hate GM.

^^^^^dude!!! dude!!!! gm fixed the prob back in the 90`s!! now ur car was repainted!!!! gm uses ppg urathene base and clear and sealer
ur car is not a 94 or 95 or 96 back then would peel but now now

[ppratt]

Do you think my car was repainted also? I can't say my paint is peeling. It does look like little chips. Hell I don't know, I just wish I could find a way to stop it. I was thinking to get it repainted and put some type of clear guard on it.

[nex]

i got the same problem i got so many rock chips there and on my hood. gm paintjobs suck dink! When I save up more im gonna get my car re-sprayed a nice thick coat.

[leroBob]

my 99's paint is fine except for the fropnt bummper all types of litte black spots the previous owners most not of knoen where their garage eneded.

[sound_xtreme]

you are supposed to have a clear plastic sick on cover over that section where your paint is missing.

[bdyman]

paint peels cuz` of one prob`:
poor prep job!!!
ya it sounds like it was repainted...factory paint does not just flake any more
gm paint jobs are just fine
there is no "coating" to protect paint from flakin or chippin, preping the panel right will make the paint last
knowing the paint system also helps mixin any product wrong will give poor results
a paint job when measured with a paint mic should measure out to 2 to 3 mill`s thick
no more no less
painting is a art form and you have to know what you are doin
or what is haping to ur car is the result
:)

[alero(hed)]

the only place on mine that has probelms is right on the front of the hood above the passenger side headlight... it's real small but there are 3 spots... i guess from rocks or something... the rest of it seems fine... besides the occasional dings in the biatch

[3.4Alero]

I do not believe ppratt's paint is peeling. I have the same problem. It looks like it has been sand blasted just in front of both rear wheels. When I get mine painted this spring, I am going to get the 3M clear bra plastic and cover the area. Mud guards do not help this. It is caused by the shape of the car.

[3400SFI]

Originally posted by bdyman@Jan 2 2004, 03:24 AM
My clearcoat is peeling off like crazy on my rear drivers side door. Its pissing me off like nothing man. Sometimes I hate GM.

^^^^^dude!!! dude!!!! gm fixed the prob back in the 90`s!! now ur car was repainted!!!! gm uses ppg urathene base and clear and sealer
ur car is not a 94 or 95 or 96 back then would peel but now now
I don't believe it, there are absolutely no signs of a previous accident. I did a carfax and found no incidents. I;m not saying its not possible, but there is nothing that leads me to believe the car has been repainted at any time. There is no discrepency in color anywhere. The door jambs look right, there is no rough areas anywhere. I would say that I got a small rock chip and then the clear started falling off once weather got to it.

[ppratt]

Originally posted by 3.4Alero@Jan 3 2004, 03:24 PM
I do not believe ppratt's paint is peeling. I have the same problem. It looks like it has been sand blasted just in front of both rear wheels. When I get mine painted this spring, I am going to get the 3M clear bra plastic and cover the area. Mud guards do not help this. It is caused by the shape of the car.
That would be a great discription sand basted. I never saw a bra for that section. where did you find one. I have seen where some people put a real heavy looking tape/ plastic guard but I have never seen it for our cars. It was on a avenger.

[3.4Alero]

3M makes a plastic film that you can cut to fit anywhere on the car, or get pre-cut pieces for some cars. Motor Trend just did a little write-up about it in last months issue. I would imagine you can get it just about anywhere though, just look around. The only gripe was that it made the finish look slightly dull.

[3.4Alero]

oh yea, if you have any reputable tint shops around you, ask them about it. Even Motor Trend said it would be best installed by a pro. And since it goes on very similarly to tint, a lot of shops may install it.