Paint Imperfections

[evlsmurf]

I am wondering if others have issues with paint imperfections? I have huge circles that I am hoping are in the clear, but worry they be below. There are some other circles on the other side too. I also have black spots in the paint on my wing. Those definitely are in the paint and won't buff. I can't get a good enough picture of those.

There are even more issues around the car. What a mess. I thought Subaru paint was bad. Not sure what I should do. Anyone have similar issues?

 

[Bobbyt]

Wow that's crazy ?my 2021 boost blue type r has perfect paint. Bring that car back asap to the dealership!

 

[evlsmurf]

Lucky! There are also scratches near the circles where it looks like maybe someone attempted to detail that area. It's a complete mess.

 

[dwag0588]

Did the dealer put some type of paint sealant on? I had a spot like that on my CW car, but it was just a high spot in the ceramic coating. It polished out easily.

 

[evlsmurf]

Did the dealer put some type of paint sealant on? I had a spot like that on my CW car, but it was just a high spot in the ceramic coating. It polished out easily.

No paint sealant. It almost looks like someone kept putting a bottle of some sort on the hood and it started to eat into the clear. However, there is another spot that looks like a thumb print. That hazy mark is it and it also goes into the black trim. I attached pictures but not sure if they do it justice how bad it looks.

 

[PNWCTR]

I have a very similar imperfection on my hood. There's a small chip or imperfection in the middle of the circle so I assume the dealer tried buffing it out and made it worse.

Car is a month old.

 

[Si_chRis]

Those could be denibbing sanding disc marks from the paint quality control department at the assembly line that were not buffed out all the way.

 

[Litfuse]

Those could be denibbing sanding disc marks from the paint quality control department at the assembly line that were not buffed out all the way.

That wouldn’t surprise me. The quality control on this car is horrendous. I have metal slag by the rear driver side door handle. How it passed inspection beats me.

 

[SmokeGhost]

my car was flawless. just taking the word of the detailer before he ppf the whole front. but i also saw type r's at other dealerships when i was looking last month that had odd defects in the paint.
i guess if you buy a car unseen then you are at the mercy of whatever condition it may be in.
i would take the car back and have the dealer sort it out.

 

[jrho]

Overall I was pretty happy with my paint condition as well. I got my car delivered with all the plastics and foam protectors still on as it was going straight to my buddy's shop for full PPF. When we were inspecting the car together, the only things we found few a few very small fish eyes in areas you don't really look at and a bit of overspray on the roof which buffed out easily. I never trust dealerships to do your new car prep and wash as I've seen what their "detailers" and "detail bays" look like.

I would recommend going to the dealer and showing them the defects but ask them to compensate for the cost of a professional detailer to correct those defects if possible.

 

[FifStreet]

I also have one of those weird spots in my paint. but at this point its nothing compared to the rock chips, scratches, curb rash, etc that I have done. lol.

 

[evlsmurf]

Heading to the dealership shortly to show them all the issues.

 

[evlsmurf]

The dealership was super understanding and brought me over to the body shop. The shop manager said it was definitely from someone doing a terrible job buffing the hood. They are going to detail the entire hood and address some of the other minor imperfections as best they can.

 

[hondafanforever]

How's the result?

 

[xdecemberguy]

Log in to see these supposed paint imperfections thinking it's going to be something stupid like a small scratch someone is overanalyzing...HOLY CRAP...your paint came like that?! That first picture is terrible. Looks like someone sat a coffee mug on the hood and left it there. I would be talking to the dealer ASAP and getting that either repainted or replaced. You paid quality money for that car.

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