Yel911

Just a thought... have you considered that the panel might have been damaged and repaired at the dealership prior to you buying it? I think Fords quality controll would have noticed this at the factory. Plus it's only on one side? Again, just a thought....

MurderFX

Well yeah they all get the same paint process. They all come off the same assembly line. They are just shells when sprayed. Trim level doesn't and shouldn't affect paint quality. I've noticed the higher line(Acura, Lexus, infinity) imports do have pretty nice paint jobs. But their base model (Honda, Toyota, Nissan) are lacking just as much if not more than the ford. Especially the clear coat, and the metal underneath. Get a rock chip and watch how quickly it rust over and spreads.

21RRF150

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No manufacturer is safe from paint defects. Luxury vehicles are no exception. It's really hard to take a picture of it, but next time you see a white pearl cadillac in the sun, take the time to check it out for a minute. Cloudy, blotchy, pearl coat in almost every one of them. We call it the "GM leopard coat. " It seems most manufacturers don't paint the bottoms of doors, that's common across all of them. Luxury or not. I have a theory that GM has slowly stopped clear coating their door jambs all together

2013 Chevy equinox's no clear in the jamb





Just like Ford, the lower lines of vehicles are getting up there in price as well. Who would've thought Nissan maximas would be $40-50k?


No paint in the trunk jambs



Runs in the door jambs



Then to transition into no paint further up the door jamb




High end BMW x5. Fender color different than the door and hood






Infinity with orange peel worthy of a paint roller. Yes, this is factory





I have the advantage(or disadvantage, depending on how you look at it) to see different vehicles every day though. I see both sides of the spectrum. You have people with problems with their paint, and they assume that make as a whole, must just has ****ty paint. Then the people with nice paint, assuming that that make as a whole, must have nice paint.

Toyota recently stepped up their game, and hyundai did a few years ago. Maybe eventually, they all will.

huntnrig

Here in BC if there is more than $2000 damage to a vehicle it must be declared. If that panel was damaged at the dealer to the point of needing repair along the entire length it would have cost more than $2000 on a brand new truck.

21RRF150

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I keep forgetting you guys to the north have higher prices. If that was damaged, and repaired in house, at any shop I've worked at, I'd be surprised if it cost more than $500. Because there wouldn't be a mark up on material, so you'd be paying mostly labor. And on in house repairs, the tech gets boned, if they are commission or flat rate(rape) . I used to get half the time on those types of jobs.