tvsjr

The fact that your refinish skills suck doesn't mean someone else can't do the job properly. If you're really concerned, you need to talk to @mbullock - he does this stuff for a living.

klen

Wow, there's some pretty hostile people on this forum. My '17 Ingot Silver Lariat has paint flaws that irritate me, but I'm not going to do anything about it. No, I didn't see them when I picked it up, and they are only visible in certain lighting. If I tried to post a picture I doubt it would show the problem. I get the OP's issue; if you repaint you have some diminished value and if you don't you get irritated every time you look at it. Mine is subtle enough that I choose to ignore it and I have no idea what Ford could do to make me happy if I did complain about it.

todd92

I would demand a new truck.

mikeinatlanta

Agree, also some wildly varied expectations. Needs to be perfect lifetime purchase for some and just a damn truck for others. A little clarity may be in order but certainly no need for hostility.

l3rian

No diminished value on mine. The dealer did it, it didn't go to insurance. No one will ever know; however, mine wad a little more severe. I feel the value was more diminished with the defect. I agree it's easy to miss at the dealership. It was a long day and dark when I actually took delivery. I didn't notice for almost a month, but then I saw it EVERY TIME I looked at my truck and it drove me crazy. It's different if I put a defect there vs coming with one on a brand new truck.

VectorZ

My '16 ingot silver also has flaws under the clear coat. Frankly it should have never left the factory like that, but there's no way in hell I'm taking the time to have it repaired. I've been to too many dealers where for every one issue they solve they create two more. Door dings, scratches in the interior, grease on the headliner, taking far longer than estimated etc.

Sikwill

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Not trying to trash you. But, if the 30 builders you painted weren't as nice or better than the factory paint, you more than likely used inferior products, or lack the skill.

If quality is your concern, go to a shop with a certified PPG painter. I can't speak for other paint companies because I'm not certified with them, as i am with PPG. PPG is an oem warranty approved refinish company, and your vehicle painted by a certified shop means you will retain the factory warranty beyond its expiration.

I painted Ford warranty for 6 years. If you were approved for the paint warranty, they are to do that and nothing else. There is a record of your complaint with Ford corporate, that's all you will get from the top. Unless you have a completely amazing dealer that wants to help you otherwise, that would be up to them.

If you never intended to have the defects corrected, why file for the warranty? Puts your dealer in an awkward situation trying to make you happy, while trying to explain to Ford why the warranty wasnt carried out.

Once approved that ties the dealers hands to only fixing that problem. If your intention was to leave the defects, and stroke the dealer for some freebies, you should have said that before the warranty was filed. Unless you did and i missed it somewhere. The only way the dealer will Get paid from Ford in this situation now, is when Ford has confirmation the repairs We're carried out. At this point the dealer will have to foot the bill for any freebies for you. Then good luck in the future if you ever have another warranty issue with that dealer. I know the 3 Ford dealers i worked for would tell you to go somewhere else next time.

tormentor

I’d ask for a 6 inch lift installed with some 20x10 chrome wheels and 35” MT tires and while there at it a tuner with performance tunes and a Tonneau cover.
That should cover the pain and anguish I have to endure driving a truck with less then 100% perfect pain.
Shame on them

hidesert cowboy

I have never painted a single vehicle in my life!!!! I wish I had never even came here to ask this question. it must be my fault for somehow not being clear, Yes there are paint flaws I simply would rather them not be fixed and live with them but I would like something else in return, simple?

what I am asking for might not cost ford 1 penny.

what I am saying is I have dealt with body shops for years, I used several different shops when I bought and sold my insurance totals. I have used a couple different ones since I have left that side business. While I am happy that many here have had successful repaints I personally haven't seen it go the life of the vehicle without you eventually knowing it.

I have a white ford e350 van I bought from the state surplus I use for business. I bought it several years ago and the paint looked fine. I had access to all the maintenance records when I bought it, I knew it has a fender replaced and had some paint work done when I bought it, but being white you couldn't tell. at least I didn't care. The van is an '04 BTW. fast forward several years and after being outside you can clearly see the paint has oxidized more in the repainted areas. you could not have known that or seen that at time of purchase.

wife had a silver sienna door, fenders and bumper cover repainted, BTW those saying repaints on bumper covers come out as good as factory don't know shat from shinola. repaints on both an '07 mustang I had and the sienna where more prone to flaking off on the bumper covers the paint also didn't match perfect.

I suppose the shop doing the work at the dealership may be some kinda paint gods, who should be working for boyd coddington, painting custom hot rods or working at counts customs..........maybe, but what if they aren't. I feel they probably aren't and from my experience the repaint will never ever be the same.

I will post picks and revive this thread when I clean the truck again. its basically flaws in the clear coat.