Clearcoat Peeling!
06-05-2014, 01:20 PM
#1
Weekend Warrior!
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Clearcoat Peeling!
Quick question...Anyone else noticing/experiencing this?
I was recently doing some work under my truck, and while sliding under the passenger side, I found the clear coat peeling off in one area. The pics are of pax side, on the box, in front of the rear wheel well.
I went to the dealer and they took their own pics, and supposedly submitting to Ford. Still waiting for a response.
The large white bubbles are spots of clear coat bubbling up ready to peel; the white "ring" is a spot where it already came off; and obviously the piece "hanging" is ready to peel off.
I was recently doing some work under my truck, and while sliding under the passenger side, I found the clear coat peeling off in one area. The pics are of pax side, on the box, in front of the rear wheel well.
I went to the dealer and they took their own pics, and supposedly submitting to Ford. Still waiting for a response.
The large white bubbles are spots of clear coat bubbling up ready to peel; the white "ring" is a spot where it already came off; and obviously the piece "hanging" is ready to peel off.
06-05-2014, 01:21 PM
#2
Weekend Warrior!
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BTW--YES--the truck is freshly cleaned and waxed.
06-05-2014, 01:24 PM
#3
Yup, I've seen/repaired a few. More common on the trucks that have the gravel guard on the bottoms of the doors and box. Which yours does have. Must be a delamination problem with Ford's gravel guard. Should be under the 3/36k warranty, as long as you're within it.
06-05-2014, 02:21 PM
#4
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Unfortunately... unless he bought his really late.... he's probably out of the 3yr (he's got a '10). I have similar on mine and have been watching it closely. Hasn't gotten any worse and I haven't seen any spread of it.
06-05-2014, 04:19 PM
#6
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Yep. Def over the 3 yr 36K mark. Sucks that Ford would have the thought, "expect your paint and/or clear coat to last only 3 years".
Mileage should be irrelevant since it's easily possible to do 36K in a single year, and store your truck in a garage each night.
Mileage should be irrelevant since it's easily possible to do 36K in a single year, and store your truck in a garage each night.
06-05-2014, 06:21 PM
#7
The paint and rubber trim on these trucks is garbage. I have bubbling paint on a door panel, here in AZ where it rains 1 inch a year! Thanks ford.
You should see the local police cars- all of the white paint has peeled off, and they look like gateway computer boxes... Down to bare metal.
You should see the local police cars- all of the white paint has peeled off, and they look like gateway computer boxes... Down to bare metal.
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06-05-2014, 07:10 PM
#8
The paint and rubber trim on these trucks is garbage. I have bubbling paint on a door panel, here in AZ where it rains 1 inch a year! Thanks ford.
You should see the local police cars- all of the white paint has peeled off, and they look like gateway computer boxes... Down to bare metal.
You should see the local police cars- all of the white paint has peeled off, and they look like gateway computer boxes... Down to bare metal.
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06-05-2014, 07:16 PM
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06-05-2014, 10:35 PM
#10
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My 2012 ingot silver started peeling on the hood. Dealer didn't want to redo the whole hood, so I traded for a new 2013 they still had on the lot. I don't think the paint is one of the strong points of these trucks.