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I purchased a CPO 2017 C2 Carrera in early December. The dealership installed full front PPF and the local detailer did a full paint correction and ceramic coat.
I washed the car twice or three times since getting it. Today as I was wiping it, there was some ice accumulation in the corners of the front bumper wheel well. As I removed the ice, I noticed unusual paint wear in the same spots. Almost looks like a road rash, but it is a strange spot for this. Nothing like this on rear bumper or rocker panels.
Car only has 7.5k miles and I’m the second owner.
Does anyone else have the same issue?
Looks like the underlying primer to me, although I agree it is a strange granular pattern, almost like something caustic splashed there and removed the paint instead of being just road rash. You will need to spray, not brush that area to make it look good (but it won't be perfect). Try Automotivetouchup.com- should work well in that area .
Can it be salt or salt brine damage? I’ve only driven the car for a 1000 miles. Didn’t notice it before.
Maybe it got sprayed and job was not done very well?
It’s strange.
Originally Posted by kuma1416
Looks like the underlying primer to me, although I agree it is a strange granular pattern, almost like something caustic splashed there and removed the paint instead of being just road rash. You will need to spray, not brush that area to make it look good (but it won't be perfect). Try Automotivetouchup.com- should work well in that area .
It looks to me like that bumper has been repainted and the shop did a terrible job. Possibly bad prep and overly thin spray in those areas. I would attempt to get the dealer that sold it to you to accept responsibility and repaint it.
Looks like someone didn't know how to use a buffer, on edge like this it takes only a second of running the pad onto the edge and you are through the paint. Guessing bumper was refinished at some point and it was polished using buffer.
So you think that it is a resprayed bumper? And when it was detailed, because of the weakness of the paint, the buffer whee damaged it?
Originally Posted by Feld
Looks like someone didn't know how to use a buffer, on edge like this it takes only a second of running the pad onto the edge and you are through the paint. Guessing bumper was refinished at some point and it was polished using buffer.
Paint is usually thinner on or near edges and very easy to burn with a buffer by running the rotation of the buffer against the edge instead off the edge. Common mistake by inexperienced body shop or detail guys.
Gotcha. Car was detailed at the dealership prior to sale (not a very good job). After receiving it, I asked the detailer I’ve used for years to do paint correction and apply ceramic coating. I think one of his employees did the job, but he is pretty good. They work on many high end cars. I find it hard to believe they did it. When I showed my detailer these photos, he said it looks like a bad paint job that didn’t cure properly before they applied the coating.
if it is a rotating buffer wheel damage/burn, then it shouldn’t spread?
Originally Posted by Feld
Paint is usually thinner on or near edges and very easy to burn with a buffer by running the rotation of the buffer against the edge instead off the edge. Common mistake by inexperienced body shop or detail guys.
This is on both front corners? The exact same type of thing going on?
You would have to purposely hold the rotary in one spot to get this kind of damage and I'm still not sure it would look like that, but maybe? Yes the edges are thinner, but to wear thru all of the paint on both sides, wow...
This is on both front corners? The exact same type of thing going on?
You would have to purposely hold the rotary in one spot to get this kind of damage and I'm still not sure it would look like that, but maybe? Yes the edges are thinner, but to wear thru all of the paint on both sides, wow...
03-02-2021, 01:12 AM
Paint Damage
