Stu
All of today's vehicles are basecoat - clearcoat. As I understand
any color can peel if the paint process goes wrong. Dodge Neon blue for a
long time it was common for that color to flake. I saw one Neon with half
the clearcoat peeled off. I have seen Ford blue and GM blue, red and green
with this problem. I can't say I've seen white flaking but you need to be
closer to white to see that; the other colors are obvious.
As I understand the problem - the basecoat is too thin - the primer
is UV sensitive so the primer starts to pop the paint off.
Check all the surfaces for any flaked off paint - if it starts in one place
it will just continue to flake the paint.
Check for any paint recalls or problems on AllData.com or other sources.
Look for other similar vehicles to see if the paint is flaking off.
Ron Fraser
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From: tigers-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Stu Brennan
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 6:00 PM
To: Tiger Net
Subject: [Tigers] White paint - Non Tiger
We have this white 2003 Ford Escape and the white paint is flaking off the
roof. It spent most of its life in the northeast, and only one winter in
central Florida. Since this started, I think I've noticed a few other white
cars, not all Fords IIRC, that had white paint flaking off. I don't mean
its from rust underneath, the primer seems intact.
So does anyone know if there is some chronic problem with white paint in
general? The reason I'm asking is that I'm looking at a used car for a DD,
that has everything right, except it is white...
Stu
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