Paint Peeling from Front Bumper

[cashondeb]

2hot6ft2, here is a pic of the spots (I've circled some in orange). I saw a post to use claybar? What's that? Also, I will check into the 3m film. I'm looking into louvers (deflectors) over my windows right now. Thanks all for helping me out.

[2hot6ft2]

Originally Posted by cashondeb

2hot6ft2, here is a pic of the spots (I've circled some in orange). I saw a post to use claybar? What's that? Also, I will check into the 3m film. I'm looking into louvers (deflectors) over my windows right now. Thanks all for helping me out.

Since claymore has already pointed out that we have strayed from the topic of this thread I'll send you a PM reply.

[Mark94]

I decided to look at my bumpers yesterday on my 1100 mile old Fit and when I unscrewed the passenger rear bumper I saw the paint was worn away and was most likely going to become larger and be a bigger problem over time so I took some small washers and stuck them in all four corners and touched that area up with touch-up paint.

I don't think the washers were zinc plated but they were small and definitely separated the panels enough not to touch anymore and if they rust, I can't see them at all so it's not a big deal.

I definitely recommend doing this and thank this forum for the heads up to get this taken care of soon especially since I just paid a boat-load for the 3M film and would hate to have to rip that off for a repaint.

Took about 15 minutes.

Mark

[2hot6ft2]

Way to go. I'm sure you'll find lots of usefull info here in the forum. I see that you're fairly new so welcome to the forum.

[K LoLo]

I looked at mine yesterday. It looks kind of bubbled on all four corners. One is actually starting to peel.

What should I do?

[Mark94]

If you wanted to mess with the hassle of trying to get Honda to warranty the issue, go that route.

Eventhough the paint on this car seems thin, I think the factory paint will hold up better to rock chips and scratches much better than a repaint so I would rather stick with the factory paint and put the washers in all four corners to separate the panels and then use the Honda touch-up paint to repair the small areas that bubbled or peeled. The Honda touch-up paint was a great match for my SSM paint.

Just my opinion.

Mark

[2hot6ft2]

Originally Posted by K LoLo

I looked at mine yesterday. It looks kind of bubbled on all four corners. One is actually starting to peel.

What should I do?

Personally I would take it to the dealer and have it repainted then put the washers in to help keep it from happening again. I had no problem at all getting mine fixed.

[GoFits]

I got mine fixed but...you know.
It's never the same after you take it to the dealer.
They ALWAYS screw something up...
and then you have to schedule a time to bring it back in and have it redone...which they will without fail screw up again.


people just don't take pride in their work anymore....
which is why we have this problem with our paint in the first place....

[NCFit]

Originally Posted by GoFits

I got mine fixed but...you know.
It's never the same after you take it to the dealer.
They ALWAYS screw something up...
and then you have to schedule a time to bring it back in and have it redone...which they will without fail screw up again.


people just don't take pride in their work anymore....
which is why we have this problem with our paint in the first place....

That is why I refuse to have mine fixed. Dealers smealers. They are all the same. The paint removal is small enough and if I don't mess with it, it will be fine.

You are exactly right about people not taking pride anymore in their work. All they want is for the shift to end and the paychecks to keep coming. Even though they should be docked for $hitty work!

[2hot6ft2]

I haven't had any problems with the dealership I purchased mine from. Guess that's why this is my second vehicle from them and my Mom purchased her second vehicle from them a few months later.

Neither one of us has had any problems with them. Granted it's a rarity to be able to say that about a dealership.

[AZfitsport]

I noticed the paint peeling on those corners about a month or two after I bought my Fit. That was almost a year ago. I thought it was from the nose mask that I was using, but when I saw this post, I knew that that was not the reason. Thanks for all the info everyone. I will definitely be taking my Fit to the dealer. Has anyone else had any problems with the dealers not being willing to take care of the problem?

Also, are any of you in Arizona and have you found success at one of the dealers in Phoenix? I bought mine at Honda Cars of Mesa. I will be calling them tomorrow to see what they say.

[fitjunkie]

Originally Posted by AZfitsport

I noticed the paint peeling on those corners about a month or two after I bought my Fit. That was almost a year ago. I thought it was from the nose mask that I was using, but when I saw this post, I knew that that was not the reason. Thanks for all the info everyone. I will definitely be taking my Fit to the dealer. Has anyone else had any problems with the dealers not being willing to take care of the problem?

Also, are any of you in Arizona and have you found success at one of the dealers in Phoenix? I bought mine at Honda Cars of Mesa. I will be calling them tomorrow to see what they say.

Just give Honda a call and then take it to the dealer, that's what I did and Honda called my local dealer to get things taken care...otherwise dealers will give you headaches

[~ƒĭŧ ŧяĭא~]

No peeling at the bumpers, but lots, and I mean lots, of chipping in the front bumper, hood and even the left headlight housing... It's getting to the point where I can't tell which are bugs and which are chips. There's literally hundreds of chips in various sizes peppered all over. I haven't even finished breaking in the engine yet

I expected chipping in the front spoiler/fog lamp area as it's closest to the road, but this is getting rediculous. I haven't even owned the car a whole month yet (picked up on April 18th) and I'm having these issues. I'm not even sure if going back to the dealer will do anything. Any time any of my friends have taken their cars to the dealer for paint work, their car comes back with orange peel, overspray or worse... I don't want to have my fix look worse than the problem. :?

BTW: Alabaster Silver Metallic, Fit Sport 5-MT with 3,100 kms

[Mark94]

The paint does seem very thin on these cars and the fact there is reportedly no primer on the car is even more reason to spend the money on some sort of clear bra.

I've spent money on cars in the past to get repainted and they seem to chip even easier and larger than factory paint due to inferior paint processes and the curing method so I feel that the factory paint will still hold up better than an aftermarket paint job so it is worth protecting.

I doubt Honda will repaint your front as it is considered wear and tear for the fronts of cars to have paint chips but you could try.

If they repaint it, get the paint protection film after it cures and you should be good.

Mark

[dank24]

wtf! now my SSM is pealing. I am calling the damn dealer tomorrow

[viamede]

Originally Posted by dank24

wtf! now my SSM is pealing. I am calling the damn dealer tomorrow

Did this happen after you put in the washers or had that not yet been done??

[hatchgeek]

Have had my SSM for 1yr, 1 month now and was having a PDR guy look at it this weekend for minor door dings (birthday present to the car) when we noticed the paint peeling from the rear bumper. Damn it!!! Didn't check out the rest of the corners, 1 is more than enough. Guess I'll be calling Honda and then my dealership tomorrow.

[dank24]

ah, I just gapped my bumpers out like .25 of a inch and touched up the marker tip size i saw. No way they will ever touch now

[viamede]

Are people spacing out more than the edge screw. I took out the edge screw on the front but it was still too tight to fit any of the washers in there comfortably.

[tonejunkie]

+1 on the paint peeling. My MR I bought in April already has paint peeling. I should have just gone out and put the washer in before I saw the paint problem. Doh!