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Old 09-09-2002, 10:31 AM
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Problem With Paint Chipping On Bumper

I don't know whether it's because those shit-kicking big trucks on the highway are spewing stones and they're hitting my bumper or the paint just sucks. My car is white, so every time there's a chip in the paint you see black. I guess if you have a black car, it's not so noticible. I could get a bra cover, but I hate them. Taking them off and putting them back on all the time, it's a pain in the ass. It's a good thing I have that bottle of touch up paint, but at some point, the bumper will look shitty. Anyone else have this problem, or is it just me?
Old 09-09-2002, 10:40 AM
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I get them all the time, regardless of what type of driving I'm doing. The paint just sucks on these cars... And I hate the fact that I'm such a perfectionist, so I notice every stinkin scratch, gash, chip, etc...
Old 09-09-2002, 11:24 AM
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I have at LEAST 80+ chips on my car! The paint didn't bond to the primer properly... And my chips are all around my car. Name a panel. It has a chips in it.

YA IT #&*#@&*(&@(*) SUCKS!

One of the main reasons I can't wait to get rid of it. I like washing my car, and I get upset when I see all of the chips.

Can we complain and have Acura fix it?

The ammount of chips on my car is not normal for 30k miles. It looks like 100k+. And I don't drive on the highway regularly.

My Mercury cougar! and my Jeep grand cherokee had better paint that this fu&*ing thing.
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It's called water-based paint. Protects the environment, but chips easily..
Old 09-09-2002, 11:33 AM
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Originally posted by CO-CL-S
It's called water-based paint. Protects the environment, but chips easily..
I was looking at Ken Steele's paint. He has 2x the milage, and no where near as many chips. He had hardly any compared to my car.

I have a bad paint job.

Granted I agree the paint is cheezy. But there's a difference between bad quality paint. And paint that didn't bond correctly.
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Re: Problem With Paint Chipping On Bumper

Originally posted by Pappy
I don't know whether it's because those shit-kicking big trucks on the highway are spewing stones and they're hitting my bumper or the paint just sucks.
it's both
Old 09-09-2002, 04:59 PM
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Maybe it depends on the color. Some may be better than others. Every time I drive it I get chips. I just want to leave it in the garage and take my truck. It's a pain in the ass to keep using the touch up paint.
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My daughters CRV is the same damn way, too.
Old 09-10-2002, 12:38 AM
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Yeah i had paint coming off of my rocker panel on the driver side and they fixed it under warranty but the chip on the very front of the bumper they wouldnt fix.....kinda shitty but what can i do ???? bitch a little bit more
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Originally Posted by Pappy
My car is white, so every time there's a chip in the paint you see black. I guess if you have a black car, it's not so noticible.
Got news for ya - I have a black '98 CL and when the paint chips off the bumper, all you see is the grayish-white primer coat on the bumper. I guess it's not really primer so much as primer-like. Primer would imply some sort of adhesion to the top coat of paint.

For the last 3 years, I've driven 100 highway miles every day to work. My bumper is more gray than black.
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