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29th January 2017, 08:46 | #1 |
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MG3 Paint issues
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My daughters MG3 has so many paint chips on the bonnet it's unbelievable. I'm not talking about 10 or 20 but there must be over a hundred. The paint is either too soft, brittle or badly primed. She's here later today so if I can get my camera to focus on them I'll post it up. Has anyone else had any paint issues?
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Is it a non-metallic colour?
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Yes just a solid red.
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Then sadly as it's a water based paint (and thus very soft) as it doesn't have a coat of lacquer protecting it (like the metallic colours) it's very common on today's cars, as of course painting cars with solvent based paint, kills Polar bears, doesn't it. Does the Chinese product come with a paintwork warranty? If so, it may be worth approaching your dealer to get re-painted under warranty, if not then when you have the front end re-painted, I would suggest that you get the painter to use something other than a water based paint.
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My neighbours Audi S3 is the same (solid red)
Modern water based just isn't as tough as solvent based paints.
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