03StangerGT

So, after i get a car wash, some guy says, "hey i got a buddy who can fix that on your hood for about $40" and i said "okay sounds good." (i thought i was the usual scratches). I came home to find a 5 x 3 area with NO piant on, it all chipped off. I have an 03 with 24k miles on it. Has anyone ever experianced this kind of chipping? this should happen.... i need to get a new paint job? right now it looks very bad... i think it was from the $8 wash i got. P.S. I am not happy right now.

Does anyone know why anf how much it will cost?

mikev08826

I've got a mailbox dent in the side of my GT where someone who worked at Maaco followed me into a parking lot and sold himself to make me want to have him fix it for $240.

When I inquired why the paint would be so cheap with my color he kind of shaded out and asked to open my door and look at the catalyst.

He stared at it for a good 20 seconds and said, "Oh yeah, you've got special paint. I can get it ready for paint."

Sounds like a scam.

And why wasn't this guy slaving away Maaco on a tuesday at 2:30 pm????

2000GT4.6

So your paint came off in a car wash?

Damm.

tripsevn7

dude you need to go to the dealer and ask about a paint defect issue.pending on when you bought it, with that low milleage i would see if the dealer will help you out first. outside that painting a hood w/ refinishing will normally run about 600 bux

03StangerGT

yeah, it was one of thoes "no touch" car washes.... i couldnt believe it. Fords paint job must be very bad. my car is only 4 years old, my sisters honda, wich as 170k miles on it has very limited paint chips on it. I just dont undersand.

2000GT4.6

+1

And I gotta see a pic, this is screwed up.

tripsevn7

dude none of the four mustangs i owned ever had that happen to the paint. hell my 98 gt looked brand new at 100000 miles(wish the engine lasted that long)

mvr

this is why i only wash my car by hand, id rather it be dirty than damage the car at one of these places.

96cobra10101

A pressure washer can strip the hell out of a car.

03StangerGT

ill post pice tomorrow. the "pressure wash" wasnt that bad, like a regular hose, but still it shouldnt have heppened.