Would you call this clearcoat failure?

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haha that looks like someones skin after they have been sun burnt, just pealing. That Focus is hurting pretty bad.
 
I was walking through the grocery store parking lot and saw that and had to take a picture. It is from a Ford Focus station wagon, cant be at the most 4 years old. Just could not believe it.
 
That is a repaint gone bad. OEM paint doesn't do that within 6 years.



Could be:



1. Economy clear

2. Incorrectly mixed clear

3. Waited too long between base coat and clear



If a body shop quotes you 30% off all other quotes...you're probably getting this.
 
By the way, regular waxing would have helped delay that delamination.



If your customers don't value waxing, post that pic on your website, and they may reconsider.
 
BigJimZ28 said:
how do you know whayt year it was?



it might be 11 years old who knows?
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that very well could be true, but I doubt 11 years old. Even so, I have seen cars older than 11 years that are in far better shape



started making focus in 2000
 
According to your search on 1998 Ford Focus, they were first in Europe in 1998, in the US in 2000. That picture I took was in Rhode Island. I highly doubt that car is an 88 imported from Europe.
 
I doubt that’s a re-spray, I'm betting that’s factory failure sped up by lack of protection and intense sun.
 
AppliedColors said:
Then why aren't the tops of the fenders peeling?
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What parts of the car see the most direct sunlight...at the hottest part of the day.. and is not a vertical surface...i.e flat and allows contaminants to embed...



When you find clear coat failure, its usually going to be hood, roof, trunk. Not saying that it can’t happen in other areas, just the horizontal surfaces of the car take the most abuse.
 
Wren said:
What parts of the car see the most direct sunlight...at the hottest part of the day.. and is not a vertical surface...i.e flat and allows contaminants to embed...



When you find clear coat failure, its usually going to be hood, roof, trunk. Not saying that it can’t happen in other areas, just the horizontal surfaces of the car take the most abuse.
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I've repainted lots of cc failures, and the tops of the fenders are peelers too.



Note that the bumper, which gets less light exposure than the fenders, is peeling.



This was a light (thus no fender replacement) frontal collision in which the bumper/hood were replaced/repaired incorrectly.
 
I'd bet on repaint as well. You don't see Ford factory paint doing that. Mid to late 90's GM's I could see.
 
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