My car is garage kept, i bought it mid 06, and it only has 16k miles on it, which makes me more and more discouraged to want to keep it longer every time i look at the condition of the paint...it is more of a charcoal if anything, on every part of the car that is metal. My bumpers look great, my custom hood(fiberglass) matches the bumpers, both have great gloss and depth. WTF is wrong with the rest of the car? It makes me sick to look at all the time i put into this thing to look great and the paint SUCKS.
Anyone know if paint fading is covered under warranty? It's this or i'm getting a new car, this is horse #$*@ i've had a crap honda accord 14 years old with better looking black paint.
Swing it by the dealer and explain exactly what you just told us and lets see what they say....assuming you have taken care of your paint, it should still look like new...mine does..
I had a black '82 Mustang GT that I sold 4 years ago. It still had a show-room shine on it when the car collector bought it. I too kept it in the garage and only drove it on sunny days. However, I did keep wax and polish on her.
i gotta be honest...i'm surprised the paint is still on it hahaha, i wax it about twice a month with McGuires Tech wax...stuff is expensive. The gloss is pretty nice i guess, it's just that the paint looks like it's 20yrs old
Unfortunatly, buying a new car doesn't mean it's never been painted.
Some cars get damaged on the dealer lot when they unload them etc...
Of course dealerships won't tell you when you buy the car.
Most likely, they wet sanded and buffed the car too much so now you don't have a lot of clear left on it to resist tothe element.
Or they used real cheap materials[8D].
Could be a defect, but you wouldn't be the only one with that problem then either.
The warranty should work on this.
Sorry to hear about your troubles. Good luck though.
Thanks for the backup on this, I'm going to talk to some dealers and see what they say. pascal- is that a gt500 or did you do the full conversion? Either way, looks great.
Tony65- Post up some pics for all to see what you are talking about. Since all cars are pretty much basecoat/ clearcoat I find it difficult to imagine the paint fading on certain parts, Black as everyone knows is hard to deal with as it is such a dark color and will show any defects in the paint and the application of it. The car may have been repainted (even though it was new) as pascal has mentioned. I have many aftermarket painted parts on the car and they are matched perfectly.....but that is my story I need to know more about yours! SO the car was not always this way from when you bought it new? I cannot see why it would not be covered under warranty. How do you take care of the car?....Could it be flaws in the factory paint that may have been caused by owner error?....I am not accusing you of neglect and you have had other black cars so we need some pics and answers to my questions. Do you clay the car and have you had a pro try to revive the paint with a good wetsand and polish? Did the paint get worse after you washed and waxed the car over the very short time it has been around? Just curious to know more and hope it gets resolved soon and you are happy with your beast once again! Oh and welocme to the fourm! J -S197 section mod
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2006 Mustang GT with Cervinis Kit
Whipple H.O S/C 465 RWHP and 440RWTQ
It's hard to tell, but the top one is my car, the only difference if i try to get more pictures will be rims and several other upgrades, but this is the best i can do for when it was brand new. The second picture is 2 days ago...it is the front of the car looking at the gap between your hood and fender on the passanger side. The hood is my custom hood which at one point was matched PERFECTLY with the rest of the car. The bumpers/side skirtslook like the hood, like new. I take very good care of the paint, and the reason i won't bring it to a pro is because if the clearcoat is already screwed up i don't want it any thinner than it probably already is. Plus i can't justify spending money on a possible factorydefect if the dealer will fix it. I just want it to match really, i went as far as replacing my hood (which ironically enough is the same as mygt500's) with the stock one...unfortunately the stock hood doesn't match anymore.
waxing a car 2 times a month? That kinda raises a flag!
Is it being done by hand? Are you just applying wax on top of wax? Or are you claying (or using Dawn) to remove the old wax first?
The photo doesn't show anything. Get a decent photo that shows what you are referring to so we can judge better.
I just wonder if the repainting of the hood was just done so much better than the Ford paint job...
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Thanks for the backup on this, I'm going to talk to some dealers and see what they say. pascal- is that a gt500 or did you do the full conversion? Either way, looks great.
Thanks. I did the conversion on Xmas Eve[8D].
I don't think the dealer will admit of their screw ups when you talk to them.
Take the car to a good shop in your area and see what they say. They'll have more of a neutral position and I'm sure they will be of some help.
If you decide to repaint, don't use the dealership for that. They rarely do a good job (few exceptions).
06 black paint fading?
! Oh and welocme to the fourm! J -S197 section mod
