napierjohn
Member
Just got this truck and it has paint issues. I really don't know the history of the truck and the seller sure wasn't going to tell me anything I could trust. He owned it for 3 months before selling it. He swore the paint issues (paint peeling down to the metal on the front fenders and the lower half of both front doors) were from the factory. I didn't believe him as first, though, I see paint also peeling on the upper engine bay lip where the hood meets the fenders on this truck and I found the same peeling same location on a 2005 ST in the junkyard.
Some questions I have for members are:
Is that common?
Is that a factory paint issue?
If a factory paint issue, would that mean if I had the truck painted, would the original paint (now underneath the new) still peel away?
The peeling seems localized and on the same area of both sides of the truck. It makes me wonder if at the factory the painting robot / method missed shooting primer in those areas - considering that the location and panel shape at the peeling locations. There is a tiny ding on the cab that has a chunk of paint missing, too.
The hood color is slightly different than the rest of the truck - weird.
I am considering a full body paint with bumpers and trim / rails removed and painted black. Thinking about using the most brilliant white I can find (Ford Super Performance White, GM Artic White, and Toyota Super White 040 are contenders). Most likely won't paint inside the doors if the color difference isn't very noticable.
Your knowledgeable thoughts will be well appreciated.
Some questions I have for members are:
Is that common?
Is that a factory paint issue?
If a factory paint issue, would that mean if I had the truck painted, would the original paint (now underneath the new) still peel away?
The peeling seems localized and on the same area of both sides of the truck. It makes me wonder if at the factory the painting robot / method missed shooting primer in those areas - considering that the location and panel shape at the peeling locations. There is a tiny ding on the cab that has a chunk of paint missing, too.
The hood color is slightly different than the rest of the truck - weird.
I am considering a full body paint with bumpers and trim / rails removed and painted black. Thinking about using the most brilliant white I can find (Ford Super Performance White, GM Artic White, and Toyota Super White 040 are contenders). Most likely won't paint inside the doors if the color difference isn't very noticable.
Your knowledgeable thoughts will be well appreciated.
