What is this paint flaw?

[Yock]

I recently bought 2024 anvil Mojave and was washing it to ceramic coat it, and ran across this on the tailgate. Seems odd, dealership is going to call me back tomorrow about it. Curious what it could be in the meantime.

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[ShadowsPapa]

Surface prep or something landed on the paint. It's almost as if in the old days you didn't get the surface totally clean - of oil, wax, silicone, or some dust landed on it while spraying.
Hard to imagine it today.

 

[Yock]

Surface prep or something landed on the paint. It's almost as if in the old days you didn't get the surface totally clean - of oil, wax, silicone, or some dust landed on it while spraying.
Hard to imagine it today.

We all completely missed it on initial inspections. Dealership seemed keen on remediation, whatever that may be I’ll find out tomorrow, but if it’s just cosmetic in that local area and won’t spread for whatever reason I may just put a sticker on it if it means having to put up the truck for weeks to warranty it. It is peculiar though.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

We all completely missed it on initial inspections. Dealership seemed keen on remediation, whatever that may be I’ll find out tomorrow, but if it’s just cosmetic in that local area and won’t spread for whatever reason I may just put a sticker on it if it means having to put up the truck for weeks to warranty it. It is peculiar though.

Looks only cosmetic from picture - but best to get that determined for certain. If it is, it's your call. At least the dealer is interested.

 

[kevman65]

Oooooooo, I can use this in it's true sense "That'll buff out".

If it's in the clear coat, they should be able to make it disappear. If it's in the paint and they're willing to fix it, let them.

 

[Lunentucker]

It almost looks like some stray adhesive or sealant was on it when it got sprayed. Still better than the blue ?

 

[Vtur]

Appears like someone attempted to repair a paint defects with some rubbing compound.

 

[Ferd]

It’s a well known paint defect on aluminum body parts. It is covered under warranty.

 

[Remy_Dog]

….I may just put a sticker on it if it means having to put up the truck for weeks to warranty it. It is peculiar though.

If you won’t miss the tailgate while the repair is done perhaps just leave the tailgate with them and you won’t have to leave the entire truck?

 

[ArchEtech]

^^^that was my thought - leave the tailgate. It’s ridiculous to have to leave an entire care to wait in line. I’ve had good luck with not having to do that in the past and just had them call when they had an opening. Dealers are worse about it.

 

[Vtur]

If you won’t miss the tailgate while the repair is done perhaps just leave the tailgate with them and you won’t have to leave the entire truck?

This is a great suggestion. It also avoid any possibility of over spray from an incompetent tech too

 

[Scott0700]

Paint quality is in the toilet for whatever reason. My wife’s new $76k Tahoe has paint defects all over it. They offered to repaint those parts, but I’ve never seen anyone match a metallic to my satisfaction. My 22 F350, metallic grey, was so bad I sold it two months old to Carmax on a rainy day. At least I made money on it.

 

[TinMan2020]

Looks just like a “heavy cut” compound was used to buff out some kind of flaw. The shape of it and the edges is the “tell” to me. I bet 5 minutes with a buffer and compound is how they fix it.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

It’s a well known paint defect on aluminum body parts. It is covered under warranty.

Aluminum doesn't matter for this sort of "defect". The prep processes are the same for the final finish.
This isn't bubbling or aluminum corrosion, and it's not on an edge or near anything else.

I have painted aluminum bumpers on one of my cars.
I repainted them during the body restoration about 10 years ago. The prep was identical to anything else I've ever painted. The original finish from decades before was good, but rock chipped and faded.

 

[Yock]

Looks just like a “heavy cut” compound was used to buff out some kind of flaw. The shape of it and the edges is the “tell” to me. I bet 5 minutes with a buffer and compound is how they fix it.

I’m new to this still but I have a G9 buffer order pending. Maybe once I get that I can knock it out and avoid dealership headaches. I have this new vehicle and my wife’s is a few months old so trying to seal them up good early on with wax and some real ceramic stuff (Adam’s advanced I think is what I’ll use.)

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