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Old 11-07-03 | 12:00 PM
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Angry Cracking paint

What do I do if I see that paint is cracking at specific place ? So of it is already gone ! chipping !
Old 11-07-03 | 01:24 PM
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There isn't much you can do unfortunately, outside of having it touched up or refinished. Once paint is gone all you can do is add more via either of those 2 choices.

Any idea what could have caused it to happen? Where on the car is it?
Old 11-07-03 | 01:34 PM
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front bumper...Washed it today at my regular hand car wash place and when they started drying it off, BOOM saw that there was some paint missing...I thought it was there fault but when I look at the paint, it's like cracked...I don't know why !!!
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Sounds suspiciously like someone bumped your front fascia, and caused the paint to "spider crack" and flake off. Paint can only flex so much, and excessive impacts on the urethane parts (like a bumper) will move the plastic beyond the amount paint can flex, and thus cracks.

This is just a guess, I'd have to see it to take a better guess.

It shouldn't cost too much to have it fixed if you decide to go that route. Good luck.
Old 11-09-03 | 10:39 PM
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Originally posted by Guitarman
Sounds suspiciously like someone bumped your front fascia, and caused the paint to "spider crack" and flake off. Paint can only flex so much, and excessive impacts on the urethane parts (like a bumper) will move the plastic beyond the amount paint can flex, and thus cracks.

This is just a guess, I'd have to see it to take a better guess.

It shouldn't cost too much to have it fixed if you decide to go that route. Good luck.
It's exactly what I am talking about, "spider crack" and flake off ! I am going to the bodyshop for that tomorrow morning at 7 am.
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