Burning Paint with PC 7424

[danponjican]

Is this a BMW bumper?

[calhoun1]

Nope it is a Pontiac, and it was a 5.5" pad.

[lethalxls1]

I would NOT mention using the buffer on the car to the dealer. Take it back and tell him you just noticed it one day. All they can do is say no.

Paint doesn't look cured to me. I am no pro though- for sure.

Were you using alot of pressure when buffing?

[Blackthornone]

Originally Posted by lethalxls1

I would NOT mention using the buffer on the car to the dealer. Take it back and tell him you just noticed it one day. All they can do is say no.

Paint doesn't look cured to me. I am no pro though- for sure.

Were you using alot of pressure when buffing?

Yeah. If you mention that you were using a buffer, there is almost no way they will pay to have it fixed. If you DO end up having to pay to have it fixed, I suggest you have it painted in acrylic urethane, like Deltron, if you can. It is waay more durable, and even has a better shine.

[Emile]

Jesus, that is crazy. It looks like three possibilities to me:

1.) You were using WAY too much pressure.
2.) Low quality pain job.
3.) Uncured paint.

It could also be any combination of the three possibilities.

[ASPHALT ROCKET]

This is very common on plastic pieces that are painted when you are not paying attention.This is from too much heat on the plastic and the paint releases from the plastic. I doubt the dealer would even fix that under warranty, since being a service manager I would deny it because it is clearly had help to bunch up like that.

[Blackthornone]

This is a lesson here. Always buff when the paint is cool, so you can check the temp of the paint when buffing. So long as the paint stays cool, at least only somewhat warm, you won't burn through the paint. If you start out buffing a hot surface, it will be easier to get into trouble, and you won't know when you are getting into trouble, either.
One more thing to keep in mind is that flexible urethane body panels have flex agent added to the paint in order to make it flexible so it won't crack when that body part is pushed in. This makes the paint on flexible body parts softer than on the rest of the car. This makes it more likely to crinkle the paint as seen in this example.

[WAX-BANDIT]

Did the car have paint work done to it, I would
hope if it was new there would not be any. My
buddy bought a brand new car at a chevy dealer
and the whole side was done and they never told him !!!!!!!!

[D_Nyholm]

I wouldn't be surprised if that part of the car was repainted. It is pretty common for cars to get dinged up in transit and they will have a mobil painter clean it up for $150. My cousin used to do just that at a local Lexus dealership. They would never tell the customer either.

[frosty]

Originally Posted by D_Nyholm

I wouldn't be surprised if that part of the car was repainted. It is pretty common for cars to get dinged up in transit and they will have a mobil painter clean it up for $150. My cousin used to do just that at a local Lexus dealership. They would never tell the customer either.

I can't say I've seen them do this on new cars but I've seen mobile guys touching up cars to be sold in the back parking lot at a Mercedes dealership as well.