waxed new lexus and now its chipping

[Craig]

Looks like dried wax in the chips.

[jcrowe85]

Did the previous owner use the Turtle Wax Black Box kit by chance? Maybe that hid the chips. Also, what is your driving environment like? Do you follow close to large trucks? Do you live on a gravel road? Maybe you didn't notice the chips before because they were filled with dirt and after using the paint cleaner it removed the dirt making the chips stand out.

Ive hand wash the car since day one. The chips range in size from pin head to a couple milimeters in diameter - it's something anyone would have noticed even if they had been filled with black turtle wax or white mequiars wax. And besides, the CONTINUE to worsen.

[toycar18]

You might wanna read the warranty for the paint yourself. Ask the dealer to provide the documentation. Do some research and make sure there isn't a chance it could be covered by warranty. I believe many manufactures warranty the paint for longer than a standard warranty but don't quote me on that.

The dealer could be using the Megs as an exuse not to do anything. I would have never brought that up.

Read the warranty and come up with a game plan. Maybe you need to take to a different dealer.

Good Luck

[KneeDragr]

My bet is the dealer put some sort of concealing product on it that hid the damage, which was removed when you detailed it. He is trying to deny blame. Try to find the original owner of the car, maybe through car-fax and ask them about the paint condition.

[toycar18]

If you read the thread you will know that the original owner is his family friends.

[Setec Astronomy]

I'm sorry, but what I'm seeing in those pictures is just normal road rash for a 2007 car. I had that much damage happen to my car in 2 minutes from getting stuck behind a dump trunk that was leaking gravel out the gate on the highway.

Again, I'm sorry I'll have to agree with others that your Meguiar's process simply made the chips noticeable, it didn't cause/create them. The location of your problems directly corresponds to highway damage.

[Deep Gloss Auto Salon]

looks like road rash that now has product build up in it making it noticeable to you.

Additionally, after you spend time detailing your car you look at it much more close than you ever did and notice things you never did.

[embolism]

I think you need to get some Dr. Colourchip and call it a day

after almost 5 years and 2 owners, the dealership is not going to do anything for you.

I agree that you prob have cleaner wax in those chips now...you'll need to get rid of that before you do the road rash repair with the Dr. C

[Lasthope05]

I'm sorry, but what I'm seeing in those pictures is just normal road rash for a 2007 car. I had that much damage happen to my car in 2 minutes from getting stuck behind a dump trunk that was leaking gravel out the gate on the highway.

Again, I'm sorry I'll have to agree with others that your Meguiar's process simply made the chips noticeable, it didn't cause/create them. The location of your problems directly corresponds to highway damage.

looks like road rash that now has product build up in it making it noticeable to you.

Additionally, after you spend time detailing your car you look at it much more close than you ever did and notice things you never did.

+1

This right here. More often then not, people new to detailing will start to notice defects in their paint after they have completed a detail for two reason. One they failed to fully examine their car before and after and two, they used poor techniques or the wrong products.

What you have on your car is most definitely normal road rash and products you used was not fully removed and dried in the chips.

[RaskyR1]

looks like road rash that now has product build up in it making it noticeable to you.

Additionally, after you spend time detailing your car you look at it much more close than you ever did and notice things you never did.

Exactly what I see!