A warning on "paint wrinkle"!!!

**Matt** · 08-07-2009, 11:55 PM

I do have to agree, it doesn't quite look like what you'd expect with a paint wrinkle but he did say that it was a new Honda Element....could have been repaired by the dealer before being delivered though if some damage was done during transport.

**RaskyR1** · 08-10-2009, 10:04 AM

I agree that paint looks a little on the thick side but it was the OEM paint.

Another pic that the owner took.

**67Customs** · 08-10-2009, 12:33 PM

Who said it was OEM paint?

Vehicles getting damaged in transport and during unload is fairly common. The dealer repairs it and never tells the purchaser. The owner thinks it is factory paint when it isn't.

I do paint and body and detailing, and to me, that looks like a repaired area, not just paint wrinkle.

**RaskyR1** · 08-10-2009, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by 67Customs

Who said it was OEM paint?

Vehicles getting damaged in transport and during unload is fairly common. The dealer repairs it and never tells the purchaser. The owner thinks it is factory paint when it isn't.

I do paint and body and detailing, and to me, that looks like a repaired area, not just paint wrinkle.

I did, the body shop did, and the owner confirmed on Autopia that he picked up the car as it was coming off the transport.

My father owned his own body shop for 10 years and handled all the work for the local Dodge, Ford, and GM dealers....I'm well aware of how often new cars get damaged and fixed without the owners knowledge.

Mike Phillips · 08-10-2009, 02:56 PM

Thanks for sharing your experience with the forum Rasky, there's an old saying that goes like this,

"Try to learn from other people's mistakes because you might not live long enough to make them all on your own"

Same thing happened to me one time buffing on the front bumper/valance of a Viper at a Viper class with about 30 people watching. Ouch!

We carefully sanded the clear flat and then carefully buffed out our sanding marks and fixed it but everyone watching and the guy doing the sanding and buffing were holding their breath the entire time.

**chevchenko** · 01-08-2012, 05:05 AM

Would this have happened if you were using a DA?

**loudog2** · 01-08-2012, 07:39 AM

Originally Posted by chevchenko

Would this have happened if you were using a DA?

This has happened to people with DA's. Mostly with hot paint on a bumper or trim piece. There is a thread where it happened to someone with a DA.

**drisaudi** · 01-08-2012, 08:42 AM

I seen it happen on a new 911 about 8 years ago. Had a small scratch on. The detailer took a rotary to it and burned the paint to a wrinkle like that. Had to repaint the bumper. Those plastic bumpers do not adhere paint well.

**A.P.A.D.** · 01-08-2012, 08:56 AM

is this why u should tape the edges when using a rotary? is this just an example of getting too close to the edge?

im sorry this happened to u. good job taking care of the customer and making it right!