Bad paint micro blue gt

[DiabloStinger]

That's unfortunate. Do you plan to purchase a new Stinger then? Same color?

Depends on what Kia says. If they want to repaint the car I can guarantee I won't accept it when it is done.

 

[MerlintheMad]

My service manager took one look and told me to call Kia. Of course I could get another estimate to repaint more surfaces, but at this point I have the roof, hatch, add four doors and what is left... Just the bumpers and hood.

At that point, I'd just have the entire car resprayed at the same time. If Kia has cooperated this far, I don't see them holding out, to hang onto the original paint of two bumpers and a hood. But, others have experienced that or worse. So, each case is different! Damnation!

 

[MerlintheMad]

Depends on what Kia says. If they want to repaint the car I can guarantee I won't accept it when it is done.

Why? It isn't Kia repainting it: it's the body shop of your choice. Most likely. If not, then crap shoot. But let's say you pick the body shop. Let's say said-body shop does a great job. Why would you not accept it? Are you saying that body shops don't know how to paint even better than factory mass paint?

 

[DiabloStinger]

I won't take a resprayed car back. End of story. I'll find reasons to leave it there if that is the direction they go. It is a waste of time and a huge devalue to a brand new car. I can spot ra repaint from ten feet away.

 

[Peeso33]

Why? It isn't Kia repainting it: it's the body shop of your choice. Most likely. If not, then crap shoot. But let's say you pick the body shop. Let's say said-body shop does a great job. Why would you not accept it? Are you saying that body shops don't know how to paint even better than factory mass paint?

When a car is repainted, the shops often have to bake the paint at a lower temperature then at the factory. It doesn't matter how good the body shop is, it nearly impossible to match perfectly. The repainted area will also be more prong to adhesion problems, so much so that some of the authorized PPF installers cannot guarantee that paint won't come off with film when taking the film off. A repainted car, may look "good enough" but is a massive devalue IMO (not sure if repaint done by kia will show up on reports like carfax). I'm so ready to buy a stinger, this damn paint thing is the only thing holding me back.

 

[DiabloStinger]

In my 42 years I've had 7 vehicles repainted... Some just a panel or two, some more than that. It just takes a trained eye to spot the difference. Matching depth in a super metallic color like miemne is very tough... Especially since the thickness is much different on the aftermarket job. Also, a significant amount of clear is applied to allow for polishing. Areas that don't have the same level of orange peel don't get cut as much, thus can appear different in sunlight.

I agree with @Peeso33 about the temperature of the bake. It is a softer paint, yet thicker.

 

[Fl stingergt]

Ya when I went to get hatch re painted they have to do whole roof so it will blend. These colors will never match again. Go out and look at your car now the plastic pieces are the same color but they reflect different then metal.
If you really look they don’t match

 

[Fl stingergt]

Diablo does your dealer have a body shop ?

 

[Fl stingergt]

I was wondering way they told you to contact Kia. Mine has shop they said they would take care of it all. Even the rep from corporate Kia came out and looked and took pictures. They know this is a problem. Keep pushing. This is there hi end car they don’t want it getting out that there not helping us.

 

[Fl stingergt]

That’s why all the yellow cars got repainted before sold or if it made to a customer they got 5000 dollars and a new paint job. But when you take that money there off the hook in the future from any lawsuits or other paint problems

 

[DiabloStinger]

Dealer does not have a shop... I have one that I normally use though.

 

[Fl stingergt]

Cool

 

[friss]

Took a look today at my GT2 (Built 01/18) and found a few bubbles on my door seams. I didn't see any on the driver side doors just the passenger. Also found another in the top right of the engine bay.

Gonna talk to my dealer about it when I bring it in to replace my instrument panel cover they scratched up in detail.

 

[Fl stingergt]

They get worst over time I had none for first 6 months of having car. Now they are popping up like chicken pox.

 

[Fl stingergt]

Please spread the word to other forums so people have a chance to look and try to get solved before warranty runs out or rust takes over.One team one dream. Team stinger

 

[MerlintheMad]

I won't take a resprayed car back. End of story. I'll find reasons to leave it there if that is the direction they go. It is a waste of time and a huge devalue to a brand new car. I can spot ra repaint from ten feet away.

I don't understand. Why is a completely resprayed car worse than a partial respray? You are accepting everything but the bumpers and hood? I do not understand why if you had those done also that you would not take the car.

A new paint job does not devalue the car if it is done right. This has been argued before and there is more to it than a simple assertion that anybody buying the car will know, or even care: all a buyer wants is a car that looks great and is in fact in great shape. A very well repainted car will be a strong seller.

Now, a disturbing number of anecdotal cases on this forum are saying that their resprays are horrible, even to the point of ruining what was better paint prior to the respray (bad masking lines, overspray, additional damage that wasn't there before the body shop got hold of it, etc.). These are lamentable cases. Anyone intending to claim warranty from Kia needs to be able to choose the body shop.

 

[DiabloStinger]

While it might be of your opinion that a resprayed car would be a strong seller, I'm telling you that simply isn't true.
The first thing an educated buyer looks for are resprayed panels.
Total repaint is not a total repaint. In 100% of cases you find evidence of such.
I do not care to argue this point in 2.5 years when these situations are long forgotten. I'd rather argue it now and be made whole before it isn't possible.
Now, Kia has been doing right by us, there is no arguing that. However, they still own the burden of responsibility as they control this situation with their decisions. My decision is, if they present me with only a respray option, to find reasons to deny the vehicle. I love my cars.. I get a new one every two years. I don't need anything getting in the way of my enjoyment, and frankly, this sucks. Finding little issues that were 100% preventable with decent qa is ridiculous. If they feel like spending 8k on repainting the car then that is on them. I'll give them an option to remove it from my responsibility so I can get something without defective paint issues.

 

[Revvdmedia]

I checked my driver's door only and found 6 to 7 of these blisters. Mine is a late March 2018 build (white). I guess yet another thing to add to the books when the car goes in next. This is ridiculously annoying. I was cross shopping against European cars due to their perceived quality, but I didn't pull the trigger on any of them because they typically have a history of becoming expensive after warranty is up, and also spending a lot of time in the shop when they are under warranty. I've seen a lot of good quality in Kia and Hyundai over the last few years which helped draw me to the Stinger. With my paint issues I noticed just hours after delivery (I should have looked closer upon initial inspection), this, plus rattles...dammit I thought this car would be a keeper, but I guess now it's time to start spilling the negative press. Guess I'll be busting out the camera and putting this out there. Amazingly enough there aren't enough videos up showing the negative items on the Stinger. We need to start putting this car in its place. "Premium paint" is what the build and price told me...dammit. I dumped my factory ordered 2015 Mustang because I felt it was turning into a pile of junk, but this Stinger is only 2-1/2 months old and showing more problems at a faster rate than the "junk" American car. I feel pretty burned right now. I'm starting to think the only way I'll be happy with cars is by not owning one and taking the bus, for shame.

 

[MerlintheMad]

"Premium paint" is what the build and price told me...dammit. I dumped my factory ordered 2015 Mustang because I felt it was turning into a pile of junk, but this Stinger is only 2-1/2 months old and showing more problems at a faster rate than the "junk" American car. I feel pretty burned right now. I'm starting to think the only way I'll be happy with cars is by not owning one and taking the bus, for shame.

Oh ferpetesakes! Rein yourself in a little. This isn't a done issue. I clearly recall similar looking "blisters" along the rolled edges of doors going back for forever. Mostly they are collected paint, not blistering pustules, per se. I didn't look at my car till this thread. So I don't know if they were already there. What we need is brand new MY19s to be checked on the dealership lots; not MY18s checked months after the fact.

 

[SKStinger]

Maybe it's too late and I need to go to bed. But your reasoning isn't making sense to me. What other option does Kia have but to respray your defective paint? And if they do, all or some of the car, you won't keep it. The only way th

Oh ferpetesakes! Rein yourself in a little. This isn't a done issue. I clearly recall similar looking "blisters" along the rolled edges of doors going back for forever. Mostly they are collected paint, not blistering pustules, per se. I didn't look at my car till this thread. So I don't know if they were already there. What we need is brand new MY19s to be checked on the dealership lots; not MY18s checked months after the fact.

June 2018 build. I have 4 of them. One large one (size of my thumb nail) on the inner side of the panel between the front door and the rear door on the drivers side (when the door is opened)

I plan to put some clear coat on them and monitor them before I bring it to Kia. I do agree that this is not a show-stopper. If it was exterior paint chipping and flaking i'd be all over it but these seem pretty hard and look more like collected paint than blisters but i'll monitor them for sure now.