Bought my 2019 Stinger GT2 new in July 2020. Saw these two horizontal lines on the rear hatch when looking at certain angles (more noticeable in person than what the camera could capture). Is this a clear coat issue from the factory? 
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I can't tell which part of the hatch you have taken the photo of but, what it looks like to me is a plastic mold mark.
The rear where the number plate is plastic molded not steel. These marks look like mold marks which have been painted
There is nothing you can do about it. It's how it's made.
The rear where the number plate is plastic molded not steel. These marks look like mold marks which have been painted
There is nothing you can do about it. It's how it's made.
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A famous philosopher king once said, "Nothing in life has any business being perfect." That is a flaw, probably in the clearcoat. But as suggested it could be the spoiler itself has lines from the molding process, which of course is a flaw. Either way, you are not getting rid of this unless you replace the part, if it is the reason for the lines, or respray the spoiler, if the flaw is clearcoat.
It was always there but it took you this long to notice Ima guessing.
It was always there but it took you this long to notice Ima guessing.
I noticed it about a year or so ago actually. It's not that easily noticeable, but figured I'd ask on here to see what people's thoughts were. Was wondering if people had similar issues from the factory, or if this could be a sign that it got repainted. My car unfortunately has had a lot of fit and finish issues, and was at the dealership a number of times over the last few years for them. Ultimately had to get the headliner replaced, sunroof assembly replaced, and rotors and pads changed multiple times, all happening within less than 20,000 miles on the car. At one point the dealership had the car for three weeks to do some of that work. And now the side vent black chrome trim finish has been deteriorating more (and it's underneath, so polishing, etc. can't fix it), and the passenger headlight has an issue with the plastic on the top portion (it has become almost a matte-like finish that looks almost like it's peeling), like the clearcoat on the headlight is prematurely going bad. My car is always garaged and only has just over 21,000 miles on it. So, since I just recently took it to the dealership service department again for the trim and headlight issues, I figured that if the clear coat/paint issue on the hatch is a factory defect, I'd possibly bring it up to them also. Not sure I'd want it repainted even if they offered, as that may be more of an issue than it's worth considering it's only noticeable in certain lighting conditions at certain angles, but just wanted to know in order to keep options open, and also if it could possibly be a repair job I was not informed of, to handle appropriately.
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Well, I think the paint and clear coat follows the contours of the car and those are parallel straight lines so I don't think it's clear coat at all. You have had a lot of issues with a brand new car....
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New Vehicle Warranty for a period of 1 year.
That's outside the 7 year warranty here
If you say you have had the car since new then it hasn't been refinished....but if it has it could be rub marks from hand sand.
It's definitely plastic and is called the "spoiler" Drop a fridge magnet onto it then the fender beside. Doesn't stick. Stick.
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Any painted surface that isn't 100% smooth and clear can be considered a "paint defect". Not all of it rises to the point of qualifying for warranty repair. Everything is built to a price point. Even $100k+ Porsches can have "paint defect" straight out of the factory.
I've shot a good bit of auto paint over the years. It's a fun and rewarding hobby. I don't do as much of it these days, mostly because of the sheer amount of effort it takes to get a good finish - much less a PERFECT high-DOI finish. Just ain't got the time any more. Those lines on your car looks like they are in the undercoat. Could be imperfection in the base color coat, the primer/surfacer coat, or even down to the substrate itself. If any of those stages are not perfectly smooth, any subsequent coat shot over it will let the imperfection print through. Takes a whole lot of elbow grease wet-sanding to keep that sort of stuff from happening. And, you have to be particularly careful around edges and corners, which are easy to "burn through" when correcting paint defects.
Just about all OEM finishes these days are automated. Some degree of "paint defect" is unavoidable. If the imperfection is light, paint correction techniques can buff it out. However, near an edge like that gets to be tricker to deal with, and most would just avoid trying.
I've shot a good bit of auto paint over the years. It's a fun and rewarding hobby. I don't do as much of it these days, mostly because of the sheer amount of effort it takes to get a good finish - much less a PERFECT high-DOI finish. Just ain't got the time any more. Those lines on your car looks like they are in the undercoat. Could be imperfection in the base color coat, the primer/surfacer coat, or even down to the substrate itself. If any of those stages are not perfectly smooth, any subsequent coat shot over it will let the imperfection print through. Takes a whole lot of elbow grease wet-sanding to keep that sort of stuff from happening. And, you have to be particularly careful around edges and corners, which are easy to "burn through" when correcting paint defects.
Just about all OEM finishes these days are automated. Some degree of "paint defect" is unavoidable. If the imperfection is light, paint correction techniques can buff it out. However, near an edge like that gets to be tricker to deal with, and most would just avoid trying.
