Paint is just ugh

[TheSting]

You are 100% correct. Is have refused delivery in that condition.

Its not the paint itself. The KIA paint isnt so bad. Got my Stinger to the painter and he found out, it had 135μm (Micrometer) paint on it.

Here some data (in germany) to have an idea how good or bad that is:

Audi μm (Micrometer) paint
A5, A6, A7, A8 -/ 100μm
Q3, Q5, Q7 100 -/ 114 - 147μm

BMW
X1 -/110μm
X3, M6, 5 -/89 - 100μm
X5, X6 -/120 - 165μm
5er(E60) -/130 - 165μm

Chevrolet
Lanos, Aveo -/75-150μm
Captiva, Epica -/90-100μm
Niva, Spark -/94-98μm
Lacetti, Cruze -/110-140μm

Citroen
С5 -/110-130μm
С4 -/75-125μm
С3 -/90-120μm

Ford
Explorer, Kuga -/135-145μm
Focus -/156-160μm
Mondeo -/119-127μm

Honda
Accord 7 -/130-145μm
Civic 4D -/100-135μm
Fit, CR-V -/87-98 μm

Hyundai
Accent, IX 35 -/70-75μm
I30, I40 -/100-110μm
Santa Fe, Elantra -/70-100μm
Solaris, Sonata -/85-100μm
Tucson -/90-130μm

Infiniti
FX35 -/116μm

Kia
Sportage, Cerato -/110-120μm
Picanto, Rio, Soul -/100-110μm
Venga, Optima -/120-125μm
Sorento, Cee'd -/100-105μm
Stinger -/135μm

Lexus
RX, ES, LX -/140-145μm
CT, GX, LS -/125-150μm

Mazda
CX-7, CX-5 -/85-120μm
3, 6 -/110-130μm

Mercedes-Benz
C, E -/230-250μm
GL, ML -/90-110μm

Mitsubishi
Lancer, Pajero -/90-125μm
L200, Outlander XL -/53-75μm
ASX -/70μm

Nissan
X-Trail, Patrol -/75-120μm
Juke, Qashqai -/110-125μm
Murano -/ 95μm
Tiida, Navara -/105-115μm
Pathfinder -/100-110μm
Almera, Teana -/130-150μm

Toyota
LC 200, Camry -/110-130μm
Avensis, Highlander -/80-120μm
Auris, Verso -/110μm
Corolla -/106μm
LC Prado -/77-93μm
Prius, Rav4 -/80-90μm

Volkswagen
Passat new -/120-140μm
Multivan Highline -/90-135μm
Golf, Polo, Jetta -/80-105μm
Touareg, Tiguan -/70-85μm

Volvo
S 60 -/110-130μm
S 60 II -/95-115μm

 

[Flameangel]

@runner1 , hearing you. My first pick up from the dealership was a disaster. We went in all excited to pick up my car, manager greeted us and told us the rubber strip on the sunroof had been apparently " pecked by birds " whilst in the holding yard. Closer inspection of the car's paint revealed lots of swirl marks and scratches. ? it had been done by one of their service guys with a dirty rotary buffer .
Of course we didn't accept it in that condition and luckily we didn't because later we were told it was not just a rubber sealant issue, the whole sunroof needs replacing and will cost the dealership $7,000. It's now a demo model and was sent to the panel beaters to be fixed .

We wanted another one so they ordered a brand new one, it came from interstate so more waiting. However it was like chalk and cheese compared to the first one and hubby asked for the vin number so a mate of his could check the vehicle's VCR.
We asked for it not to be washed, so it's not perfect but will shortly been going for PPF and ceramic coating. The detailer doing it for us, advised not to allow the dealership to wash it so it wouldn't get swirl marks and scratches from dirty sponges/ cloths from people not doing it properly.It will go to him " as is ", even so it looks heaps better than the first one.

Here's some pics of the original car's presentation...

sorry for the poor pics, the original ones I deleted so these were taken off the pics on the thread I posted

 

[runner1]

Ouch!!!

I have to admit, she’s home now and the paint is officially awesome. Maintenance is so
Much easier than repair and I will do my damn best to keep it best possible.

 

[MisterMac]

Ouch!!!

I have to admit, she’s home now and the paint is officially awesome. Maintenance is so
Much easier than repair and I will do my damn best to keep it best possible.

Pics or it didn't happen!

 

[robz32]

Its not the paint itself. The KIA paint isnt so bad. Got my Stinger to the painter and he found out, it had 135μm (Micrometer) paint on it.

Here some data (in germany) to have an idea how good or bad that is:

Audi μm (Micrometer) paint
A5, A6, A7, A8 -/ 100μm
Q3, Q5, Q7 100 -/ 114 - 147μm

BMW
X1 -/110μm
X3, M6, 5 -/89 - 100μm
X5, X6 -/120 - 165μm
5er(E60) -/130 - 165μm

Chevrolet
Lanos, Aveo -/75-150μm
Captiva, Epica -/90-100μm
Niva, Spark -/94-98μm
Lacetti, Cruze -/110-140μm

Citroen
С5 -/110-130μm
С4 -/75-125μm
С3 -/90-120μm

Ford
Explorer, Kuga -/135-145μm
Focus -/156-160μm
Mondeo -/119-127μm

Honda
Accord 7 -/130-145μm
Civic 4D -/100-135μm
Fit, CR-V -/87-98 μm

Hyundai
Accent, IX 35 -/70-75μm
I30, I40 -/100-110μm
Santa Fe, Elantra -/70-100μm
Solaris, Sonata -/85-100μm
Tucson -/90-130μm

Infiniti
FX35 -/116μm

Kia
Sportage, Cerato -/110-120μm
Picanto, Rio, Soul -/100-110μm
Venga, Optima -/120-125μm
Sorento, Cee'd -/100-105μm
Stinger -/135μm

Lexus
RX, ES, LX -/140-145μm
CT, GX, LS -/125-150μm

Mazda
CX-7, CX-5 -/85-120μm
3, 6 -/110-130μm

Mercedes-Benz
C, E -/230-250μm
GL, ML -/90-110μm

Mitsubishi
Lancer, Pajero -/90-125μm
L200, Outlander XL -/53-75μm
ASX -/70μm

Nissan
X-Trail, Patrol -/75-120μm
Juke, Qashqai -/110-125μm
Murano -/ 95μm
Tiida, Navara -/105-115μm
Pathfinder -/100-110μm
Almera, Teana -/130-150μm

Toyota
LC 200, Camry -/110-130μm
Avensis, Highlander -/80-120μm
Auris, Verso -/110μm
Corolla -/106μm
LC Prado -/77-93μm
Prius, Rav4 -/80-90μm

Volkswagen
Passat new -/120-140μm
Multivan Highline -/90-135μm
Golf, Polo, Jetta -/80-105μm
Touareg, Tiguan -/70-85μm

Volvo
S 60 -/110-130μm
S 60 II -/95-115μm

This is excellent information, really puts into perspective that the thickness of the paint on our Stingers is within the average for all major brands.
Before doing the correction on mine I averaged 130μm

 

[MerlintheMad]

Its not the paint itself. The KIA paint isnt so bad. Got my Stinger to the painter and he found out, it had 135μm (Micrometer) paint on it.

Here some data (in germany) to have an idea how good or bad that is:

Audi μm (Micrometer) paint
A5, A6, A7, A8 -/ 100μm
Q3, Q5, Q7 100 -/ 114 - 147μm

BMW
X1 -/110μm
X3, M6, 5 -/89 - 100μm
X5, X6 -/120 - 165μm
5er(E60) -/130 - 165μm

Chevrolet
Lanos, Aveo -/75-150μm
Captiva, Epica -/90-100μm
Niva, Spark -/94-98μm
Lacetti, Cruze -/110-140μm

Citroen
С5 -/110-130μm
С4 -/75-125μm
С3 -/90-120μm

Ford
Explorer, Kuga -/135-145μm
Focus -/156-160μm
Mondeo -/119-127μm

Honda
Accord 7 -/130-145μm
Civic 4D -/100-135μm
Fit, CR-V -/87-98 μm

Hyundai
Accent, IX 35 -/70-75μm
I30, I40 -/100-110μm
Santa Fe, Elantra -/70-100μm
Solaris, Sonata -/85-100μm
Tucson -/90-130μm

Infiniti
FX35 -/116μm

Kia
Sportage, Cerato -/110-120μm
Picanto, Rio, Soul -/100-110μm
Venga, Optima -/120-125μm
Sorento, Cee'd -/100-105μm
Stinger -/135μm

Lexus
RX, ES, LX -/140-145μm
CT, GX, LS -/125-150μm

Mazda
CX-7, CX-5 -/85-120μm
3, 6 -/110-130μm

Mercedes-Benz
C, E -/230-250μm
GL, ML -/90-110μm

Mitsubishi
Lancer, Pajero -/90-125μm
L200, Outlander XL -/53-75μm
ASX -/70μm

Nissan
X-Trail, Patrol -/75-120μm
Juke, Qashqai -/110-125μm
Murano -/ 95μm
Tiida, Navara -/105-115μm
Pathfinder -/100-110μm
Almera, Teana -/130-150μm

Toyota
LC 200, Camry -/110-130μm
Avensis, Highlander -/80-120μm
Auris, Verso -/110μm
Corolla -/106μm
LC Prado -/77-93μm
Prius, Rav4 -/80-90μm

Volkswagen
Passat new -/120-140μm
Multivan Highline -/90-135μm
Golf, Polo, Jetta -/80-105μm
Touareg, Tiguan -/70-85μm

Volvo
S 60 -/110-130μm
S 60 II -/95-115μm

Thanks so much for this information. Where did you get it, may I ask? The last time anyone here offered comparisons on thickness (not nearly as detailed as this) was c. a year ago on the paint chip/quality thread.

 

[TheSting]

This is excellent information, really puts into perspective that the thickness of the paint on our Stingers is within the average for all major brands.
Before doing the correction on mine I averaged 130μm

My Stinger have~135μm here on german market, yours in the states have 130. So i guees its the same paint for all markets.

@MerlintheMad
I got the data from a a big (and excellent, top class) painter shop. They did all my spoilers and stuff for the stinger, so we had a talk.
They had/have to collect the data for the insurance companies they work for. They have more numbers from other models, but i was to lazy to write down all data^^
The worst car they already got is the actual Ford Focus with 66μm.

 

[MerlintheMad]

My Stinger have~135μm here on german market, yours in the states have 130. So i guees its the same paint for all markets.

@MerlintheMad
I got the data from a a big (and excellent, top class) painter shop. They did all my spoilers and stuff for the stinger, so we had a talk.
They had/have to collect the data for the insurance companies they work for. They have more numbers from other models, but i was to lazy to write down all data^^
The worst car they already got is the actual Ford Focus with 66μm.

Whoa! you could practically see through that!
Thanks for the added info. You did fine, for a lazy guy.