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Paint's bubbling and flaking off on my black '03 Dak, leaving rough, white discolored areas on the roof and hood. Of course, clearcoat's totally gone in those areas. Haven't been able to find it so far, but is there a warranty period for the paint? There's no rust, only paint problems. TIA. Welcome to the wonderful world of Dodge.  SignatureIf at first you don't succeed, you're not cut out for skydiving > Paint's bubbling and flaking off on my black '03 Dak, leaving rough, white > discolored areas on the roof and hood. Of course, clearcoat's totally > gone in those areas. Haven't been able to find it so far, but is there a > warranty period for the paint? There's no rust, only paint problems. > TIA. coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? yeah, all my Dakotas did that but the truck is worth it. I got an estimate for repainting the hood and roof for $600 and did it myself for $250. > Paint's bubbling and flaking off on my black '03 Dak, leaving rough, white > discolored areas on the roof and hood. Of course, clearcoat's totally > gone in those areas. Haven't been able to find it so far, but is there a > warranty period for the paint? There's no rust, only paint problems. > TIA. Nope, only waxed in the garage. But it stays out in the South Florida sun all the time. Still... > coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> but is there a warranty period for the paint? There's no rust, only >> paint problems. TIA. I know that Dodge has never learned to paint a vehicle. I've seen that happen on a lot of them. The paint sort of wears off. They don't put enough clear on and the clear they use must be cheap. Once you get it repainted by someone that does know how to paint it will last. I had a 1988 Pontiac do that and GM repainted it all for free. Dodge would never consider that. They don't even recall anything until the maximum allowed people have been killed first. All in all, I still think they are a pretty nice vehicle. Although after this last crap they offered I am changing next time around. They just offered free lifetime drive train warranties on everything purchased after Sep. something this year. I just spend over $40 on two new vehicles from Dodge/Chrysler and do not qualify because I purchased them both just about a month or so prior to them making that offer. I'm done buying from them now. GM would have made that reasonably retroactive. Ford is simply crap in every aspect - don't even go down that road without a full box of tools, towing insurance, and a cell phone. > Nope, only waxed in the garage. But it stays out in the South Florida > sun all the time. Still... [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> but is there a warranty period for the paint? There's no rust, only >>> paint problems. TIA. It's weird - my neighbor has an '02 Ram (red) and it's gorgeous. Sits out in 90-degree-plus sunshine every day just like mine and his paint's beautiful. I love the truck, but some stuff on it is just garbage. > I know that Dodge has never learned to paint a vehicle. I've seen > that happen on a lot of them. The paint sort of wears off. They [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >>>> it so far, but is there a warranty period for the paint? There's >>>> no rust, only paint problems. TIA. I too like the Ram but it's too much truck for me. That's why I went for the Dakota (3rd. one now). The new Dakota with the V6 is way under powered. When I test drove it I felt like the brake was on. The new 4.7L V8 is adequate but that's it and nothing more. Why not the Hemi I have no idea. It isn't that much larger and form what I see should fit. Heck, I've seen a Viper 8.3L V10 in a Jeep Wrangler so I know it can happen: http://www.4wdandsportutility.com/features/jeep/0710_4wd_2006_jeep_wrangler_v10/ index.html The V6 in a Ram must feel worse than the V6 in the Dakota. As for the paint, I take pretty good care of all my vehicles and just don't have an explanation as to why the paint goes to crap after so many years. I can only point to not enough UV clear on top. My 98 has such a thin coat of clear that if I use Finesse-It (3M Clear Coat final polishing solution) to remove any hair line scratch that it almost immediately cuts through the clear and into the paint. On an after market clear coat paint job I can use this chemical all day long and never get into the paint. In fact, on the paint I squirted on my 55 Chevy I used the 3 levels of this type compound to color sand it for more than a week and never got close to the paint. On my 98 Dakota it will take less that 2 minutes. I can't even figure out how they manage to get it that thin in the first place but they do. My only hope on my 07 Dakota is that the Germans taught MoPar how to paint a vehicle. The paint looks thicker anyway. > It's weird - my neighbor has an '02 Ram (red) and it's gorgeous. Sits > out in 90-degree-plus sunshine every day just like mine and his paint's [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] >>>>> it so far, but is there a warranty period for the paint? There's >>>>> no rust, only paint problems. TIA. > I too like the Ram but it's too much truck for me. That's why I went > for the Dakota (3rd. one now). The new Dakota with the V6 is way [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.4wdandsportutility.com/features/jeep/0710_4wd_2006_jeep_wran > gler_v10/index.html Neat conversion on the Jeep. The Dak's a bit too small now (the passenger side is tiny), so I'd be interested in a Ram. I've got an R/T with a 360, so there's plenty of torque. I can only imagine what a slug a 6 would be, especially in a Ram. > The V6 in a Ram must feel worse than the V6 in the > Dakota. As for the paint, I take pretty good care of all my vehicles > and just don't have an explanation as to why the paint goes to crap > after so many years. I could see "so many years" (like maybe 10), but four years? No way. It's just a crappy paint job. > I can only point to not enough UV clear on top. > My 98 has such a thin coat of clear that if I use Finesse-It (3M Clear [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > only hope on my 07 Dakota is that the Germans taught MoPar how to > paint a vehicle. The paint looks thicker anyway. For your sake I hope so... ;) >> It's weird - my neighbor has an '02 Ram (red) and it's gorgeous. >> Sits out in 90-degree-plus sunshine every day just like mine and his [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >>>>>> find it so far, but is there a warranty period for the paint? >>>>>> There's no rust, only paint problems. TIA. > coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > warranty period for the paint? There's no rust, only paint problems. > > TIA. Have you been using a buffer on it? JAM >> coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > JAM That was my first thought. Many folks take their vehicles to 'detailers' and they have some kid with a buffer doing it and it scares the hell out of me.......:-). Buffing out a vehicle is a very touchy job to do and sometimes can take the clear coat right off a vehicle if not done properly. Ed >>> coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Ed No buffer. Just the occasional hand-applied Meguiars in the garage. It's just a crappy paint job. And now the headliner's coming down to boot. Glue's disintegrating and the headliner's drooping. South Florida sun is killer, but any vehicle sold in this country should be able to withstand the elements for at least 4 years. Mine simply didn't. >>>> coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? >>>> [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > be able to withstand the elements for at least 4 years. Mine simply > didn't. Concerning the headliner, does this vehicle regularly have someone smoking in it? Stuff in the smoke can cause the glue to breakdown. The headliner in my Dak is starting to sag (no smokers), but it's a '97. Ken >>>>> coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Ken Nobody's ever smoked in the truck, and I'm the original owner. I suspect it's sagging from the heat (just like the paint). The areas right in front of the visors near the windshield is coming down, as is the whole area above the front seats. The rear is ok because it's got a bit more "breathing space" between the actual roof and the headliner back there (it's a cc). One of these days I'll remove the headliner and redo it. JoAnn Fabrics has spools of headliner material ready to go - all I'd need is the glue and the time to redo everything. http://www.stockinteriors.com/headlineradhesive.asp I had the one in my son's truck (previous owner was a heavy smoker) for around $85 installed. The visors were $15-20 each. I just steam cleaned them. The heat will play a number on that stuff as well as the paint. My question is why is it that most other vehicles hold up and Dodge does not? I also know the clear coat is so thin that it makes me wonder how they even got a shine from a coat of paint that thin. >>>>>> coming off an 03? Did you ever wax it in direct sunlight? >>>>>> [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > has spools of headliner material ready to go - all I'd need is the glue > and the time to redo everything. No idea why the paint on Dodge trucks sucks, but you're right - I see a helluva lot more crappy paint on Dodges as opposed to others. Thanks for the link. Think I'll leave the visors for later depending on how they look with the new headliner.. > http://www.stockinteriors.com/headlineradhesive.asp > [quoted text clipped - 62 lines] >> Fabrics has spools of headliner material ready to go - all I'd need >> is the glue and the time to redo everything. |
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