2008 F150 paint flaking

On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:57:52 -0700, Picasso rearranged some electrons to say:

Fix it? What fix were you hoping for? About the only thing you can do is have it repainted. Have you tried taking it to the dealer for a warranty claim?

I see no primer under that paint. And, despite your comment, think that looks a lot like blue paint: if it were just bare steel, it would have rusted almost immediately.

Agreed with David: this is a warranty issue, absolutely.

It sure looks like it's a repaint to specs for your company over the original paint. If not, then the top coat is separating from the primer, or there would be rust.

Dupli-Color makes 1/2 fluid oz touch-up paint with applicator brush just for such chips/peeling. Parts stores sell them for $5 or $6. The dealers sell them for $10 to $12.

Tom J

After visiting two dealers, the second will fix it.

I have 52k on it, the warranty is good to 60.

The new job they will repaint and put a polyurethane calking on before putting the black part of the fill neck back in.

The guy tried telling me it was uncommon to vehicles which did not see the offroad very frequently. Funny thing was I parked bumper to bumper with a Provincial Highway truck (department of transportation) who use the same Schoolbus yellow and his was flaking, and we walked by one of several used F150's experiencing the same problem.

Good to know Ford will fix it. Its things like this that will give back or take away consumer trust in them. In economic times such as this, this is a good thing.

Could be something that only applies to the yellow paint. I work on some equipment that comes in three basic colors and the gray and light green colors are very hard and resistant to damage. The yellow ones have paint that is softer and seems like they should have used a catalytic hardener in the paint. These are painted using a safety yellow color for high visibility.

do you work on forestry or industrial equipment?

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