Recently i noticed that i have a small bit of paint bubbling near the tip of my hood which seems to have spread out from under the hood where i noticed a bit of bubbling earlier in the year. I was wondering what a reasonable price would be to get the hood repainted? Ive never had to have something painted so i have nothing to go by, thanks for any help in advance.
Hood Paint
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help, i have a 95gt had it repainted last oct. had it stored all winter. got home from a.z. found two round circles on hood. had them fixed. now there are two more in a different spots.they told me that hoods on 95 stangs are fiber glass and don't take paint well. anybody have any they can tell me about this . it's driving me nuts.
With the proper sealer sprayed on before the paint there should be no swirls or cracks in it. Sounds to me like it wasn't prepped right. I would contact a different shop, or take it back and tell them it's not acceptable. When I still had my shop I sprayed hundreds of fiberglass parts with no trouble. Good luck
My 2006 Mustang GT developed blisters in the paint along the front edge of its hood in 2008. Ford Customer Relations contacted my dealer and the hood was refinished at a cost of $500 paid by the dealer. I was given a $1000 option to replace the hood, including paint, to be paid by the dealer.
The problem is that the aluminum hood does not get properly treated (deoxidized & anodized) to receive paint along its seams. Thus a new hood will have the same problem, so I opted to have the hood treated and refinished by a painter who understood the problem. The refinished hood came out perfect.
A dealer may argue that the warranty is for body rust-through, not blistering of the paint. In this case go to Ford Customer Relations for help. Each dealer has a fund to correct issues related to factory processes, but the dealers are reluctant to spend the money.
The problem is that the aluminum hood does not get properly treated (deoxidized & anodized) to receive paint along its seams. Thus a new hood will have the same problem, so I opted to have the hood treated and refinished by a painter who understood the problem. The refinished hood came out perfect.
A dealer may argue that the warranty is for body rust-through, not blistering of the paint. In this case go to Ford Customer Relations for help. Each dealer has a fund to correct issues related to factory processes, but the dealers are reluctant to spend the money.
I found some bubbling on the front edge of the hood of my 07 at the end of last week as well. Took the car in to Metro Ford for my spring oil change / 5K service that I get every fall when I put the stang away and every spring when I get it back out again. Service tech that was taking my car in called the body shop manager out to look at the car with us. He said $500 to fix the hood that was on the car, but that it would only be a temporary fix. He said a new hood would be the only "permanent" solution and that would cost me $1000. He said this is just a part of living in the northeast and that the salt/chemicals used to treat winter roads are to blame. He got quiet when I told him the car doesnt get driven during the winter. I asked the service tech if my warranty would cover it and she said nope. Came home and ran a carfax, found that the car is still covered by the 5 year/unlimited mileage corrosion warranty. Called Metro's service manager who promptly told me that the warranty only covers perforation (holes) and that I should bring it back for warranty covered work when holes appear. Needless to say I was extremly angry. Angry to the point that I did a quick google search on the corrosion warranty and found that there is a TSB for the matter TSB 06-25-15. In it it states that aluminum body panels were exposed to steel dust prior to painting at the factory which causes the oxidation that makes the paint bubble. I will be calling the Ford customer relations number today as I find it unacceptable to have to pay a grand out of pocket to fix a problem that their own TSB states is a factory quality issue. Wish me luck and Ill post here as things progress.
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I took it up there after I got off the phone with the service manager at Metro. Fuccillos service manager walked out and looked at it and told me the hood needed to be changed. Hes the one who steered me in the customer relations direction. I was thinking I was going to have to go to a regional rep for the next step. Metro's manager was giving me a sorry we cant help you, just pay for it out of pocket kind of attitude. Fuccillo's was we cant help you right now but here is what you need to do to try to make it right. Seems like the buisness is more appreciated in east greenbush.