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#1 of 25 Santa FE paint job 2007+ by gunga64 Oct 15, 2007 (4:39 am)
Would sure like to get more responses on how the paint is holding out so far. I know it's kinda early for this topic, so not many people can respond. Any chips causing clear coat to peal on bumpers or anything like that discolor mismatched paint?   Past gens of the santa fe in consumer reports were mixed. But in 2004 had half black for paint and trim. That wasn't too far ago. Replies to this message: kdahlquist (Oct 15, 2007 5:08 am) somedai1 (Oct 15, 2007 6:24 am) crowart (Oct 18, 2007 5:21 am) fred63 (Oct 18, 2007 9:29 am) gunga64 (Oct 18, 2007 9:40 am) and 1 more...
#2 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [gunga64] by kdahlquist Oct 15, 2007 (5:08 am)
Replying to: gunga64 (Oct 15, 2007 4:39 am) Mine is holding up fine and looking great. It's a 2007 Santa Fe Limited AWD in dark cherry, and it now has a little over 9,000 miles on it. No chips, peeling, etc., that I've noticed. Replies to this message: somedai1 (Oct 15, 2007 6:24 am)
#3 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [kdahlquist] by somedai1 Oct 15, 2007 (6:24 am)
Replying to: kdahlquist (Oct 15, 2007 5:08 am) mine is good - but i don't use car washes - i hand wash...
#5 of 25 Santa FE paint job 2007+ by i360 Oct 17, 2007 (6:04 pm)
Fine here as well, although its nearing time for another wax job. Replies to this message: somedai1 (Oct 17, 2007 6:10 pm)
#6 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [i360] by somedai1 Oct 17, 2007 (6:10 pm)
Replying to: i360 (Oct 17, 2007 6:04 pm) i didn't want to use a car wash until around december but - somebody hit a deer and i ran over some of the remains... STINKS! might have to go early...
#7 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [gunga64] by crowart Oct 18, 2007 (5:21 am)
Replying to: gunga64 (Oct 15, 2007 4:39 am) I'm thinking of getting 3M ClearBra to protect the body paint. I don't really care if the other parts get dented and scratched, like the grill and the headlights. Replies to this message: fred63 (Oct 18, 2007 9:29 am) gunga64 (Oct 18, 2007 9:40 am) crowart (Oct 18, 2007 11:52 am)
#8 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [crowart] by fred63 Oct 18, 2007 (9:29 am)
Replying to: crowart (Oct 18, 2007 5:21 am) I bought the clear bra off of e-bay and had it put on by a professional. The bra did not fit right so I sent the hood portion back for a refund. I left the bumper portion on for the protection but it does not fit right. When I bought my Santa Fe the service manager said Hyundai uses the same paint as Lexus. The paint is perfect and seems very durable. Fred. Replies to this message: gunga64 (Oct 18, 2007 9:40 am) crowart (Oct 18, 2007 11:52 am)
#9 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [fred63] by gunga64 Oct 18, 2007 (9:40 am)
Replying to: fred63 (Oct 18, 2007 9:29 am) They may use the same paint, but the clearcoat or the prep work could be different. Also the amount of time they wait to let the paint dry effects the outcome.   With my old Hyundia 1987 the paint on the metal parts were fine. It was the plastic parts that had issues. Much like pontiacs had with their paint on bumpers that pealed right off.   One reason I always liked the saturn brand those polyester doors rocked. Never seen one look bad. 20 years later looks brand new. Now GM dropped the polyester doors for cheaper metal doors. Replies to this message: crowart (Oct 18, 2007 11:52 am)
#10 of 25 Re: Santa FE paint job 2007+ [gunga64] by crowart Oct 18, 2007 (11:52 am)
Replying to: gunga64 (Oct 18, 2007 9:40 am) That's right about Saturns. I had an SL that drove 10 years in New England weather, abused by salt and never waxed. One quick wash made it look perfectly new.   Then Saturn took a dive with the Ion.   They almost recovered with the new Aura, but now they're messing that up as well (example- fake leather stitching, much like early 1980s vinyl! The show-car used real, but not the production version).

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