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#19 of 21 Poor Paint by saskicat Nov 16, 2008 (5:06 am)
I find the 2008 model paint to be rather cheap or inferior. It seems any little mark on that great huge front plastic bumper becomes a large chip. I was hit by a small rock (I couldnt even tell untill I did a touchless car wash) when I got out for a look I had a huge 2-3 inch chunk of Steel Grey paint missing just below the passenger side headlight.  And....be damed if I didnt get another comparable sized chip on the drivers side as well.  It seems that front plastic bumber has to much flex and give to it, once it gets hit the paint fractures and then car washes and even the wind can rip the paint off...Sad, but true.  Did you know under that nice shinny paint on the front bumper...its ugly black plastic  Dont count on the paint pens to solve the problem.... the applicator is like useing a stick and just makes a nasty mess. I think I paid $15 for this silly paint pen. I think I would be better off with after market paint coverup, even if the color isnt perfect. Hyundai pens color arent a perfect color match either.  well...sorry for the rant but I baby this thing and I was pissed to see that damage. 2008 Limited Steel Grey currently at 23,000 kms
#20 of 21 paint by gunga64 Nov 17, 2008 (7:27 am)
My moms hyundai a small 4 door car gets lots of chips. In naples when she brings it to the dealership they have a guy that sits and conceals the paint chips. She said he does a good job. Not sure if hundais have a guy like that in other dealerships. Oh yeah dont waste any money on those dumb pens they are a waster. I dont understand why they sell those things they dont even have more then a few drops of paint in them and they dont work! Replies to this message: wtnlvr (Nov 18, 2008 7:37 pm)
#21 of 21 Re: paint [gunga64] by wtnlvr Nov 18, 2008 (7:37 pm)
Replying to: gunga64 (Nov 17, 2008 7:27 am) When I need to use a paint pen, I put the paint on a plastic lid and use an artists brush to apply it to the car. If not, you end up with a horrible blob. I try everything to avoid needing to use paint. My 2004 was not the best but it was in the dark blue. My new slate blue seems to be holding up so far, but it's early yet. I noticed 1 pin head size chip on my mirror. Hopefully, I can buff it out. My husbands 2006 Elantra has terrible paint. You just look at it and it scratches. His is red.

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