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1131 messages, Last post on Nov 30, 2009 at 2:06 PM
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Hi, Has anyone had any problems with the paint on their 2008 Accord? Just bought a 2008 Accord LX-P (red) - there are little round spots on the roof paint that look sort of like the dealer left sap on the paint and it etched the clear coat. Others look like they are in the paint below. Dealer offered to color buff the roof, but I figure it's taking off paint. Should I just let it go and keep it well waxed, let him try to buff it out? The other alternative is to repaint - but it will probably not look the same?? David |
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Replying to: kw_da (Oct 13, 2008 8:55 am) Hard to say without looking at it. You might want to take it to a reputable detail shop to get their opinion. If something is "in the paint", that would mean that it went through the clear coat. You might try using a very fine polish on one of the spots to see if any of it is removed. |
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Replying to: mmaxemow (Oct 09, 2008 8:18 am)
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Replying to: kw_da (Oct 13, 2008 8:55 am) Many car dealerships have been installing DE IONIZERS for their car wash to eliminate the spots. Hopefully that's all you have. Mrbill |
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Replying to: kw_da (Oct 13, 2008 8:55 am) I also have a red Accord coupe (08). Build date was mid August and I bought it the last week in August. I looked real close at the finish and other than some orange peel it was fine. 3 days later I washed it by hand and noticed little white spots all over the paint. . . I know they weren't there when I brought her home and the car sat under cover those 3 days. I think it had about 40 miles on her at the time. . . I rubbed them out and then waxed it real well. Let the dealer rub on it with instructions not to cut the paint. You might try a clay bar. . . They do very well at removing this stuff. Now and then I still see those little white specs or dots. . . I have no idea. . . Could be anything from acid rain to tree sap. . . They don't stay new long.
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Replying to: bug4 (Oct 13, 2008 11:32 am) 
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Replying to: mmaxemow (Oct 14, 2008 8:02 am) Not very neighborly. . . Might be one thing to sting the dealer but a private individual ?
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Replying to: gyusher (Oct 13, 2008 4:31 pm) I have already clay'ed the car - that's how I found the defects. I found a worse one when I clay'ed it again. This might be a painting defect. The problem I'm worried about is several years down the line - it will start peeling. I'm not happy about buffing them out since it thins the clear coat. If it is below the clear coat, then the buffing process removes the clear coat. I think the only real fix is repainting it, but I don't think it will be as good as the factory finish. I'm thinking of bring it back to the dealer and see what they can do after I try a little polishing compound. At least they will have a record that I did notice a problem. It looks like tree sap, which eats the paint if it is not removed. The white dots that other's mention I've seen on another person's older Honda. Those appear to be a paint defect. He only got rid of them after having to paint his car after it got in an accident. May be I can post a picture of the problem - not sure if I can focus down that close.
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Replying to: kw_da (Oct 15, 2008 8:05 am) I park under a tree every day and I get tree sap on it every day. I worry more about the hot sun than the tree sap. It washes off with plain water. . . I've done this for 40 years plus with no ill effects. Just keep her waxed. You might color sand it then a new clear coat. . . Used to be that Reds, Blacks, Whites etc had no clear coat, only metallics. . . Not sure about todays coatings. . . I work in a labratory for one of the largest paint companies if not the largest but my expertise os wood and composite coatings not metal. |
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Replying to: gyusher (Oct 14, 2008 3:58 pm) |
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