Paint Peeling Off Hood

[amateurfishing]

sorry bout the bad bike reflection but I just noticed I have a quarter size hole in my paint that peeled off on my hood. planning on keeping this vehicle for a while yet but am concerned by the spring thawing and rains coming up. anything I need or should do to keep this from continuing? the spot that is there appears to already be down to bare metal.

[CAMAN]

Did this vehicle ever suffer any hail damage or maybe a slight dent in that area?

What vehicle and how old?

[Jeremy airjer W]

What vehicle and how old?

Good question!

There may be a paint warranty or customer satisfaction through the manufacturer if there is a defect or this is becoming a common issue.

If I had to guess I would say it is a GM?

[amateurfishing]

02 explorer xlt......there is dings, dents, & minute damage/scratches but not where this happened, not even close where this happened

[CAMAN]

Read this....

[Macgyver55]

Read this....

Hope this is not what they will be experiencing when they go to the aluminum body F150. I have a buddy with a body shop that is still unsure what they will do when they start showing up with damage. He may have to turn them away for now as they have no way to segregate them from steel body vehicles. It's not going to be easy for most shops!

[amateurfishing]

ohhh sh_t! whats a guy to do? guess I can check with insurance company, but if they know there is an issue (even with mine being 12 years old) maybe I can argue for a little leverage somewhere.

[delcecchi]

ohhh sh_t! whats a guy to do? guess I can check with insurance company, but if they know there is an issue (even with mine being 12 years old) maybe I can argue for a little leverage somewhere.

[amateurfishing]

thx so much for info CAMAN. wife has already said she is more interested in possibly having it professionally done to stop the bleeding so to speak as opposed to filing insurance claim or whatever. vehicle has served us great for 12 years and I want to keep it, Im surprised it has taken us this long to have this issue based on some online reports. I hope this is not the beginning of a lot of trouble for rest of vehicle though and the value goes down the crapper because of it.

[SkunkedAgain]

You should see my 2003 F-150. There are strips of paint missing on the roof and several spots on the hood. Thanks for the post delcecchi. I was not aware that this was a wide-spread problem.

[JosMN]

You should see my 2003 F-150. There are strips of paint missing on the roof and several spots on the hood. Thanks for the post delcecchi. I was not aware that this was a wide-spread problem.

My 01 supercrew is the same way. The right side cab corner paint is gone, roof inlays are gone, so far the hood is ok. Not to mention the rocker panel rust issue.....argh.

[amateurfishing]

I have received an over the phone quote based upon further inspection for having the entire hood redone $300-500. did not think that was horrible, probably check into it more since the rest of the truck "appears" to be in great shape.

after reading some of the forums sounds like this is a huge wide spread issue specially on 2010 & newer trucks, especially f150, I will definitely be spreading the word as necessary.

[bobbymalone]

Not sure you can really complain about the paint on a 10 plus year old vehicle.

[amateurfishing]

Not sure you can really complain about the paint on a 10 plus year old vehicle.

I was never complaining (I firmly believe that I have gotten my moneys worth out of it), original post regarded best way to fix issue, but when they asked bout model & year, then Fords can of worms regarding paint got open, not really sure I personally have a beef with em, but obviously there is a known issue.

[delcecchi]

The original problem related to aluminum hoods. I didn't know they had used aluminum in hoods. And of course getting paint to work right can be tricky while avoiding pollution.

[amateurfishing]

is this something I should have fixed be ok to just let it go?

[BLACKJACK]

You'd think Ford would have this figured out by now!!! Years ago I had 1990 Ford F150 and about the time the warranty was done the paint started peeling off the hood!!! By the time I traded it in 2000 the hood looked like a zebra!! Lots of other Fords with the same problem at that time.

[Scott K]

You'd think Ford would have this figured out by now!!! Years ago I had 1990 Ford F150 and about the time the warranty was done the paint started peeling off the hood!!! By the time I traded it in 2000 the hood looked like a zebra!! Lots of other Fords with the same problem at that time.

This is a complete different cause to a problem. Ford isnt unique to paint peeling problems, I can recall several GM, and Mopar's running around with no paint on the roofs, and hoods.

[CAMAN]

is this something I should have fixed be ok to just let it go?

It's an aluminum hood, so it won't rust. If you don't mind a scar in the middle of it you can leave it. If you want to make it a little less noticeable, remove any loose paint, sand down the area with some 200 grit sand paper, clean the area with acetone, prime the area with aluminum primer, and a couple light coats of black spray paint will at least mask it. If you want it completely gone bring it to a pro, and if you remove and install the hood yourself it should save you some cash.

[Macgyver55]

This is a complete different cause to a problem. Ford isnt unique to paint peeling problems, I can recall several GM, and Mopar's running around with no paint on the roofs, and hoods.

It was pretty much all of them then. Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s there were a lot of changes in the auto body industry. The Gov enacted new laws that governed the content and application of auto body paints. The painting processes were changed and the amounts of volatile organic compounds were lowered by government mandate. Urethane and polyurethane blends, were the big thing. YUK! It caused a bunch of problems for the manufacturers, car owners, body shops, wax companies and even detailers. The new paint types were flaking away and were being damaged body waxes and polishes. Back then it was a paint thing, whereas now it is said to be a contamination problem from unlike metals (aluminum and steel) being together under the paint. This is what was being discussed in another thread about the new F150 aluminum body. Only time will tell if it will become a bigger problem down the line due to cross contamination in body shops.