BEWARE of the paint on the GT

[Scooby24]

I'm not sure those headlight paint issues are due to pressure washing..I'm thinking it has more to do with how the bumper or headlights were installed and if they rubbed. Not sure either way...but the good news is it's fairly inconspicuous an area for touching up.

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[zog]

I was at Ford today and took a picture of the headlight on a 22 GTPE.

Comparing it to my Job 2 21 GTPE:

I really can't tell any difference so I think this is how it looks and I can't see that it has been rubbed in either of them. Perhaps you have just been unlucky ?

In case you wonder, yes I have a treatment on it, Ditec Ceramic Ultra to make it shine and keep that look longer.

 

[dmastro]

Good thing I have a Premium on order, no paint worries!

 

[JohnnyForensic]

I’ve had that happen on two different cars, and in both cases, it was an area that was repainted after the original factory paint. In the first case, I had been in a small accident, it was repainted, and about a year later when I washed it, the paint came off just like that in about a six inch patch. The second time, my car was brand new. First owner. Paint came right off the bumper. I called the dealership, and they couldn’t see me, so I took it to a body shop myself to get an estimate to just do it myself. The body shop called me fairly quickly and said “well, since this has been in an accident, they can’t hold it up as warranty work.” I’m like, “What accident?” They said, “The back side of the bumper is covered in body putty, and it’s not even the right kind. This bumper hit something and was put back together by someone who doesn’t have a clue what they were doing, and then it was repainted.”

So, it does make me wonder if maybe it was damaged in transit or something and the dealership did a quick paint job to cover it up before they rolled it out the door to you. It wouldn’t show up on Carfax, either.

 

[Nomation]

I'm not sure those headlight paint issues are due to pressure washing..I'm thinking it has more to do with how the bumper or headlights were installed and if they rubbed. Not sure either way...but the good news is it's fairly inconspicuous an area for touching up.

Fair commenr. Ford is fixing mine under warranty. Shop said it is most likely that the headlights were installed wrong and need adjustment.

 

[tannerk89]

Agree with this completely. The paint is designed to withstand high pressure water. Whether it’s a good idea or not is debatable but OP’s paint shouldn’t have peeled like that. That’s a surface prep problem in the paint process or incorrect plastic part being painted in error.

Hopefully they repair it without too much trouble.

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