I bought a new Rubicon, fresh off the lot in July of last year (10 months
ago). Today I was at a car wash, power washing and a half-dollar sized chip
of paint on the mud flare(?) on the passenger side popped off!! Other
smaller paint chip problems have occurred over the past year during a power
wash, but this is the biggest most obvious blemish. My Jeep is definitely
under warrantee, is this normal? Why would Jeep give their products such a
shitty paint job? Will the dealership fix it? Or is this a normal
wear-and-tear expectancy? What can I do?

Thanks,
Muuurgh

 

My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

On Sat, 7 May 2005 15:11:53 -0500, "Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com>
wrote:

>I bought a new Rubicon, fresh off the lot in July of last year (10 months
>ago). Today I was at a car wash, power washing and a half-dollar sized chip
>of paint on the mud flare(?) on the passenger side popped off!! Other
>smaller paint chip problems have occurred over the past year during a power
>wash, but this is the biggest most obvious blemish. My Jeep is definitely
>under warrantee, is this normal? Why would Jeep give their products such a
>shitty paint job? Will the dealership fix it? Or is this a normal
>wear-and-tear expectancy? What can I do?
>
>Thanks,
>Muuurgh
>



-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

 

My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

On Sat, 7 May 2005 15:11:53 -0500, "Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com>
wrote:

>I bought a new Rubicon, fresh off the lot in July of last year (10 months
>ago). Today I was at a car wash, power washing and a half-dollar sized chip
>of paint on the mud flare(?) on the passenger side popped off!! Other
>smaller paint chip problems have occurred over the past year during a power
>wash, but this is the biggest most obvious blemish. My Jeep is definitely
>under warrantee, is this normal? Why would Jeep give their products such a
>shitty paint job? Will the dealership fix it? Or is this a normal
>wear-and-tear expectancy? What can I do?
>
>Thanks,
>Muuurgh
>



-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

 

My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

On Sat, 7 May 2005 15:11:53 -0500, "Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com>
wrote:

>I bought a new Rubicon, fresh off the lot in July of last year (10 months
>ago). Today I was at a car wash, power washing and a half-dollar sized chip
>of paint on the mud flare(?) on the passenger side popped off!! Other
>smaller paint chip problems have occurred over the past year during a power
>wash, but this is the biggest most obvious blemish. My Jeep is definitely
>under warrantee, is this normal? Why would Jeep give their products such a
>shitty paint job? Will the dealership fix it? Or is this a normal
>wear-and-tear expectancy? What can I do?
>
>Thanks,
>Muuurgh
>



-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

 

My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

On Sat, 7 May 2005 15:11:53 -0500, "Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com>
wrote:

>I bought a new Rubicon, fresh off the lot in July of last year (10 months
>ago). Today I was at a car wash, power washing and a half-dollar sized chip
>of paint on the mud flare(?) on the passenger side popped off!! Other
>smaller paint chip problems have occurred over the past year during a power
>wash, but this is the biggest most obvious blemish. My Jeep is definitely
>under warrantee, is this normal? Why would Jeep give their products such a
>shitty paint job? Will the dealership fix it? Or is this a normal
>wear-and-tear expectancy? What can I do?
>
>Thanks,
>Muuurgh
>



-- msosborn at msosborn dot com

 

Turns out, even the black ones are painted.

Matt Osborn wrote:

> My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

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tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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Turns out, even the black ones are painted.

Matt Osborn wrote:

> My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

Turns out, even the black ones are painted.

Matt Osborn wrote:

> My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

(Please remove the OBVIOUS to reply by email)
__________________________________________________ _________

 

Turns out, even the black ones are painted.

Matt Osborn wrote:

> My flares aren't painted. Isn't here too much flex for paint?

--
__________________________________________________ _________
tw

71 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
03 TJ Rubicon - Rubicon Express 4.5"
01 XJ Sport

There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
-- Dave Barry

Pronunciation: 'jEp
Function: noun
Date: 1940

Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80-inch wheelbase,
1/4-ton capacity, and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in
World War II.

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__________________________________________________ _________

 

The painted flairs are not made of the same material as the non painted
ones. If the paint is coming off then it was poor bonding of the paint and
primer or you are using one hellatious power washer. The flexing of the
flairs has on bearing on the paint staying on other wise there would be a
boat load of molded bumpers that the paint would not stick to.

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HarryS My 2¢
"Muuurgh" <meatbag@porkfat.com> wrote in message
news:427d2102$0$19138$892e7fe2@authen.white.readfr eenews.net...
|I bought a new Rubicon, fresh off the lot in July of last year (10 months
| ago). Today I was at a car wash, power washing and a half-dollar sized
chip
| of paint on the mud flare(?) on the passenger side popped off!! Other
| smaller paint chip problems have occurred over the past year during a
power
| wash, but this is the biggest most obvious blemish. My Jeep is definitely
| under warrantee, is this normal? Why would Jeep give their products such
a
| shitty paint job? Will the dealership fix it? Or is this a normal
| wear-and-tear expectancy? What can I do?
|
| Thanks,
| Muuurgh
|
|