Horrible Paint Quality on the Fenders

[mully722]

I'm having a ceramic coating put on my truck and they used blue painter's tape to cover the fender flares when putting the coating on the paint. They pulled back the blue painter's tape and the paint from the flares came off! WTF!!

Luckey enough the company I'm using for the ceramic coating and PFF holds the contract with the local dealerships and had already reached out to the service manager and they are replacing all four fender flares under the warranty, but what kind of Ford BS is this?!!

Blue painter's tape should not be doing that.

 

[FordTechOne]

The flares are NOT clear coated. Was the tape left on in the sun or near a heat source?

 

[mully722]

Nope - they did everything inside the shop. Why would the flares not be clear coated, that makes no sense to me?

The flares are NOT clear coated. Was the tape left on in the sun or near a heat source?

 

[cdiddy4224]

Shops typically use an infrared heat source the help the ceramic coating cure. My guess is the tape got heated up, became a bit more sticky and reacted with the fender and it was then pulled off.

 

[mully722]

I'll ask if they used a heat gun.

Shops typically use an infrared heat source the help the ceramic coating cure. My guess is the tape got heated up, became a bit more sticky and reacted with the fender and it was then pulled off.

 

[mully722]

I'll ask if they used a heat gun.

They said that their products don't require a heat gun to cure.....

 

[brijen]

Yikes. Someones posted a few months back about a poor quality paint job on theirs. I dont recall if tape had been used or if it was just flaking off. Curious if other people are having this issue. I was considering putting PPF on mine when I take delivery in 2 weeks but this makes me second guess if I should in case it has to be removed down the road for some reason.

 

[FordTechOne]

Nope - they did everything inside the shop. Why would the flares not be clear coated, that makes no sense to me?

Because they’re matte, not glossy. Same as Gen 2. Clear coat would give them a shiny appearance. As new as the truck is, the paint couldn’t even have been cured yet, and composites (plastic/urethane) are known for being more difficult to achieve paint adhesion.

 

[Jayrod]

I'm having a ceramic coating put on my truck and they used blue painter's tape to cover the fender flares when putting the coating on the paint. They pulled back the blue painter's tape and the paint from the flares came off! WTF!!

Luckey enough the company I'm using for the ceramic coating and PFF holds the contract with the local dealerships and had already reached out to the service manager and they are replacing all four fender flares under the warranty, but what kind of Ford BS is this?!!

Blue painter's tape should not be doing that.

Mine did the same and were/are replaced under warranty. Tape, everything exactly like yours. Im considering two things 3M wrap the fenders in the same color or XPel stealth.

 

[Grayson]

The fenders are partially a Ford Quality Control issue but I would not use blue tape on a vehicle nor would I let a shop that uses whichever blue painters tape to apply PPF or Ceramic Coating.

3m makes green tape for plastic & moldings which should have been used, purple is used for high heat (300 degrees Fahrenheit or less) but mainly for other hard surfaces.