My factory paint sucks!

TheStray · 07-08-2003, 10:44 AM

I got a 2002 BLACK Xtreme and I swear I find a new scratch on the **cking thing every day. IT's starting to get really bad. I now have mandatory rules for my friends such as no riding bikes within 15 feet of my truck and absolutely no one is allowed to jump in or out of the bed of the truck over the bed rails. I've even resulted in not allowing anyone to put bikes in or out of my truck. Therefore I am the one that has to put all four bikes in. If anyone sets a can of beer or pop on the rails or on the roof or hood I go absolutely nuts. I can't help it because no matter what if someone just touches it theres a freaking scratch. My friends are all getting ticked and I don't want to be like this but I just get so depressed over big ass scratches in my truck. Does anyone else have this problem? I guess it's an obsessive compulsive thing but if anyone has any tips for me as to what I can do to fill in these scratches would be appreciated. They aren't deep but they are really long and the width of a couple hairs. I've tried 3M Imperial hand glaze and it works okay till it rains. I'm afraid buffing is going to take away from the shine too. I wish they would make cars like they used to and bake the paint on so it would be harder. I was told that the type of metal they use now can't take the heat like the older cars could.

Derek@2020Kustoms · 07-09-2003, 03:57 PM

I hear ya man. I hate ANYONE touching my truck. It's even worst because its black. I really don't know what to tell you other than keeping your paint nice is a hard thing.

y2kblkxtreme · 07-09-2003, 04:00 PM

i hear that, my black paint is full of little hairline scratches that noone thinks are a big deal except me, i hate it every time i wash it i find more scratches but o well, i'll get it repainted sometime, a nice metallic copper will look sweet on it

Xtreme03 · 07-13-2003, 12:54 AM

Try the 3M fine cut rubbing compound and start using Zaino...it's awesome stuff. They've got all the information on what to buy and how to use it. You'll love it, especially if you've got black paint.

www.zainobros.com

killerBkilled · 07-13-2003, 01:23 AM

my paint stayed NIIIIICE and shiny...on a 95...i buff it out every month though with polish/wax. Blacks a bitch to keep clean...even in the garage it gets dusty...I love it though.....same color as my interior. Plus i own a detailing business, so it's easier for me.

xtremespeed · 07-17-2003, 02:41 PM

Same here with the scratches, etc., and my luck is so bad that some of my dumba$$ buddies were wrestling around by my truck and put a dent in the side of the bed almost 20" wide. I almost killed them. I popped out the big part but the part on the curve to the bed rail is still there and it's still deformed where the bottom of it was right above the molding. @$^@$%!#$^!

03 SS · 07-19-2003, 06:00 AM

I dont have black, I have red, but I am still extremely anal about my truck. I am in HH Gregg picking up some new stuff & left my credit voucher in the truck. I walk out to see some a$$hole, who put a big box on the rail of my truck. He was leaning on my truck & shooting the crap with a sales person. I am freaked. I said "get your box off my truck & suggest you do it quickly". He, his wife & the salespersons jaw hit the ground like I was the dick.......but he moved that box faaaast. Dont people have common sense. It blew my mind. I would never in a million years put something on someone else's vehicle. He was acting like he owned it.......See, Im still pissed

fondren · 08-20-2003, 08:39 PM

The county chipsealed the roads into and through my neighborhood a week after I bought my new zq8 and didnt sweep up the gravel for a week and when they did sweep it up they did not do a good job.......my truck ain't new any more!

cbauer210 · 08-23-2003, 08:46 PM

I would have freaked out too if someone was puting there crap on my truck and leaning on it. Some people are just oblivious. My paint seems to chip off real bad. Especialy on the plastic parts. If I get any scratches they eventualy turn into chips and start to spread. Then when I put on touch up paint, it makes the edges of the chip soft and I peels away even further. My truck is a 2000. A truck that is only a few years old should not have paint problems like that. Chevy realy dropped the ball on the paint they use.

Thunder53 · 08-27-2003, 08:45 PM

Hey Guys I own a Detail shop in Oklahoma.The BEST way to do Black.Belive me I have a Black Harley.Go to the web site
topoftheline.com now here is your shoppin list LOL 1st get a 32oz. bottle of "High Temp light cut swirl remover"- 2nd a small bottle of "Klasse All In One"-3rd 8oz.Jar of "Trade Secret" paste wax.the Klasse and Trade Secret are kind of expensive but it will blow your shit away when you see the Results. you will want a good paint sealer Like "Platnium Plus Ultimate paint Protection" then e-mail me at RollinThunderV2@aol.com and I will tellya how to use it to get a Killer Shine!!!

Thunder53 · 08-27-2003, 08:50 PM

I would put some pic of my buddy's 55Chevy I did for a car show he got first place in but I dont know how to do it bbut there is a pic of it on the top of the line web site

litestab · 09-04-2003, 11:38 PM

yea i got these phantom scratches on the INSIDE walls of my bed from after i was delivering phone books, PHONE BOOKS!

07-08-2003, 10:44 AM	#1
TheStray I love my truck! Age: 31 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 11 Location: Ionia, MI User is: OffLine	My factory paint sucks! I got a 2002 BLACK Xtreme and I swear I find a new scratch on the **cking thing every day. IT's starting to get really bad. I now have mandatory rules for my friends such as no riding bikes within 15 feet of my truck and absolutely no one is allowed to jump in or out of the bed of the truck over the bed rails. I've even resulted in not allowing anyone to put bikes in or out of my truck. Therefore I am the one that has to put all four bikes in. If anyone sets a can of beer or pop on the rails or on the roof or hood I go absolutely nuts. I can't help it because no matter what if someone just touches it theres a freaking scratch. My friends are all getting ticked and I don't want to be like this but I just get so depressed over big ass scratches in my truck. Does anyone else have this problem? I guess it's an obsessive compulsive thing but if anyone has any tips for me as to what I can do to fill in these scratches would be appreciated. They aren't deep but they are really long and the width of a couple hairs. I've tried 3M Imperial hand glaze and it works okay till it rains. I'm afraid buffing is going to take away from the shine too. I wish they would make cars like they used to and bake the paint on so it would be harder. I was told that the type of metal they use now can't take the heat like the older cars could.
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07-09-2003, 03:57 PM	#2
Derek@2020Kustoms Registered User Age: 28 Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,536 Location: Windsor, Ontario User is: OffLine	I hear ya man. I hate ANYONE touching my truck. It's even worst because its black. I really don't know what to tell you other than keeping your paint nice is a hard thing.
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07-09-2003, 04:00 PM	#3
y2kblkxtreme Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 2,024 Location: Philly burbs User is: OffLine	i hear that, my black paint is full of little hairline scratches that noone thinks are a big deal except me, i hate it every time i wash it i find more scratches but o well, i'll get it repainted sometime, a nice metallic copper will look sweet on it
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07-13-2003, 12:54 AM	#4
Xtreme03 Never Finished Age: 27 Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 1,599 Location: Clinton / Knoxville, TN User is: OffLine	Try the 3M fine cut rubbing compound and start using Zaino...it's awesome stuff. They've got all the information on what to buy and how to use it. You'll love it, especially if you've got black paint. www.zainobros.com
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07-13-2003, 01:23 AM	#5
killerBkilled WhackdOutGemini Age: 30 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 626 Location: Gofawkyaself, Mi User is: OffLine	my paint stayed NIIIIICE and shiny...on a 95...i buff it out every month though with polish/wax. Blacks a bitch to keep clean...even in the garage it gets dusty...I love it though.....same color as my interior. Plus i own a detailing business, so it's easier for me. Last edited by killerBkilled : 07-13-2003 at 01:24 AM.
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07-17-2003, 02:41 PM	#6
xtremespeed 0 -> 60 in 4.6....minutes Age: 30 Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 177 Location: Spanaway User is: OffLine	Same here with the scratches, etc., and my luck is so bad that some of my dumba$$ buddies were wrestling around by my truck and put a dent in the side of the bed almost 20" wide. I almost killed them. I popped out the big part but the part on the curve to the bed rail is still there and it's still deformed where the bottom of it was right above the molding. @$^@$%!#$^!
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07-19-2003, 06:00 AM	#7
03 SS Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,380 Location: User is: OffLine	I dont have black, I have red, but I am still extremely anal about my truck. I am in HH Gregg picking up some new stuff & left my credit voucher in the truck. I walk out to see some a$$hole, who put a big box on the rail of my truck. He was leaning on my truck & shooting the crap with a sales person. I am freaked. I said "get your box off my truck & suggest you do it quickly". He, his wife & the salespersons jaw hit the ground like I was the dick.......but he moved that box faaaast. Dont people have common sense. It blew my mind. I would never in a million years put something on someone else's vehicle. He was acting like he owned it.......See, Im still pissed
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08-20-2003, 08:39 PM	#8
fondren Registered User Age: 40 Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 133 Location: flagstaff az User is: OffLine	The county chipsealed the roads into and through my neighborhood a week after I bought my new zq8 and didnt sweep up the gravel for a week and when they did sweep it up they did not do a good job.......my truck ain't new any more!
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08-23-2003, 08:46 PM	#9
cbauer210 I <3 (.)(.)'s Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 1,771 Location: User is: OffLine	I would have freaked out too if someone was puting there crap on my truck and leaning on it. Some people are just oblivious. My paint seems to chip off real bad. Especialy on the plastic parts. If I get any scratches they eventualy turn into chips and start to spread. Then when I put on touch up paint, it makes the edges of the chip soft and I peels away even further. My truck is a 2000. A truck that is only a few years old should not have paint problems like that. Chevy realy dropped the ball on the paint they use.
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08-27-2003, 08:45 PM	#10
Thunder53 Registered User Age: 56 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 17 Location: Oklahoma User is: OffLine	Hey Guys I own a Detail shop in Oklahoma.The BEST way to do Black.Belive me I have a Black Harley.Go to the web site topoftheline.com now here is your shoppin list LOL 1st get a 32oz. bottle of "High Temp light cut swirl remover"- 2nd a small bottle of "Klasse All In One"-3rd 8oz.Jar of "Trade Secret" paste wax.the Klasse and Trade Secret are kind of expensive but it will blow your shit away when you see the Results. you will want a good paint sealer Like "Platnium Plus Ultimate paint Protection" then e-mail me at RollinThunderV2@aol.com and I will tellya how to use it to get a Killer Shine!!!
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08-27-2003, 08:50 PM	#11
Thunder53 Registered User Age: 56 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 17 Location: Oklahoma User is: OffLine	I would put some pic of my buddy's 55Chevy I did for a car show he got first place in but I dont know how to do it bbut there is a pic of it on the top of the line web site
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09-04-2003, 11:38 PM	#12
litestab harlem body kit has to go Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,170 Location: ct User is: OffLine	yea i got these phantom scratches on the INSIDE walls of my bed from after i was delivering phone books, PHONE BOOKS!
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