I have had my front end on my 1999 firebird repainted 4 times now in the past year and the paint is flaking off in the same spot again. I have taken it to the same guy each time and he fixes it for me but then it just starts flaking again.

it starts on the passenger side where the running light is on the corner of the light is where it starts flaking. I'll take a picture of it tonight when I get home.

anyone have any idea why this keeps happening. I just wanna figure out if I am getting a crappy job done or if I am causing it somehow.

does anyone else have this problem?

 

what does the body shop say could be causeing the problem, sounds like to me the prep work isnt being done right or cheap paint

 

When my front bumper was painted, the shop used a special primer that bites into the fiberglass so it doesn't spider web.

 

You got every bolt on, huh? That's a lot of stuff you bought....care to share all of it?

 

the body shop that I have always used , well the owner who does all my work their said that he just guesses that he didn't primer it like he should have. but like I said it keeps flaking in the same spot for the 5th time now. and I have to be without my car for like 3 days each time he repaints it.

firebirdjosh can you tell me what kind of primer you used that sounds like it would help a lot if my guy is not using it.


umm all the bolt ons....well here is what I got so far.........underdrive pulley kit ,Dynatech long tube headers, ram air conversion, custom computer reprogrammed, granatelli MAF , bilstein shocks/struts. all poliurarthain(sp?) bushings , BMR driveshaft safty loop, BMR subframe connectors, BMR K Member, BMR lower control arms, BMR shock tower Brace, BMR panhard rod , BMR front and rear sway bars , BMR TRAK PAK (Torque Arm) , drilled and slitted rotors all around, custom dash painted red, custom front bumper molded with the wings west body kit , Blackouts on the back, clear side markers on the front and the back, Custom "OLI MAN" lisence plate (yeah I know I might have gone too far on that one) , got the bird on the front of my car custom painted black , raptor hood like the special edition TA , replaced factort grey carpet with black, custom amp rack in the back with All audiobahn amps subs, 2 amps , 3 faired digital capisitor, 3 way crossover, all stinger chrome wire, 0 gage power wire powering the whole setup, 190amp altinator powder coated red , custom built transmission with a 2 stage shift kit built to hold 700rwhp (also powercoated red), 3.73 motive gears, custom painted rear end red/black, red streetglow underbody kit, white face gauges, MSD 6+ ignition.

that's all I can think of atm. problyh more than you wanted to know

 

Flaking paint is usually improper prep or incompatible paint/primer. But, I would think your body shop guy would be aware of both and "fix" the problem espeically after he had to redo it the first time

 

I would think that he would know what the problem is too, but since it has happened so many times I figured I would do some research and see what works best and what he is doing. because somthing is definatly wrong