Raptor Acne! Factory Paint Blemish

[awd5906]

Hey everyone. Just wanted to see if anyone has dealt with debris/dust under their factory paint? Found a spot on my passenger rear left door. Not sure how I missed it after 3 months of ownership, guess my eyes aren’t what they used to be. Anyone deal with something like this? I was just going to bring it in to the dealer and see what they can do but my guess is a repaint of the door which is always an adventure. Thanks in advance!

 

[JD03Cobra]

I found a paint run in the front of my hood after 8 months of ownership. If you look hard enough you'll find more wrong.

 

[New recaros]

That looks like impact damage. Is it dented like hit with a punch?

 

[DFS]

That looks like impact damage. Is it dented like hit with a punch?

Agreed, looks more like from debris while driving than a paint defect. But maybe the pictures aren't telling the full story?

 

[awd5906]

Agreed, looks more like from debris while driving than a paint defect. But maybe the pictures aren't telling the full story?

Yeah I totally agree, those photos are bad. After going down a rabbit hole trying to capture this with different angles and light, I think I got it. It’s almost like a raised nub in the paint. About the size of a pencil tip.

 

[DFS]

Yeah I totally agree, those photos are bad. After going down a rabbit hole trying to capture this with different angles and light, I think I got it. It’s almost like a raised nub in the paint. About the size of a pencil tip.

Yikes, those do not look good. Hope the dealer will help you out, thanks for the new pictures!

 

[New recaros]

That will be covered

 

[BoostCreep]

Take it to a good detailer and have them level it and compound and polish. I’d never take it to a dealer if your goal is to improve the imperfections. It’ll only come back worse.

 

[dlapham]

My 2023 delivered in July has the same issue. I am pretty sure it is solvent popping. After two 10 day stays at a third party body shop, they gave up on sanding and buffing them out. Now it is worse and the dealer said they can't fix it, and I need to take it to a dealership that has a body shop, because it needs to be repainted. I knew that the day after I took delivery and was clear if this when dropping it off. I took it to the only dealership around with a body shop, and they refuse to touch it, since Ford has already paid out for warranty repair. I called ford and left details of the issue. Supposedly someone may get back to me. Now what? I just want the flawed factory paint fixed. To make it worse there are scratches and gouges in the paint now, after multiple botched attempts to sand and buff them out..

 

[cfmistry]

Sometimes it's better to have a small pimple than a big scar.