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#66369 07/18/02 12:01 AM
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I too bought my car when it was dirty. During the week the dealer had it before I picked it up they detailed it and found out the paint was bad on the trunk lid and roof. Same deal, cracked clear coat. As I had purchased a paint sealer the dealer said that they'd have to see if Ford would pay for a repaint, otherwise the sealer would be a waste of money. Car had 69K miles on it and Ford wouldn't pay. So, I found this Turtle Wax called Color Cure or something like that. My car is black and so's this wax. There's also a little crayon like thing with the wax for scratches. After a few waxings the cracks in the paint have pretty much disappeared. At best it's a Band-Aid fix but whatcha gonna do? laugh

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#66370 07/18/02 12:37 AM
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I've had the best luck w/my 99 misty's paint , are the mercs painted at the same plant as the fords? I know there sisters but I've noticed a quality difference between the two... confused

#66371 07/18/02 01:39 AM
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Ford repainted my hood when it started to go bad a few years ago. Body shop manager said all the midnight reds and blacks have this problem. They had to remove all the paint and primer. Problem never came back.

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Originally posted by SVTour98:
you're SOL. not sure what causes it but mine was doing the same thing when i bought it over a year ago. i noticed it on the dealer's lot and he agreed to repaint the car for me before i took it home. didn't charge for it, i'm sure they got paid on the back end though. i bought the car with 38k miles on it, and when i pulled an oasis report i noticed he punched in that the car had 35k miles on it when the repaint was done. hmm... o well.
It is called warranty work, the dealer had to get it under 36k for it to be done under the factory warranty. Same thing happened to my when I had 37k, I took in the Contour and they entered it in as 35k, then they did the repaint.


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#66373 07/18/02 06:59 PM
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My Black 98 SVT looks like crap too. It was repainted under warranty in late 2000,but now it really looks like S***.

I should have bought the silver one.........


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#66374 07/18/02 07:13 PM
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I did a post on this about two years ago. I have a dark green 98 myst. I learned a lot in my dealings with ford and the dealer. The number one thing is never buy another ford.

My hood has cracks all over it. the good news is it looks worse when its clean so I don?t have to wash it so much.

jeff

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The number one thing is never buy another ford.
yeah im beginning to see why.


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#66376 07/18/02 08:32 PM
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Mine has ths same dang problem. Little crows feet all over the roof and hood. Really pisses me off...


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#66377 07/18/02 09:26 PM
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The number one thing is never buy another ford
My '95 Contour SE has this condition as well...hood & front fenders. You really have to look for them.

As for the above quote...AMEN!!!


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