One of my good clients calls me today about his clear coat peeling. I think to myself "what?? how is that possible?" The clear coat was a bit thin, but healthy when I last polished it (2 months ago). It was averaging about 110-125 microns across the board. It's a 2007 E63 AMG. Also, he's been doing bi-weekly washes, and just washed it last weekend and it wasn't there. Today it was. Does anyone have ANY idea what this could be? I've NEVER seen clear coat failure like this:
Ask him if he had brought it in to any shop for service in the time between when you detailed it and present. It looks like something may have dripped on it. From the picture, it looks like it formed some sort of teardrop shape.
Yeah my guess was some sort of fluid. I asked him about leaving it in a area he isn't used to going, taking it to a shop. He said nothing out of the ordinary.
wow . . . . . i would bring that to the attention of the nearest Mercedes dealership. The car is 3 years old and might still be covered under warranty. That really does appear to be a tear drop shaped spot on the hood.
yeah man i mean if a vehicle is having clear coat issues like that with it regularly being waxed or sealed there is a serious issue there. Sucks that it had to happen to him but things like that do happen. Nothing in life is perfect not even if it's being made by a machine. I just hope they don't give him a hard time and step up and fix the issue. They charge top dollar for their vehicles so customer service shouldn't be a issue.
why you think I would do that?? jus because i work in the shop, doesnt mean im a pig! nice knowing you flux
i seen the same shit happen when a guy doing brakes was walking by a parked car. he brushed a rag soaked in brake fluid on a fender. it was like an eraser for paint. sucks man.
