Had my car painted 1 1/2 years ago. Had a cervini hood installed at the same time. I know the included instructions recommend that the hood be baked in an oven or installed for some time period prior to painting. I informed the owner of the body shop. He said he would bake it prior to any paint prep/work.
It seems like everytime I wash the car. I see more paint chips on the hood. Not a single chip on the bumper or anywhere else on the front of the car...just on the hood. There are probably 15 - 20 chips after just 1.5 years. Some very large. You can see the paint pulled the substrate (for lack of a better word) with it when/how it chipped off.
To me, the amount of chips on the hood is very excessive, considering I'm very careful about what vehicles I drive behind. I will go out of my way to avoid construction vehicles, dumps trucks, trailers, etc.
Is this a product of having a glass hood? Or did the body shop skip the baking step? I'm thinking the later... Can anyone educate me a little?
It seems like everytime I wash the car. I see more paint chips on the hood. Not a single chip on the bumper or anywhere else on the front of the car...just on the hood. There are probably 15 - 20 chips after just 1.5 years. Some very large. You can see the paint pulled the substrate (for lack of a better word) with it when/how it chipped off.
To me, the amount of chips on the hood is very excessive, considering I'm very careful about what vehicles I drive behind. I will go out of my way to avoid construction vehicles, dumps trucks, trailers, etc.
Is this a product of having a glass hood? Or did the body shop skip the baking step? I'm thinking the later... Can anyone educate me a little?