Rust bubble

[mwhite29]

Ok I have the notorious rust bubble on the lip of my hood.

I took my car to a local body shop who I always use b/c they're good, and they gave me an estimate of $993 to blast and re-paint the hood.
A painted hood from Cervinis is only $850. I know fiberglass hoods have fitment issues but at the same time they can guarantee the corrosion bubbles will not come back after I drop $993 on the hood.

What do you think is the best course of action?

 

[Az Pete]

What about Ford? Some here have had their hoods redone under the paint warranty by just going to the dealer. My '07 I had was re-done with good results as have several locals. Don't know anyone with problems if the job is done correct.

If the pre-painted fiberglass hood does not fit, it will need reworked and painted again.

 

[mwhite29]

Yeah I know others have had luck on here through the dealership which pisses me off too lol... b/c when I went to the dealer they said "sorry, it's not corroded all the way through". basically told me tough **** it's gonna cost you to re-paint.

 

[Az Pete]

Call some different dealers....might be worth a trip to another town.

 

[mwhite29]

I did years ago when the problem started. Every dealer I went to told me the same thing. One dealer told me he could fix it, only to call me back and say Ford won't approve it. I guess I just kida accepted it and went about my business. But now the bubbles are flaking the paint off and i have a big white spot on my hood lip and it's killing me.

 

[Az Pete]

Well, that really sucks for sure.

Guess you have a decision to make now on which way you want to go, After market hood or repaint....

Unless you are really wanting the after market, I would stay stock and paint it.

It is actually caused by poor cleaning of the surface prior to paint. This caused the corrosion.

 

[mwhite29]

Well here the problem... I can pay 993 to re-paint and possibly have it come back. Or I can pay $850 for a painted hood, it have fitment issues (or even paint match issues) and pay another 1000 to re-paint that hood.

Or trade in the Mustang, take a hit b/c of the paint, and get something else.

Either way I'm 0-2 on luck with Ford.

I had an 03 F250 which was nothing but motor/turbo troubles. and this lack of cooperation with Ford on the paint of the Mustang.

 

[Az Pete]

I would have the shop you trust repaint the hood. Many have been done without any recurring problems.

In my thoughts, I would bet that there will be issues with the fiberglass.....

 

[Sparty92]

I have pretty large bubbles under my hood. One is on the leading edge, so you can see it with the hood closed.

I also have small ones on both doors and the trunk edge (all inside). The dealer wanted $650 to fix all of it, but they weren't gonna spray the whole hood, just blend it up I think. Ford would not fix it as I was out of warranty.

I showed them this problem about 6 months ago, and decided to wait until spring to fix it (they said they'd pay half of the $, too!).

But, I think I've changed my mind. I'm most likely trading the car this week for a new '11 GT.

 

[mwhite29]

Well... I traded it in for an '11 F250. Got the Scorpion.