Flaking paint

[ChrisPearson]

My wheels have been hitting the rear arch as the spaces dont fit properly and not the paint is starting to peel off and soon it will peel away from the side of the car.what can i do??????

 

[mid.engine]

My wheels have been hitting the rear arch as the spaces dont fit properly and not the paint is starting to peel off and soon it will peel away from the side of the car.what can i do??????

firstly take the spacers off, and then take the car to a paint shop and ask them what can be done. also ask them if they can modify the rear arches to take the spacers.
martin

 

[ChrisPearson]

took the spacers off too get machined
cheers for the advice

 

[Hazza]

If the spacers don't fit properly, then u should take them off (which u have)

What is flaking? The body work or the wheels?

 

[Fred@BTM]

easy

 

[Hazza]

Whos car is that Fred?

 

[Fred@BTM]

mine (yes i was a young boy racer, that was 7years ago that pic was taken)

 

[Hazza]

I was more looking @ the RTEC sticker...

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah r-tec was where i bought my wheels IIRC

 

[ChrisPearson]

yeh but the paint will still flake

 

[Fred@BTM]

not if you paint the edges

 

[.J.a.m.e.s.]

do what you did to the rest of ur car... use tip x

 

[ChrisPearson]

I'm not painting it myself it will look stupid I'm going to have to pay or sell the car

 

[ChrisPearson]

what it looks like

 

[fil_b]

looks like u need to sand and repaint

paints not bonded to the metal

 

[Laura]

what he said, it really needs to be sanded back to where its bonded correctly.. take it back to the body shop who sprayed it, they should fix this free of charge as its a fault with the respray

 

[Laura]

thats assuming you did have the whole car resprayed if not.. speak to renault.. dont they have a 10 yr paint warrenty?

 

[ChrisPearson]

Na its not been repainted.Do they?How do you know that?Its close to 10 years now

 

[Laura]

im sure its in the handbook

10 year paint and rust warenty, dont quote me on that tho

 

[ChrisPearson]

Ok ill have a look.So if it is they will have to fix it?

 

[SoA2k6]

im sure its in the handbook

10 year paint and rust warenty, dont quote me on that tho

lol.

I highly doubt that. 3 years at most anti-corrosion, and it has to be from the inside-out, as opposed to flaking paint. Otherwise we'd be doing a lot of Renaults free of charge. That's bodyshop material mate. Stonechips cause that over time too.

 

[ChrisPearson]

Will i be able to tell if its been repaired?

 

[SoA2k6]

Will i be able to tell if its been repaired?

Maybe, depends how well it has been done. Have a close look at the flaking paint and see if you can see a 2nd layer of laquer/paint stuck to the bits that are peeling off. Have a look around the whole panel, all edges for signs of a fade out or laquer line that hasn't been polished out properly (more than likely near the lips of the window, as it's hard to move the rubber out of the way, so peel the rubber back with a blunt knife or peice of plastic and have a look for a rough edge).

 

[fil_b]

pay for what u get with spray job

see any repitable body shops in your area

if they any good should be spot on fix - all depends on the prep work

 

[ChrisPearson]

Yeh could get it done while i get my other parts done actually

 

[ChrisPearson]

If i dont touch it how long you reckon it will hold for?A few weeks?

 

[Christopher]

what it looks like

Fix that sh*t quickly!!!

 

[SoA2k6]

If i dont touch it how long you reckon it will hold for?A few weeks?

If you like rust and corrosion then yeah, it'll be fine. Get it sorted as soon as you can!

 

[ChrisPearson]

As long as it stays like it is i dont car.If it starts peeling on the outside of car then i eitehr sort it or sell it i wouldnt drive a car with paint like that

 

[Fred@BTM]

thats rusting already son! sort it

 

[Christopher]

Yep!

Needs sorting ASAP... especially with our weather and road salt only a few months away.

 

[ChrisPearson]

Any ideas on prices i should be looking at dont want to get ripped off

Want to get the plastic parts sprayed at the same time but knowing me it wont get done i just cant justify spending so much

 

[SoA2k6]

As long as it stays like it is i dont car.If it starts peeling on the outside of car then i eitehr sort it or sell it i wouldnt drive a car with paint like that

Come on man, it's a nice car and the longer you leave it the worse it'll get. If it starts creeping round and rust starts threading it's way round you're going to be crying. If you're tight for cash you might get away with sanding down the arch and only spraying that, but it's obviously at the bodyshops discretion. I wouldn't expect to pay more than £80 for that, tops. Go and get quotes, and specifically say you don't the panel done, just the arch lip itself.

 

[Dan R]

im sure its in the handbook

10 year paint and rust warenty, dont quote me on that tho

lol.

I highly doubt that. 3 years at most anti-corrosion, and it has to be from the inside-out, as opposed to flaking paint. Otherwise we'd be doing a lot of Renaults free of charge. That's bodyshop material mate. Stonechips cause that over time too.

its definately ten years. I asked when there was something on my paint i wasnt happy about. its getting them to do it thats the hard bit!

 

[Laura]

there are loads of good body shops local im sure you'll find something

 

[ChrisPearson]

lol.

I highly doubt that. 3 years at most anti-corrosion, and it has to be from the inside-out, as opposed to flaking paint. Otherwise we'd be doing a lot of Renaults free of charge. That's bodyshop material mate. Stonechips cause that over time too.

its definately ten years. I asked when there was something on my paint i wasnt happy about. its getting them to do it thats the hard bit!

so i can get them to do it?

I might say the wings etc have faded over time

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'd run a blade round the edge about 5mm in, cut off all the s**t paint, sand it, acid etch it then paint it with some white hammerite or similar, it'll be reet then

 

[ChrisPearson]

ill give that a go fred,Where can i get acid etch?

 

[Fred@BTM]

just acid etch primer, any car parts place

 

[ChrisPearson]

halfrauds?