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Missing paint by hinge?

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#1 ·
Did some searching, but haven't seen this one before:
Vehicle door

Looks like they didn't quite paint the hood next to or behind the hinge. Anyone else? I hate the idea of having to repaint the hood on a new vehicle, but I don't know that I have much of a choice here if I don't want it to rust.
 

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I have the same issue on my '15 black JKU. All the hinges and very thin paint on doors where it actually looks blotchy. I met with the chrysler rep last month and they have agreed to give me a set of black altitude wheels since i don't want the jeep painted (he stated i would lose the factory warranty). I am trying to get them to just give me the cash value of the altitude wheels instead. The paint doesn't bother me much anymore.
 
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Thankfully, this seems to only be a problem on the hood, so that'd be the only thing they'd need to fix, but still. I imagine a repainted hood will chip like crazy.

Grrr.

Why would the dealer fixing the paint on yours void the warranty?
 
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I thought so initially, but looking more closely, it appears the hood is sprayed from the front in this area, and the areas immediately next to and behind the hinge are mostly just overspray on primer.

If it's clearcoated, I suppose it's less of an issue. Just want to do everything I can to make it last, and any PM I can do early on seems like it would be time/money well spent.
 
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yes, well documented lack/thin paint around the door/hood hinges. Supposedly then went to a "new/newer" paint process in 2015, but it di dnot help the issue. My Jeep has the exact condition as the photos from dalcars.

Other than repaint, the dealership really has no other option. I rather keep my factory paint, plus it hasn't bothered me much (yet) since my full doors have been off since may.
Even if they were well painted, after a few years the paint on the hinge will bubble due to galvanic corrosion. Unless you have a '15 or newer, since they started to add a very thin plastic film between the door & hinge.
 
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I tried taking a photo of the liner between the hinge on the door but it would not come out clearly. It's like a 3M very thin layer of plastic in between
 
#22 ·
Mine has this around the hinges as well. From what Ive read, it has to do with the different metals being in contact with each other. The doors are steel and hinges are aluminum, I think....anyway, alot of people have this problem, me included, and I am taking mine back to the dealer to see about getting it fixed. There is a corrosion warranty for up to 60K I believe. I asked them about it when I went to get my oil changed but it was on a Saturday and the warranty dept was closed so when I go back, it'll be during the week, but I'm not expecting a problem, especially since the Jeep only has 7500 miles and was bought brand new and this is a common problem.
 
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The weak areas for paint are the hood hinges, door hinges, the dip area by the wipers, the inside windshield pillar (mine is so bad it is clear coated primer)...as much as we pay for these toys you would think they do a more better job..freaking lazy UAW/robots
Cameron
 
#24 ·
Hinge on hood does not appear to have a liner, only on the doors.
 
#25 ·
Actually the entire paint job is pretty sub par, in my opinion, at least on the Jeep I got. Orange peel is pretty bad. Any decent paint/body shop would be embarrassed to do a job like that for a customer. I've certainly seen much cheaper vehicles with much better paint jobs applied to them.

But on the other hand, I guess they just figure that most Jeep owners aren't going to give a flip about an award winning paint job anyway, so why bother going overboard on quality in an area where it isn't going to be a selling point to the majority of their customer base? Even in my own case, I didn't even look closely at the paint job before I forked over my money. And even if I had, I doubt it would have killed the sale.
 
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Orange peel is pretty bad.
Both sides of my jeep show a lot of orange peel. Not sure if the average customer would even notice and if they did, they might think it's a special textured paint application! :D:atomic:
 
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stopped by a local dealer today. He took pics and is supposed to submit them. I took a few as well and emailed them to him. Used my Nikon DSL with a Macro lens so you can see it really well. Basically every hinge I have is like this to a varying degree. Am I making a big deal over this? Will this rust? Can this be repainted or should I haggle for something else? I wouldn't mind the dealer putting in power windows for me!
 

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#40 ·
Mine look the same, missing paint all around the edges, also the recessed torx bolt heads are missing paint.
Personally, for now, I would not want the dealer repainting my jeep doors due to this... the clear coat "should" be there to protect a bit more....
I would haggle for some other compensation...
 
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