Anyone else getting a lot of paint chips on their ranger?

[Martyd]

It may help to mention paint color. On the Mazda CX-5 forum I belong to Soul Red seemed to have more problems than other colors.

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[Tim H.]

I'm waiting on a bug deflector from Ford Points.
Did you guys use the bumper stops that were included?
I was afraid they would damage the paint.

Put the bumpers on the deflector’s back side

 

[Shadowdraxx]

If it makes anyone feel better both my S550 mustangs had thin paint, my Premium White one once had a chunk come peeling right off the bumper from the jetwash.

So I 100% agree with doing what ever u can because other than that I think these rangers are built pretty well imo and will give us many years of great service.

 

[samsd]

My Ranger is suffering from way to many paint chips. Little over a year old and closing in on 20,000 mlies, by contrast, my wife's 2016 Town and Country has 70,000 miles and zero paint chips. My bike is a 2004 with 80,000 and no chips. I don't recall these types of chips on any of my many cars I have owned through the years. The Ranger chips down to bare metal like there was only one thin coat of paint. And the floor board standoffs are almost down to bare metal. So Thursday, it goes in for service and I will have them make a note of the paint damage and see what happens. I think a walk around the dealer lot to look at other used vehicles will be enough to prove something is wrong with this paint.

 

[peterson1604]

Which deflector does everyone prefer? Preferably in smoke coloring.

AVS deflector. Fits right to the hood, looks great and does a great job preventing chips on the hood.

 

[peterson1604]

Does anyone know if the paint on these is water based? I know there is a big push to move to water based automotive paints and I'm wondering if that is part of the reason the paint seems so fragile.
My paint is chipping in odd spots just like many report. I found a chip on the roof of my truck the other day - I have no idea how that happened!

It doesn't matter if the paint is water based which it probably is. The clear coat is still solvent based which protects the finish. The clear coat on today's new vehicles is unbelievably thin, it's how they reduce costs because the stuff is expensive.

 

[RedlandRanger]

It doesn't matter if the paint is water based which it probably is. The clear coat is still solvent based which protects the finish. The clear coat on today's new vehicles is unbelievably thin, it's how they reduce costs because the stuff is expensive.

Interesting - I assumed if the paint was water based, the clear would be water based as well.

 

[peterson1604]

Interesting - I assumed if the paint was water based, the clear would be water based as well.

Not yet. They're working on it but the quality isn't there yet. I apply The Last Coat Black Ice to mine which seems to help. It's not a miracle protector but it's much better than regular wax.

 

[armoredpig]

Lot's of rock chips on mine.. Much more so in the 6 months I've owned it than the 7 years of owning my mk3 focus.. what gives?!

 

[skumancer]

Yeah, my paint has been shit since day 1. It's got chips everywhere. Part of the reason why I don't care off-roading it hard is because the pain was garbage to begin with ?

 

[Mark Lally]

My truck has developed more paint chips in one year than my old 2011 ranger did in eight years. They are both the same color. The 2019 ranger had chips in it on delivery, I'm assuming from the transport from the factory. The paint is almost unbelievably thin.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Anyone else getting a lot of paint chips on their truck? It's not normal how many I am getting.

Yep. I opened the driver door and then the passenger door in two separate incidents inside my garage. Each door edge struck an object which put a micro chip (not very big or serious) on each edge. I was surprised because the doors didn't seem to strike the objects hard enough to cause even this small amount of damage. On top of that, my dealership gives every new vehicle a protective coating on the paint before they are delivered to the customer. I am being very careful to park the Truck in isolated areas of parking lots so as to protect the paint from any dings.

 

[OrangeStreak]

My truck has developed more paint chips in one year than my old 2011 ranger did in eight years. They are both the same color. The 2019 ranger had chips in it on delivery, I'm assuming from the transport from the factory. The paint is almost unbelievably thin.

Likewise, my previous 2011 Ranger (Silver) seemed to have much tougher paint and less likely to chip. At a glance, at least the paint on the 2020 looks very smooth and even without blemishes.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Likewise, my previous 2011 Ranger (Silver) seemed to have much tougher paint and less likely to chip. At a glance, at least the paint on the 2020 looks very smooth and even without blemishes.

Hi Paul,

Someone here mentioned they thought Ford switched to waterbased paint...wonder if that is a legacy of waterbased paint? When I retired they were trying much lower organic based solvent paints. Waterbased at that time had serious orange-peel issues. My clearcoat seems to be working okay on my 2019 Ranger.

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[South Florida Ranger]

Yeah but I bought the Dr Paint Chip Repair kit or something like that and they went away Quick and easy.

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