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Originally Posted by 2SS Capt
For all the horror stories I've heard regarding paint, I have to say I'm very pleased with the paint job on my 2020 2SS in Shadow Gray Metallic... I grew up working in my Dad's Body Shop and worked with a lot of paint and buffing, etc so I am rather picky... Maybe I got lucky, my car was built mid-Dec 2019 so maybe everyone was in a good mood with the holidays coming up and did a good job!
I've heard the clear is very thin, I would have happily paid an option for $500-$1000 for multiple extra coats of clear coat, but alas that wasn't an option...
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It isn't bad per se, short of the occasional mess-up with specific units (orangel peel on my 2018 isn't even that bad either), but so insanely brittle, if you just look at this clearcoat sideways, boom, there's your scratch and rock chip. That extra layers of clearcoat option you want would be nice, but probably requires some rescheduling and/or new tooling, and the couple hundred people per year who would opt for it wouldn't be willing to pay thousands for it, I guess.
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Originally Posted by Green82
its not just GM is all cars. i had a 2019 civic Type R before my camaro and paint was thin on it also had lots of chips on the hood and sides and you could just see how thin it was
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Yeah, just from my personal sampling, car paint (clear coat, more specifically) from as little as 10 years ago seems to be stronger. A byproduct of relentless process optimization and cost savings...
Overall, though, PPF and ceramic coating helps, if someone would've paid for more or stronger clearcoat, that money can be spent wisely on these post delivery.