Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affected?

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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by randybirdhawk » Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:59 pm

Not sure how build date has any leverage. Mine is a 2001 build date 2000/11. Pontiac replaced it under warranty years ago and now my hood is bubbling.
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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by DraganHawk » Sat Aug 30, 2014 10:59 am

I'll be fixing my own in my shop this winter with a write up I got from LS1 board and I'll take pics

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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by randybirdhawk » Wed Sep 24, 2014 12:54 pm

What about bubbles on the hood, can that be repaired? I'm hoping its just clear coat or paint.
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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by 02 red hawk » Fri Dec 26, 2014 7:31 pm

Bubbles on the hood now? WTF GM? It seems they built these cars so cheaply, they want us to get rid of them.

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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by PontiacFan » Sat Dec 27, 2014 1:44 pm

02 red hawk wrote:Bubbles on the hood now? WTF GM? It seems they built these cars so cheaply, they want us to get rid of them.
GM didn't make the hood.

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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by redhawk » Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:17 pm

And fiberglass won't bubble. Would have to be the paint and or clear coat.
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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by 02 red hawk » Sat Dec 27, 2014 2:30 pm

PontiacFan wrote:
02 red hawk wrote:Bubbles on the hood now? WTF GM? It seems they built these cars so cheaply, they want us to get rid of them.
GM didn't make the hood.
So it's another strike against SLP for shoddy craftsmanship. I have read where some members have delaminating hoods.

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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by Firebrian » Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:40 pm

Peeling or blistering clear coat and then even into the base coat isn't that unusual on cars that have been kept outdoors a lot in the hot sun. I saw a 31K mile one owner, 2001 WS6 that was just fried on the roof, hood, and quarters. Chunks of plastic were coming off the sides of the hatch back. A moderate amount of care and thought could probably prevent a lot of that.

3 years since I had my car and no signs of waviness or bubbling. Then again, it never sits parked out in the hot sun more than a few minutes at a time. I always find the shade.
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Re: Roof panel paint bubbles - what % of cars not yet affect

Post by mmfryar » Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:23 pm

None on mine.....yet, but very aware of what seems to be a common problem. I have 42K on mine and always garage kept

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