Peeling paint

[Spork]

In my experience, it seems the front plastic valances of Ford cars have a strong propensity to peel and chip. The paint elsewhere on my car has held up pretty well, but the front looks like ****. Every time I wash it more flakes off. Is there an accepted procedure for prevent this when I get around to repainting? I'm guessing that at a minimum I will have to skip off all the old paint.

 

[Bizzy]

I had alot of problems with my 94 GL that had a new bumper and panel betweedn the headlights put on. Comes from a bodshop doing a crappy job with the pain adhering to the plastic. Or you have really crappy factore paint.

 

[jelloslug]

Mine is like that also, it got hit on the side once in its lifetime and now all the plastic side pieces that were replaced and painted are flaking and the rest of the car is fine.

 

[JaySHOguy]

Sounds like the bumper had been painted poorly before. Some of the older cars had problems with flaking paint, but not usually on the plastic pieces.

 

[91 SHOplus]

I suspect that the previous owner may have been in a "fender-bender" and had that panel re-shot.

 

[Levand16]

You'll need to strip all the paint off, then put the bumper in a spary booth and back it. After that spray some sealer with flex additive in it and then spray the color and clear coat.

 

[Angelo]

If you had the work done by a bodyshop, you bring it back to them and tell them you want it sprayed over, the job was not done right. Bodyshop did not use any or very little flex paint. The bumpers need flex additive to hold up.

 

[Spork]

I'm the original owner, and I've never had it repainted. It is obviously due to poor quality control at the factory.

 

[Angelo]

Then when you have it redone any good bodyshop will know to put flex in the paint so this doesnt happen. The whole bumper has top get redone, Mine was quoted at $250.00