Thin Paint on front spoiler 03 STX's

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Old Dec 18, 2003 | 12:54 PM
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Fellow STX Owners,

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I had a small chip on my front spoiler that turned into full peel about the size of 2 quarters.The dealer body shop guy told me that they had saw this condition before and that FORD had a hard time getting paint to stick on the spoiler.You guys might want to take a good look your spoilers because once a rock chips it it will peel like mine did.Im pretty **** about all of my vehicles so i was kinda pissed that had to take it back because ford hasnt figured out how to make paint stick on a spoiler without it peeling after a year.
 

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Old Dec 18, 2003 | 02:22 PM
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I'm not sure about what specifically the "rear spoiler" is, but on my STX the front plastic piece that is under the metal of the bumper has a couple of rock chips already and they are easy to get.

I've been wondering if I could find someone to coat it with rhino liner and match the body color or something. I can't see any way of preventing these chips aside from something more resilient than paint.
 
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Old Dec 18, 2003 | 10:44 PM
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I've had a scratch on my front spoiler for a couple of weeks now. I guess I should take a close look at it in the morning to see if there is any peeling.
 
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Old Dec 19, 2003 | 08:30 AM
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Got the vehicle back today and the paint seems thicker and not as thin as the factory paint. Something Ford should have done from the factory.
 

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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 08:37 PM
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Did they charge you for this?

Either way, what did you tell them to get em to repaint it, and what did you specify on the redo?
 
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Old Jan 4, 2004 | 09:13 AM
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No charge but i have to take it back because of clearcoat overspray.
 
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