paint problems

[tony72vette]

hi i have a 2012 genesis sedan white pearl paint , iam starting to see rust dots under the paint on front bumper . 1 year after i purchased this car i had same problem with the rear bumper ,after making so many visits to the dealership they finally painted the rear bumper, 6 months later it happened again, finally after 3 tries they gave me a new bumper...i just wanted to know if anyone had the same problem with the pearl white paint,,, since the warranty has expired now... thanks TONY

 

[RemyBluePearl]

hi i have a 2012 genesis sedan white pearl paint , iam starting to see rust dots under the paint on front bumper . 1 year after i purchased this car i had same problem with the rear bumper ,after making so many visits to the dealership they finally painted the rear bumper, 6 months later it happened again, finally after 3 tries they gave me a new bumper...i just wanted to know if anyone had the same problem with the pearl white paint,,, since the warranty has expired now... thanks TONY

Yea I have the 2012 twilight blue pearl paint and my front bumper clear coat is peeling and I’m looking to freshly sand and re-spray it to look new....

 

[tony72vette]

is there a problem whit that pearl paint any recalls....

 

[Gunkk]

Yes pearl white has historically had relatively more issues with paint defects, peeling, bubbling, etc. than the other colors.

<soapbox>Recalls are typically for safety issues, not paint quality, so no there are no "recalls." After 8 years (9 model years) you'll be hard-pressed to get any dealer to fix a paint "factory defect" on a car. It's an 8 year old car. Deal with it. If you're that anal about cosmetics, pay a professional body shop to fix it correctly, then apply paint protection film.
</soapbox>

 

[Ambush]

welcome to my world.....
Hyundai cheaped out on the paint...remember the Kia Stinger recall on the paint?
Need I say more?...

 

[G-944411]

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hi i have a 2012 genesis sedan white pearl paint , iam starting to see rust dots under the paint on front bumper . 1 year after i purchased this car i had same problem with the rear bumper ,after making so many visits to the dealership they finally painted the rear bumper, 6 months later it happened again, finally after 3 tries they gave me a new bumper...i just wanted to know if anyone had the same problem with the pearl white paint,,, since the warranty has expired now... thanks TONY

I have a 2013 same color and I'm seeing the same thing happen. Plan to go to dealership.

 

[G-41642]

good luck I don't think they are going to do anything about it,,they try to blame it on you ….

 

[G-582407]

Just last Thursday, I went out to my 2018 Elantra to find a patch of paint pealed off my hood. Hyundai has known of this defect over a decade and still no fix. I went to dealership today. I was told if it has less than 60k miles on it, they will fix it. It does have less. Someone who travels for work a lot and puts 60k on their's in 2 or 3 yrs, are screwed if their paint peels. Not cool. The paint should last least 10 yrs.

 

[tony72vette]

its just ridiculous they don't make cars like they use to.. i owned 3 hyundai from 2002 ,,,2005;;;2012 to present i went for the top, the genesis and still have lots of problems,,,it took me almost 8 months to finally get a new rear bumper after the dealer painted it 3 times,,of course they tried to blame it on me ,but you could see little rust spots under the clear coat ,, now its happening on the front bumper but of course its out of warranty...this is on a 2012 genesis with 61,000 miles...pearl white

 

[NSXNEXT]

Blame it all on the EPA. It's the regulations that caused how/what gets sprayed that caused the issues. Paint isn't what it used to be.

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[Ambush]

its just ridiculous they don't make cars like they use to.. i owned 3 hyundai from 2002 ,,,2005;;;2012 to present i went for the top, the genesis and still have lots of problems,,,it took me almost 8 months to finally get a new rear bumper after the dealer painted it 3 times,,of course they tried to blame it on me ,but you could see little rust spots under the clear coat ,, now its happening on the front bumper but of course its out of warranty...this is on a 2012 genesis with 61,000 miles...pearl white

RIGHHHHT!!! mine exact same...

 

[Qship]

It has to do with the amount of metal flakes in the paint, there's a lot! And where that first coat was applied. I work for a parts manufacturer and we have an automated paint facility here. I've asked the engineers and paint experts about this since I have the same issue. Just because there's clear coat on the paint doesn't mean this can't happen. Rust starts from the inside and works its way out. From their analysis, it's not defective paint (unfortunately), it's the base coat that was applied which has metal flakes, then the main coats have metal flakes as well. Since the base coat has metal flakes and is directly on the surface, rust will happen within the metal flakes in the paint. It was a cost effective way of having nice satin metallic looking paint but what should have been done is a primary bonding plain paint coat, then the base color, then the metal flakes with base color x2, then clear coat. That would have eliminated this issue since the metal flakes would have been suspended between paint coats instead of being right on the surface of the body/fascias.

 

[tony72vette]

great info but does not help us guys who are having the problem,,you should send it to hyundai corp....thanks for the info

 

[Fredder]

hi i have a 2012 genesis sedan white pearl paint , iam starting to see rust dots under the paint on front bumper . 1 year after i purchased this car i had same problem with the rear bumper ,after making so many visits to the dealership they finally painted the rear bumper, 6 months later it happened again, finally after 3 tries they gave me a new bumper...i just wanted to know if anyone had the same problem with the pearl white paint,,, since the warranty has expired now... thanks TONY

Any white car I’ve owned shows these pesky orange spots.
Extra pressure when waxing will remove them
I believe this is caused by brake dust which has some metallic content.
if you have a circular buffer, put your polish on it and apply until the spots disappear I use NuFinish
Let me know how you make out if you try

 

[Cool beans]

It has to do with the amount of metal flakes in the paint, there's a lot! And where that first coat was applied. I work for a parts manufacturer and we have an automated paint facility here. I've asked the engineers and paint experts about this since I have the same issue. Just because there's clear coat on the paint doesn't mean this can't happen. Rust starts from the inside and works its way out. From their analysis, it's not defective paint (unfortunately), it's the base coat that was applied which has metal flakes, then the main coats have metal flakes as well. Since the base coat has metal flakes and is directly on the surface, rust will happen within the metal flakes in the paint. It was a cost effective way of having nice satin metallic looking paint but what should have been done is a primary bonding plain paint coat, then the base color, then the metal flakes with base color x2, then clear coat. That would have eliminated this issue since the metal flakes would have been suspended between paint coats instead of being right on the surface of the body/fascias.

Wrong, the clear coat on my 2015 genesis has the metal flakes in it. When you peel the clear coat off with your finger nail easily it is cut and dry.

 

[pete268]

hi i have a 2012 genesis sedan white pearl paint , iam starting to see rust dots under the paint on front bumper . 1 year after i purchased this car i had same problem with the rear bumper ,after making so many visits to the dealership they finally painted the rear bumper, 6 months later it happened again, finally after 3 tries they gave me a new bumper...i just wanted to know if anyone had the same problem with the pearl white paint,,, since the warranty has expired now... thanks TONY

I have the same color 2013 R-spec. Clear coat started coming off a few years ago. Now it is starting to spread to the lower side trim. Nothing really on the main body, just the plastic areas like the bumper and lower sides.

 

[G-105386]

hi i have a 2012 genesis sedan white pearl paint , iam starting to see rust dots under the paint on front bumper . 1 year after i purchased this car i had same problem with the rear bumper ,after making so many visits to the dealership they finally painted the rear bumper, 6 months later it happened again, finally after 3 tries they gave me a new bumper...i just wanted to know if anyone had the same problem with the pearl white paint,,, since the warranty has expired now... thanks TONY

Yes having the same exact problem on my 2012 pearl white Genesis. Only on the plastic parts the metal is totally fine

its just ridiculous they don't make cars like they use to.. i owned 3 hyundai from 2002 ,,,2005;;;2012 to present i went for the top, the genesis and still have lots of problems,,,it took me almost 8 months to finally get a new rear bumper after the dealer painted it 3 times,,of course they tried to blame it on me ,but you could see little rust spots under the clear coat ,, now its happening on the front bumper but of course its out of warranty...this is on a 2012 genesis with 61,000 miles...pearl white

same thing on mine exactly

 

[Cozetteelliott]

I just brought G90 2019 and I am noticing some rust spots on top of my car and other paint issues. I going to see if it is still under warranty for the paint. It crazy because the car has only 17,000 or so miles on it. SMH