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2doorrocket
10-01-2014, 09:44 AM
Hi Guys - Just a quick question, do any of your Vipers have paint blemishes? My red one looks like it has a couple issues with he clear, and the red paint bleeds through the black stripes in certain areas. My blue one has some issues with the clear as well.
BlknBlu
10-01-2014, 09:57 AM
GEN V paint jobs are very high quality and inspected thoroughly. i would take it back to the dealership to have it looked at. Prefix Coatings does an outstanding job of painting cars.

Bruce
Space Truckin
10-01-2014, 10:17 AM
Mine came as close to "humanly" PERFECT as possible, no complaints here. :smilielol:
ViperTony
10-01-2014, 10:42 AM
Mine came as close to "humanly" PERFECT as possible, no complaints here. :smilielol:

Same here. I'm astounded by the paint quality on this GenV. It makes the imperfections in my GenII's paint stick it out much more now. :witless:
2doorrocket
10-01-2014, 11:09 AM
Same here. I'm astounded by the paint quality on this GenV. It makes the imperfections in my GenII's paint stick it out much more now. :witless:
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I have that type of situation on my red one, its throughout the stripe in various places, been there since day one, I've overlooked it, but curiosity makes me wonder if other people have the same issues.
ViperSmith
10-01-2014, 11:20 AM
That is bizarre - they paint the stripes first so no sure how there could be bleed through
2doorrocket
10-01-2014, 11:31 AM
That is bizarre - they paint the stripes first so no sure how there could be bleed through

Say what? That doesn't make any sense looool
ViperSmith
10-01-2014, 11:45 AM
http://www.freep.com/article/20130120/BUSINESS06/301200108/Auburn-Hills-company-painstakingly-applies-color-to-Viper

http://cmsimg.freep.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=C4&Date=20130120&Category=BUSINESS06&ArtNo=301200108&Ref=V4&MaxW=600&Border=0

Stripes laid down first, sanded, then taped off. then main color applies everywhere else
05Commemorative
10-01-2014, 11:45 AM
He is correct, they paint the stripes, actually the stripe color over the middle of the car first, then the paint the primary color after. So, not possible for the red to "bleed through" the black because their is no red underneath the black, but could be overspray I guess.
05Commemorative
10-01-2014, 11:46 AM
I should note that my LE paint is virtually perfect. had to do a minor (extremely minor in that only I could see it) polishing on one section of the roof, but flawless everywhere else.
2doorrocket
10-01-2014, 11:56 AM
I should note that my LE paint is virtually perfect. had to do a minor (extremely minor in that only I could see it) polishing on one section of the roof, but flawless everywhere else.

Mhmm... My paint guy was drunk then Lol... Cheers to that.
2snakes
10-01-2014, 12:20 PM
Mine was perfect
cashcorn
10-01-2014, 02:00 PM
Flawless Silver Metallic! New corvette guys/girls are always astounded with the paint job. LOL!
2doorrocket
10-01-2014, 03:27 PM
Flawless Silver Metallic! New corvette guys/girls are always astounded with the paint job. LOL!

They should know they spend more time looking at their cars, and washing / waxing than driving their cars. They should be paint experts.
Sainthitch
10-01-2014, 03:32 PM
i have a red with black stripes and its perfect lines with all the paint. Im sorry to hear that on yours.
2doorrocket
10-01-2014, 03:40 PM
i have a red with black stripes and its perfect lines with all the paint. Im sorry to hear that on yours.

There is a few bad apples out there from what I've heard I mean what am I going to do... Lol... Nothing I'm stuck with it.
v10enomous
10-01-2014, 05:48 PM
Mine's perfect as are the gaps. I haven't shut off the lights in the garage for two weeks now except when I was out with it... ahahaha!!!
BlknBlu
10-01-2014, 05:50 PM
have you tried buffing it out to see if it is on the surface rather than below?

Bruce
Stealth
10-01-2014, 06:01 PM
Take the car to the Dealer--this should be a warranty issue.

My Race Yellow GTS had one of the hood vents in crooked and slight paint on the rear bumper brake duct exit. These issues were promptly fixed under warranty. I also have a few very small black dots in the yellow paint in a few places but it is so minor that I would not break the paint to remove them (below the clear coat). Overall, the car looks awesome! Panel gaps could be tighter, but really seem fine; there must be some gaps for movement, drainage, etc.

The car really looks fearsome and runs great. Thanks Dodge/SRT!

Good luck in resolving your "red" issue. It seems very strange.
Policy Limits
10-01-2014, 06:09 PM
No orange peel effect like 458 or c7 cars. Prefix does it right. The paint jobs really are really good.
SN95SNAKE
10-01-2014, 06:11 PM
Sorry to hear that, All of the Gen Vs I have seen the paint has looked flawless!
KickAsp
10-01-2014, 07:31 PM
I have two and they are perfect. Paint on these cars is insanely gorgeous!!!
KickAsp
10-01-2014, 07:33 PM
Btw I also have some BMW's. 2004 has very high quality paint job, newer ones all have some orange peel. So I can't tell you enough how good the paint is on Vipers.
2doorrocket
10-02-2014, 12:05 AM
Btw I also have some BMW's. 2004 has very high quality paint job, newer ones all have some orange peel. So I can't tell you enough how good the paint is on Vipers.

I'm not going to lie, its gorgeous, I mean I could just get over it and keep calling it a birth mark the last thing I'm going to let them do is have a dealer repaint it. LOL... Yeah okay