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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 05:16 AM
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Anyone have their paint splitting or cracking? I know my car is 8 years old but my 95 Camry doesn't have this issue. Lol.
Anyone think lexus would cover this? Pics are from side of door and top of trunk.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 07:24 AM
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That's pretty bad.. I doubt lexus would cover it. Then again I don't see how some repair shops offer lifetime warranties on repair and paint..
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 04:20 PM
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Can hardly see any real dmg scratch to the paint from the picture. It looks like a lot of light scratches and blemishes. Use a buffer to remove it or try Meguiar Scratch X2.0. it works like a buffer polishing.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 04:32 PM
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How was the car cared for? Paint chips like the one you are showing usually are from another object coming in contact and damaging the paint. As for the other picture I can't see much on my current screen. Can you tell if the clearcoat is coming up? If this is the case most likely something got onto the car and damaged it or it was not properly waxed and spent some time out in the sun.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 04:39 PM
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Either it's where you are driving or you just might have hit something. If you want, go to Lexus and get some touch up paint.
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 05:10 PM
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It's definitely not normal. I'll try to take better pics. It's like alot of small lines, but then will split and open up. I never leave any bird poop or anything on my car.
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Old Jul 1, 2015 | 12:55 PM
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Here are some more pics. The chipped part is on the hood inside edge. I doubt a rock hit it right there, plus you can see small fine cracks.
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