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I have a friend with a 2001 eclipse with Kapalna Black paint that is gone to hell on her. I thought that there was a recall for it dose anyone know if there is?? They used the same color on the 8g galants and the clear coat that they used was thinned to much. Any info on this will help me figure out if it can be redone.
Thanks
306
Yes there was a recall notice out on Black vehicles. I found out that my vehicle had been factory repainted before I purchased it.
have proof of an official recall notice?? cuz i know a few kalapana black owners that would like repaints.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackmm
you mean..... every kapalana black owners?Quote:
Originally Posted by pinoyesv6
My sister is one of them.
yea there is an open recall on the paint but when she took it to her dealer they said it was to bad and that they wouldnt do anything with it. im going to call my local dealer tomorrow and get some info on it for her ill keep everyone posted on if the recall is still open.
I think they only fix recalls for free when there is a safety issue at hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Galant306m
But if it happend to enough cars they would normally take care of it.!Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackmm
my factory paint is just fine :pQuote:
Originally Posted by DOHCstunr
http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/9...6081749ss8.jpg
but i guess i got a bad batch of paint that doesn't turn to shit.
my paint's pretty good as well, no complaints here :?
You but that just means that you guys didnt get the bad batch of clear coat on the 2001's. It was a problem with the mixture that made it to thin.
There is no recall on the paint. There is a service advisory, which doesn't do shit for those of us with kalapan black cars with failing clearcoat. Several of us contacted Mitsubishi directly about the issue. Your information about a recall is inaccurate. Also, ALL recalls are fixed for free regardless of whether they are a safety issue or not. Please do your homework before you post up incorrect information.Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackmm
If i remember correctly. In order for the dealer to do something about this problem, you have to be the original owner of the car, and have under a certain amount of miles on the vehicle.......... Or maybe thats just the bullshit response that one member got from their dealer.
my paint was fine until I got careless and did not wax my car normally now it has cancer on the hood and on the rear quater panel. Thats why it is important to wax your car atleast 2 times a year to protect it from the element.
my trunk lid is starting to show a little sign of it, but it does really depend if you take care of the paint or not.
http://www.polishmafia.com/mncookout07/cookout3.jpg
yea I have the same problem. Paint on my rear bumper has started to peel off :(. Some areas look like have some air in it. I'll take some pics later.
I disagree. The reason the paint is failing is because the clear coat was applied too thinly at the factory. Waxing your car will not affect this problem. I waxed my car bi-weekly with Zymol, and clay barred the paint semi-annually. However I don't have a garage so the car was sunlight exposed. Since the clearcoat was thin, the paint simply faded on some of the horizontal surfaces. My hood, trunk and roof are fine. The cancer is along the edge of the roof at the drip moulding. This is all explained in the Service Bulletin available from Mitsubishi regarding this issue. It didn't affect every black car in every year, but it affected enough for Mitsu to generate a statement about the cause, which has nothing to do with not taking care of your paint.Quote:
Originally Posted by polishmafia
Well i called and talked to the mitsubishi dealer today and Fish you are correct it was a service advisory. The way it worked is that the first owner of the car would have gotten a notice that there was a problem and it might have needed to be recleared. But the service advisory was only open for a year so through 2002 and at the coast of the factory the car would be recleared. So nothing can be done now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishboy55
My 2003 only has 36k miles, paint is shot to shit. My whole roof is rusting, hood is cancer spotted, whole right side is starting to get down to paint, trunk is flat paint on the edge. It sucks, and I got quoted like 3000 bucks to completely strip, treat rust, and repaint.
Is there no way to prevent the problem from getting worse? My new car seems to have this on the bonnet...Just a small spot, and don't want it spreading.
if its a small spot just wet sand that spot down a little bit and hit it with some clear.
Sorry Kiwi, I don't think you'll be able to stop it from spreading, but what you have may not be the kalapana cancer. Yours may just be heat related from that twin turbo since it's on the bonnet. If so, like 306 said, wet sand it with 2000 grit paper and respray it with some clear coatQuote:
Originally Posted by Jasmine
factory respray for the win!!!!
to be honest my car has about 4-5 different paint jobs on it. all the doors except for the driver door are original paint. the driver door is the newest, the roof is the oldest respray lol and everything in between. my cars gotten new paint somewhere every year ive had it
Oh ok, that would make sense. But my last Galant started fading too, it was horrible, mainly on the roof of the car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishboy55
I guess would sort something out lol. I don't feel comfortable enough playing with paint by myself XD
Lol, nah
Jas, yours will be due to the smog/sea air that floats around Auckland, it eats into clear coats like nothing else. Though, you don't know how it was treated in japan/previous owner.
Both mine and my brothers VR-4's are fine, no paint fade or anything.
My Galant' kalapana black paint is fading bad, the whole hood is almost white and the trunk is starting to fade as well!!! I have gotten quotes from 500-1600 for repaint...anyone know the best place to get my G painted. Im in Arizona.
My car doing the same sh*t. I have black 2003 GTZ. I need a paint job bad
I realize this is an old thread, but Showtime if your still out there just wanted to say I am also in Arizona and i battled with Mitsubishi motor corp all the way. They finally agreed to repaint my car when I threatened to rally outside of all mitsubishi dealerships with fellow galant owners with the same problem. Mine is lo kalapana black.