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kshapiro · Apr 7th, 2004, 03:24 PM

My MCS is old of the oldest, a March 2002 build. Soon after delivery I was wiping off some "gunk" under the hood...on the paintwork...using acetone. I went right through the blue to the white base coat! This never would have happened on the bodywork with acetone. Yesterday I was using some "409", a household citrus based degreaser under the hood (bonnet) and it left spots that seem permanent. Anybody else experience anything like this?

Rob. · Apr 7th, 2004, 03:57 PM

I've notice the poor quality of the paint on the underside of the bonnet and around the boot / trunk opening.

Just modern cars and only painting as much of the car as they have too. Other cars seem to be just the same. Not that that makes it any better

CurtP · Apr 7th, 2004, 05:07 PM

Under the bonnet and boot is only base-coat. It doesn't have the clear-coat to protect it. Base-coat is pretty fragile and it doesn't take much to go through it; especially the newer water-based paints.

I've had pretty good luck using SImple Green to clean under the hood of other cars, but never tried it on my MCS. For my MCS I just use the same car wash I use to wash the exterior.

averyocooper · Apr 9th, 2004, 05:09 PM

could you be seeing this? http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/...bbingFixPhotos
-a

kshapiro · Apr 9th, 2004, 10:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by averyocooper

could you be seeing this? http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/...bbingFixPhotos
-a

Yeah...were they really using duct tape?

Apr 7th, 2004, 03:24 PM	#1
kshapiro MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Local Time: 01:32 AM Posts: 938 Offline	Anybody Else Have Shoddy Underhood (Bonnet) Paint? My MCS is old of the oldest, a March 2002 build. Soon after delivery I was wiping off some "gunk" under the hood...on the paintwork...using acetone. I went right through the blue to the white base coat! This never would have happened on the bodywork with acetone. Yesterday I was using some "409", a household citrus based degreaser under the hood (bonnet) and it left spots that seem permanent. Anybody else experience anything like this? Ken Shapiro Electric Blue w/ Sport Package...first "S" delivered in Maryland (5/10/02) I've been everywhere but the electric chair...I've seen everything but the wind.

Apr 9th, 2004, 10:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
kshapiro MINI2 Master Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Baltimore, MD USA Local Time: 01:32 AM Posts: 938 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by averyocooper could you be seeing this? http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/...bbingFixPhotos -a Yeah...were they really using duct tape? Ken Shapiro Electric Blue w/ Sport Package...first "S" delivered in Maryland (5/10/02) I've been everywhere but the electric chair...I've seen everything but the wind.

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Apr 7th, 2004, 03:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rob. MINI2 Master Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Middlesbrough UK Local Time: 01:32 AM Posts: 1,774 Offline	I've notice the poor quality of the paint on the underside of the bonnet and around the boot / trunk opening. Just modern cars and only painting as much of the car as they have too. Other cars seem to be just the same. Not that that makes it any better

Apr 7th, 2004, 05:07 PM	#3 (permalink)
CurtP MINI2 Master Join Date: Oct 2002 Local Time: 09:32 PM Posts: 994 Offline	Under the bonnet and boot is only base-coat. It doesn't have the clear-coat to protect it. Base-coat is pretty fragile and it doesn't take much to go through it; especially the newer water-based paints. I've had pretty good luck using SImple Green to clean under the hood of other cars, but never tried it on my MCS. For my MCS I just use the same car wash I use to wash the exterior.

Apr 9th, 2004, 05:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
averyocooper MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: just moved CA -> NY Local Time: 06:32 PM Posts: 236 Offline	could you be seeing this? http://www.motoringfile.com/2003/07/...bbingFixPhotos -a

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