Paint chipping. How do I stop it?

[RoyalW/BlauCheese]

Hey guys, my trunk paint has been chipping since I got the car a couple months ago. I want to make sure it doesn't spread but I have no idea how to stop it. It is a respray of the original color. I don't want to respray the whole trunk and spend money and hope the color matches. I could respray the whole car but the paint is great everywhere else. What do you guys think?



P.s. Plz excuse the thumb caught in the picture haha

[roguetoaster]

Is that paint or clearcoat? Either way you'd only potentially stop it by painting/clearing the edges, which would look horrible.

If it's just clear you can slowly work all of it off at your own peril and prep/reclear.

[dannyyisntt]

Washing it with a rock usually prevents further chipping


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[varg]

Looks like clearcoat to me, probably just a low quality repaint. I've had it happen to a couple of cars. It won't stop, and I don't know of any way to save it other than a respray.

[RoyalW/BlauCheese]

Looks like clearcoat to me, probably just a low quality repaint. I've had it happen to a couple of cars. It won't stop, and I don't know of any way to save it other than a respray.

Sad day:( thx tho

[M20]

It is a respray of the original color. I don't want to respray the whole trunk and spend money and hope the color matches.

My car was resprayed in burgundrot. The paint mostly looked fine when I picked it up, but it's peeling off in 1-2 inch flakes now, everywhere.

If it's only peeling on the trunk, I'd say you got off pretty lucky, but I'd be weary.

FWIW, I think sanding and re-spraying is the only way to permanently solve this. So, getting a pint of paint that is color matched and test painting it under the trunk would be the best way to go about this - if not, I wouldn't imagine it costing a great deal to have a body shop paint a panel.