2000 Chevy paint peeling

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I along with hundreds ( according to paint and body shops Texas to Calif).has a 2003 Chevy express. I understand it affected 2000 to 2008 white vehicles. I had a new hood replaced 3 years ago. It is peeling now. There should be a recall Volunteer or mandatory. Is their a recour up
 
I along with hundreds ( according to paint and body shops Texas to Calif).has a 2003 Chevy express. I understand it affected 2000 to 2008 white vehicles. I had a new hood replaced 3 years ago. It is peeling now. There should be a recall Volunteer or mandatory. Is their a recour up

What's up with your member name and owning an old van? Who replaced the hood and why? I assume a body shop did and if so, some shops back their workmanship and some don't. Go check with them.
 
You replaced the hood? Why? Was it the Dealership? Did you get a warranty with it?

The paint is starting to look bad on my 25 year old truck too. Who should I complain to and will it produce results? Hmm. :confused:
 
I would remove the peeling clear coat with a fresh and frequently changed scraper blade and an air compressor, then paint it flat black with some rattle cans.
 
What's up with your member name and owning an old van? Who replaced the hood and why? I assume a body shop did and if so, some shops back their workmanship and some don't. Go check with them.
lol

The candyvan driven by the candyman......
 
I don't remember this being much of a problem before no lead paint!
Unless there is a paint defect from the factory-paint should last the life of the vehicle with proper maintenance. That's not to say there isn't adhesion/brittle paint problems (i.e. rock chips) with aqueous based paint-but over all it should last.
 
The repaired hood is what is peeling and no other part of the body, right?
Not trying to pile on, brother, it's just that yours is another "thought stream in need of proof-reading", post.

In my world of peeling paint, white is the towering winner.
There was a deep red GM used in the '80's which turned to pink chalk in my part of the country.
We all know...any paint job is dearer than you might expect and is hard to do right.
 
Unless there is a paint defect from the factory-paint should last the life of the vehicle with proper maintenance. That's not to say there isn't adhesion/brittle paint problems (i.e. rock chips) with aqueous based paint-but over all it should last.
In my experience owning vehicles, 1980's and 1990's paint held up WAY better than what's on cars today. The white on my '96 Maxima takes a pick-axe to damage it (slightly exaggerating). My '96 Grand Prix was the same way, other than very light clear coat oxidation in places, it looked awesome 25 years into its life. I know plenty of 90's paints had issues (white on Chrysler vehicles was particularly bad), but many of them were adherence to aluminum hoods which was new at the time. But durability on the old paints can't be beat.

I'm certain the 2000's and 2010's were nothing but an experiment on how to reduce VOCs as much as possible while still maintaining some semblance of longevity. The latter attribute definitely took a big hit IMO.
 
White paint 20 years ago when they went low VOC was an issue. I forget why. I had a bit of peeling on my Xterra - on one pillar and the top drip rails. My truck also - small pot on a fender - just peeled right off revealing the primer.

I touched it up with an industrial white paint - good enough for my old rigs.

I agree, the user name is very strange.
 
Unless there is a paint defect from the factory-paint should last the life of the vehicle with proper maintenance. That's not to say there isn't adhesion/brittle paint problems (i.e. rock chips) with aqueous based paint-but over all it should last.
Tell that to the roof of my 2006 Duramax!
 
There was an issue on a lot of vans at work.
Paint peeling off the hoods and some on the roof.

Yes, White paint.

IIRC Chevy paid our mechanics to repaint.
Wouldn't be able to say what year the repairs were made....maybe as late as 2020.
 
GM could never get white paint to stick to a truck or a van
I don't remember any extended warranties/coverages for that vintage, plus it would be long expired

Anyone in the business in the early 90s probably remembers painting a lot of GM products under a campaign, due to that El-Po primer

 
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