Originally Posted By: ram_man
The paint has a warranty as well. The body shop warranties it for 7 yrs. So if it has an issue it'll be fixed. This IDEA that living with an obvious paint flaw on a brand new car kind of shocks me. Why not have it fixed unless the body shop does poor work it should be fine.
+1. Even if the OEM is paint is fantastic, in worst case conditions, it won't last 10 years without some signs of clearcoat failure. And you can have a repair / repaint done before that time on your aftermarket paint job if you want. Sounds like a win/win to me if the quality of the paint job is good, and it looks pretty good from the pics. Over a 10 year period, with the warranty, I think you will have a better looking paint job vs. OEM, so I'm not sure why people are talking about the superiority of OEM paint, especially considering your case where the OEM paint had major flaws to begin with.