PAINT QUESTION

[firecatcamino]

Hi Guys,
I Have Paint Popping On The Area Most Refer To As The Sports Cap.
It Deeper Than Just Paint And Will Need Filled. Whats The Best Way To Do This?? I Have Read Many Threads On The The Side Sills, But Nothing On This Area. Please Help.

 

[firecatcamino]

Sorry, It's A 1995 Rt/10

 

[JBW1997]

What is with the side sills? I have a spot on mine the size of a silver dollar where the paint is lifting.

 

[BlackSnake99]

What is with the side sills? I have a spot on mine the size of a silver dollar where the paint is lifting.

Heat.

Ditch the cats.

 

[firecatcamino]

Yeah, I've already dealt with the side sill issues. I'm actually the Service/Parts/Body Shop manager at a Dodge dealership. I'm just not sure wheather to repair this area as you do fiberglass. The last thing I want to do is have it lift later. Any advice??

 

[jdeft1]

What is with the side sills? I have a spot on mine the size of a silver dollar where the paint is lifting.

Your paint is lifting due to corrosion, heat speeds the process.

A very common issue with gen 1. Some blame the dissimilar metal used to form the insulation underneath interacting with the sill material... You should look into fixing it ASAP as the corrosion may go all the way through and new sills are a bit pricy. Do not remove the insulation unless you also remove the cats..

 

[JBW1997]

Your paint is lifting due to corrosion, heat speeds the process.

A very common issue with gen 1. Some blame the dissimilar metal used to form the insulation underneath interacting with the sill material... You should look into fixing it ASAP as the corrosion may go all the way through and new sills are a bit pricy. Do not remove the insulation unless you also remove the cats..

OK, let me clarify. I have a GEN 2 Viper and I actually have two areas of paint that are lifting. One is on the black sill part when you open the drivers door. The other is on the passenger side red painted side covers for the cats. From what I am understanding, the black sill area is corrosion and the red cat covers is from heat?

 

[Dom426h]

on the sidesill topic, here is a thread with links to 4 others:

http://forums.viperclub.org/rt-10-gts-discussions/631417-bubble-paint.html

enjoy

 

[firecatcamino]

I appreciate the responses. The area I am referring to is in front of the decklid and above the quarter panel where the "sail" panel comes down. I will post pix tomorrow. I'm just not sure if this should be repaired as fiberglass.