Paint and Bumper fading

[janedoe]

i have a patriot blue 2001 pt cruiser and the paint on the rear quarter panels are starting to fade, it looks like someone used a polishing buffer to rough on it however my car has never been touched with a buffer, also the bumpers, which are gray have started to fade at the corners. even with armor all etc the fade marks on the bumpers still show. does anyone know what causes this?

[gonzomania]

do a search on the bumpers there is a TSB on them don't know if you are under warranty .

[Hooligan]

DC will take care of it under warrenty No matter what the year is.

[PT-ERA]

I'm dubious of Armorall products. They seem to be very harsh on plastics and rubber and may be doing more harm than good, IMHO.

[bobs turbo pt]

i had the bumpers on my wifes 02 replaced no charge at the dealership good luck

[PTRobert]

quote:Originally posted by Hooligan

DC will take care of it under warrenty No matter what the year is.

DC's TSB indicates they will cover the repairs to the bumpers "withinn the terms of the warranty" which will be interpreted differently by various dealerships.

I haven't had my rear quarterpanels oxidize or change appearance, but my unpainted bumpers developed a nasty tape-mark that ran the entire width of the car, right to left. I fixed it myself with the SEM 39273 Charcoal Metallic paint referenced in their bulletin.

I found the paint through goferautomotive (http://www.goferauto.com/). My repairs took about an hour to complete - you can see the rear bumper before/ after at http://hereinmycar.blogspot.com.

Rob