My front bumper looks like abstract art

[Hamster]

I'm beginning to wonder if the red paint used to paint the bumpers is simply poor quality. First you, then that post from Australia. I saw vten's Yaris at a recent meet, and I was surprised by all the white splotches on the front bumper of his car. My Yaris is meteorite metallic, and the factory paintjob on my car is amazing. I mean, I can count on one hand the number of rock chips on my front bumper, and I do mostly highway driving. The paint on my car holds up extremely well. For example, recently, I was driving along and a rock hit one of my doors real hard. However, there was not a single scratch. There are so many threads on this forum about people complaining about the poor quality of the paint, and I couldn't figure out what the big deal was. Now, I'm beginning to think it's because the supplier can manufacture certain colors well, but apparently they can't get other colors right.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Hamster

I'm beginning to wonder if the red paint used to paint the bumpers is simply poor quality. First you, then that post from Australia. I saw vten's Yaris at a recent meet, and I was surprised by all the white splotches on the front bumper of his car. My Yaris is meteorite metallic, and the factory paintjob on my car is amazing. I mean, I can count on one hand the number of rock chips on my front bumper, and I do mostly highway driving. The paint on my car holds up extremely well. For example, recently, I was driving along and a rock hit one of my doors real hard. However, there was not a single scratch. There are so many threads on this forum about people complaining about the poor quality of the paint, and I couldn't figure out what the big deal was. Now, I'm beginning to think it's because the supplier can manufacture certain colors well, but apparently they can't get other colors right.

Reminds me on the issue GM and Ford had in the late 70's with the light blue and light green paint. It turned out that a pigment (derived from fish scales) used in those two colors caused an adhesion issue over time. I had a 78 Buick Skylark in the light blue where the hood flaked like crazy.

Perhaps it's a similar issue with the Yaris red.