I had the same problem w/ my chevy,black paint,scratched and chipped,,and same w/ my cadi metallic black,swear its the water base paint is weak.I PPF the front end of my car and mirrors.not goping down this road again w/ my gt.

 

Yep, the paint is thin as paper. my hood looks like I rode behind a dump truck for 2 years. Really my only complaint.

 

I also have the paint issues with my one year old 2024 EV6. Here is something else I have noticed. My windshield has hundreds of tiny chips about the size of a sand grain. The outer windshield is so soft that normal sand impacts at speed damages it. I have never seen this is a car before.

 

A hood respray every three years may be in order, which is what I've decided to do instead of doing PPF on the hood (I have PPF on the front, though). Soft paint is an issue with most cars for a while now. I'm surprised though how well the mirror caps have held up.

 

the glass on my gm's have been replaced because they were pitted bad,nature of the beast around here,drive fast with all the road construction.

 

I have a 2022 EV6 color Gravity Blue with 20k miles. I realized when washing and waxing it recently that it has way more scratches and paint chips than I expected. The hood is the main problem. Doing some searching on the Internet, I see this is a very common complaint for Kia. This is a major disappointment - much more so than all the charging/ICCU issues. I don't think I would consider a Kia or Hyundai again.(Not clear if the paint quality is better on Genesis or not)

If you have a Kia, my advice is to get some PPE on it (you can do this yourself and save a lot of money).

I concur and it’s exactly why PPF went on the front of my 2022 from the nose to the A pillars, including the pillars and mirrors, within 3 weeks of purchase. Well before my first long trip. Still looks great and no pits, fading, or rock chips after many trips from Las Vegas to CA and Utah and back. The high desert winds, blowing dust and sand, and blazing sun wreak havoc on paint. Especially as we have to park outside. Just ask anyone in Phoenix.

 

All new modern paint is thin, water based and sprayed by robots, this keeps the paint thin and costs down and the good old days of a hard clear coating have long gone, thats where any form of polishing should be done lightly as your polish through the clear coat.

 

You may very well be correct that there is a trend with thinner/softer paint nowadays. That said, a little bit of research shows that Kia appears to have a particularly bad reputation for paint problems. It is also unacceptable that a $60,000 car has paint finishes this poor. I have a 2021 Ford truck and my wife has a 2025 BMW sedan that cost a similar amount, and they do not have paint issues.

 

It depends on the colour you chose too. I ordered the Steel Matte Grey but had to wait a year for delivery, so I had a Black one while I waited. The black paint was very soft and marked really easily. The grey still isn't perfect and has picked up a couple of chips (in 68000 miles), but it seems much more robust.

 

Same here. Red EV6. with small scratches and holes all over. I wish the paint was somewhat thicker

 

I applied a ceramic coating to my EV6. Seems to help in getting less paint chips. Keeps the car cleaner as well.

 

when you need an excuse to hate a manufacture,you ignore the facts.
you want,,theres a clear,its like 1800 bucks a gallon(might even be a quart,been awhile),when it dries,its as hard as ceramic.high end cars use it.

 

Worse than the worsest of worst! But seriously, I don't see how the Kia paint is worse than any other manufacturer... They are all terrible and roads are terrible.

Speaking of which, have you seen the new one piece windshield curved roof for the Lucid Gravity. One rock pebble hits that roof the wrong way and you're looking at a very expensive replacement... Probably at least $5k.

 

break that once and the insurance will 1. be thru the roof(pun intended) or 2. insurance canceled or at a minimum, glass coverage canceled.f-en stupid idea.

 

Lucid is doing really cool stuff engineering-wise, but it's not practical in this economy. How many people buy $100k+ cars, let alone $100k EV family haulers? Those with families usually tend to be more thrifty with their spending. And did you know that Lucid loses about $200k on each EV they sell? Crazy! It's Saudi money keeping this company alive. They need to get a Model 3 reasonably priced competitor out stat.

 

I bought a 2022, used in February. It wasn’t until I got home after the snow had melted off that I discovered the rock damage, chips, and scratches on the matte gray finish.

Back in the day, I used to really care about my car being perfect, but now I just act like it’s a fighter jet with normal cosmetic damage and it doesn’t bother me as much.

I got an estimate for a hood respray for about $800, but the car has scratches all over and people in Denver do not care if they ding, dent or scratch your car in parking lots.

I had to let it go.

 

I had to let it go.

the car or the feelings towards the damage?

 

I usually park my GT at a far, empty end of lots and come back and there's some moron in a beater parked right next to me.

 

I also park at remote corners. Then a while ago I was driving down a narrow street and some moron threw his door open. Dented the passenger door. Fortunately I noticed and we exchanged data. It will be repaired next week. Hope they don't bodge it.

 

Tell us how you really feel.. You bring up a good point. Not only do they park next to me, but some park over the line. The times I have to park between two cars I always assess the situation like a detective. Can't park next to minivan since even if they have sliding doors the mom won't care and bang her door because she's too distracted yelling at the kids. Definitely no trucks. Definitely not on the left side downhill to a car since their door will swing open uncontrollably. There are hardly any small cars around nowadays. You used to be able to be next to them and their doors would be too short to reach you. I try to guess at cars with just one occupant which at least reduces my chances of getting hit by half. But finding expensive and detailed looking cars helps the odds, of course.

It's a tough life being a GT baller.

 

I parked beside a new bmw 850ix,guy was in car,saw how I parked,how clean my car was and how slowly my door opened .Looked over at me and gave me a nod.he was still there when I came back from my appt.,I smiled at hime and his wife as I got in my car.lol
knock on wood,so far,no door dings yet