A pristine automotive paint job will make your vehicle look clean and in good repair. Sometimes, though, car paint can peel, giving it an unkempt appearance and making it more vulnerable to rust. How can you prevent this from happening? Below are some potential causes so you know what to avoid. 

3 Potential Causes Behind Automotive Paint Peeling

1. Body Scratches

Errant rocks and other flying debris are constantly making impact with your vehicle, but its clear coating manages to protect the paint from most damage. It’s not completely foolproof, though, and can be scratched through with a sharp enough object. It’s important to get scratches like this repaired as soon as possible, as they’ll otherwise allow moisture and contaminants to infiltrate, causing corrosion and paint peeling. Pressure washing your car will accelerate this process.

2. Summer Bird Droppings

As if they weren’t unsightly enough already, bird droppings contain uric acid, a corrosive substance that can penetrate your car’s clear protective layer and “etch” the paint into the shape of the droppings. This process is further accelerated by heat, as it expands the clear coating and makes it even easier for the uric acid eat through.

3. Poor Automotive Paint Job

One common reason car paint can peel is if the vehicle was poorly primed before its last paint job. Ideally, the technician should apply a few layers of primer and allow them to dry properly prior to starting the actual paint job. If they do any part of this inadequately, the paint will peel, and the only way to fix the problem is to strip it and start over.

Do you need a new automotive paint job? Make an appointment at Airport Paint & Body, an auto body repair shop with locations in Hebron, Wilder, and Erlanger, KY. Whether you require solutions for a paint job gone wrong or repairs for a few scratches, you can count on them to do a quality job. Call (859) 441-5000 for questions, or go online to learn more about the family-owned company, which is already in its third generation of service.