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I have noticed that the clear coat on my new GMC Sierra is very soft,  It scratches easily just trying to wipe something off.. has anyone else had same problem ?

steve841 Enthusiast

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I havent really found that to be an issue...

 

Orange peel.  Now thats an issue.

bamorris2 Enthusiast

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I have a 2019 Sierra and find just the opposite. I come from many Ford F150’s that seem to have much softer paint. The GMC doesn’t swirl nearly as easily as the Ford’s did.

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I'm about to paint correct mine tomorrow, I think it scratches very easy as well.

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Some of you may have seen a post on a gmc FB page, but I have 1800 miles or 3000kms on my AT4 and there's lots of paint imperfections. Not at all impressed7934350d93aa9c8a924643bc8039507f.jpgdfdb3005535e8e422646169824d5d091.jpg6261d50938ba4eb1d883db0d626270ee.jpg

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Painted bumpers have always been a problem on these trucks. 
 

In regards to the rest of the paint...it’s no better or worse than any other robot painted, water based, mass produced, non-luxury vehicle I’ve owned.

 

Scratches easy is a relative term. If you go wiping bird crap off with a paper towel, sure. If you keep a good wax on it, and strictly touchless or two bucket hand wash it, shouldn’t really be an issue. Adjust your technique.

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Ran griot's 3 in 1 across the entire thing and wow. All swirls gone paint looks amazing. Black AT4 by the way. a6d225c387582fb4180e73b9f0788453.jpg

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i had an F150 ruby red... and now have an '18 slt. i had a lot more touch up spots on the ford than the gmc... i also have an E350 in the garage that has 70k miles and only a couple of marks - not chips up high... gmc probably better than ford in my experience but not close to the e350... 

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i had an F150 ruby red... and now have an '18 slt. i had a lot more touch up spots on the ford than the gmc... i also have an E350 in the garage that has 70k miles and only a couple of marks - not chips up high... gmc probably better than ford in my experience but not close to the e350... 

Same here. The most recent F150 that I was referring to a few posts up was also ruby red. Beautiful color, but the paint chips were ridiculous. My Dark Sky SLT so far has much better paint.
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On 5/29/2020 at 9:15 PM, OnTheReel said:

Painted bumpers have always been a problem on these trucks. 
 

 

PPF solves that problem......had mine done within the first 50-miles. 

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PPF solves that problem......had mine done within the first 50-miles. 

What is PPF and how does it solve the problem? Serious question.


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