604Ryder

i have 2 different rx7's one a 86 GX and a parts car which is a 87 GXL ... both have paint pealing in certain area's ... i dont kno if the area's have been cheaply re-painted due to accidents or whether the factory paint isnt the best quality ... my question is, is anyone else having this stupid problem?

86GXL

No flaking paint here... All stock paint.. just a few dings is all

PHATFC3S

on a couple of my past 7's ive had the paint flake off pretty bad on the drivers side door, hood, and sunroof

13bpower

For their time FC's have great factory paint. Bad thing will happen after 15+ years though. Alot depends on how well the paint was taken care of. What you are describing is not out of the ordinary. Most people just don't take the time to care for it.

604Ryder

well almost as soon as i bought the car ive made sure the car has stayed pretty clean (outside and in) and it jus started flaking off all the sudden one day. i dont know if it was the changes of weather or if sumthing scratched and started the whole thing. it doesnt really bother me cause the paint under is also red, i think it might just be the clear coat that is coming off. But im no painter

Icemark

if paint under the top layer is anything but primer, then the car was repainted and repainted poorly

JKM

My car is doing that. The paint is starting to flake off around the edge of the door, and a couple of other places. The paint job is a year and a half old... but lucky me there is factory paint directly underneath!

*strangles guy who sold me car*

On a plus side, even with peeling paint, I had some guys checking the car out when I took my girl out yesterday. Good times.

neptuneRX

How's macco these days?

Dan H

I have the original factory paint on my 10th AE and it does have very little minor paint chips/flaking all around but there is a large flaking on the bottom part of my driver side door. Otherwise, its in good shape.

My '88 SE had no paint chips/flaking at all. Just a bit of a slight fade on the front bumper but otherwise, great shape (it was garaged however most of its life.) Not sure about the quality of Mazda paint though. Majority of FC's I see need a paint job. But my '87 BMW still has EXCELLENT paint. Hasn't even been garaged in the past decade either.

Icemark

well the 10thAE and S5 cars (except 'verts) had considerably worse quality paint prep than the S4 cars.

It's much more common to have flaking factory paint on the 10th AE and the S5 coupes.

Dan H

I know maybe for the S5's, it could have been for cost but why the 10th AE? I was told that the 10th AE had slightly better paint but wasn't sure if it was true or a rumor.

Just curious...thanks.

87GXLRX7

its all where ur car is located too.. and what kinda shuit ur car sees.. rain.. snow.. acid rain.. bla bla bla

604Ryder

well weather here changes really fast ... it could b sunny by day and **** rain during night ... i thought taht might have something to do with it, but i guess it was just a bad paint job. Thanx for the info guys