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    Paint issues with model Y 2023 upon delivery

    I just delivery of Model Y 2023 and I noticed a tiny paint issue at the corner of the lift gate. Tesla agreed to fix it but they will send the car to body shop to repaint a section of the lift gate. I don’t know whether I should let them fix it or not since it requires repaint a section of lift...
  2. J

    Mark on Red Paint

    I'm wondering if anyone else has experienced this with their paint before? I noticed a white swirl mark in the paint on the upper rear passenger panel. I just finished washing the car and thought it looked like grease, but it does not come off, and looks like a defect. I took delivery about two...
  3. markli

    Model 3 Rocker Panel Paint peeling off

    So one day I was walking around my car and make sure my center cap on all my tire are still in, I noticed a mark on my R side rocker panel by FR door. I when ahead and touched the layer of paint just slide right off my car leaving base paint behind.
  4. R

    New Delivery Paint Issues

    Hello guys! New to the forum (First post) and also just received delivery of my Model P3D! (first time buying a new car as well!) I bet there are definitely a handful of Tesla owners who see issues with their paint job being unfinished or sloppy in areas like under the trunk, obscure area etc...
  5. djroberts

    Continuously upgrading paint protection

    I was pretty ignorant about PPF, ceramic, etc. I bought a black Model 3 and someone recommended I put ceramic on it so I did. Started finding rock chips in the paint so upgraded to Front PPF and rocker panels. As soon as I got the car back I noticed a bunch of scratches near the passenger door...
  6. T

    Paint damaged at Tesla but they are refusing to fix

    I bought a Model 3 around 2 months ago. It has been in shop 80% of the time. After getting my door repaired I noticed some major scratches under the door. However, Tesla Burlingame was unwilling to repair it since they repainted the door before. I talked with another service center and they said...
  7. O

    Dash And Wood Grain Misaligned?

    Hello everyone: I noticed that the seam between the wood grain and dash on my M3 appears to be misaligned, resulting in the plastic of the dash to slightly protrude out. As a result, it's creating a indentation on my front passenger side door. Has anyone else run into this before? I've had my...
  8. bulls96

    Chipped paint cleaning my car

    So this happened. I have been cleaning my car with a pressure washer and soap at least 5 times now. Today I was trying to get a small dot dirt on the car and then caused this.. Whta do I do? I was using a tip specially for delicate items like cars (like it says in the instructions use for...
  9. D

    Model 3 paint wearing off

    Just noticed that rocker panels, lower door panels, and lower fender panels on my model 3 with 4000 miles has paint worn down to the undercoat. anyone else having this problem? solution?