Hi all,
Just moved over here from the now inactive Tesla forums. I looked over Tesla's new "Engage" site, but there doesn't seem to be much "there" there. Look forward to participating in this community!
I took delivery of my MY in November 2020. In short, love the car. However, I'm heartbroken about a couple of dings and mishaps. An accident with the garage door put a small nick in the top edge of my lift gate - slight dimple and paint missing. Then, taking a road trip earlier this week, apparently something hit the hood. I think I remember when it might have happened - it looked like a small piece of wood was kicked up by another car and bounced off the hood.
I didn't think much of the hood incident since it sounded/felt very minor when it happened. But after washing the car, I see I now have a nice dimple and very visible scratch on the hood on the passenger side. HUGE bummer.
However, I now see I'm also getting some small paint chips on the rear doors where they flare out to the rear fenders. I've seen people mention PPF and wonder if it's too late to invest in that, and how well it would protect against the things I've experienced thus far. I'm also left wondering if the Tesla paint quality is simply not up to par with all other cars I've owned. I drove many other cars for years without incurring any significant paint damage (Mazdas, Hondas and Toyotas).
I also saw mentioned that the red and white paint on the MY is a multi-coat paint job whereas the other colors are single coat. Does anyone know if that's accurate/true?
I'm looking to mitigate any future damage once I've used the touch-up paint to improve the appearance of the paint damage thus far.
(I also find myself wondering how much a replacement hood would be. That gouge on the hood really bums me out as it detracts from the beauty of the car!)
Any pointers or advice? I'll be happy to post pics of the damage later on but I don't want to delay this post going up - first post in these forums!
Just moved over here from the now inactive Tesla forums. I looked over Tesla's new "Engage" site, but there doesn't seem to be much "there" there. Look forward to participating in this community!
I took delivery of my MY in November 2020. In short, love the car. However, I'm heartbroken about a couple of dings and mishaps. An accident with the garage door put a small nick in the top edge of my lift gate - slight dimple and paint missing. Then, taking a road trip earlier this week, apparently something hit the hood. I think I remember when it might have happened - it looked like a small piece of wood was kicked up by another car and bounced off the hood.
I didn't think much of the hood incident since it sounded/felt very minor when it happened. But after washing the car, I see I now have a nice dimple and very visible scratch on the hood on the passenger side. HUGE bummer.
However, I now see I'm also getting some small paint chips on the rear doors where they flare out to the rear fenders. I've seen people mention PPF and wonder if it's too late to invest in that, and how well it would protect against the things I've experienced thus far. I'm also left wondering if the Tesla paint quality is simply not up to par with all other cars I've owned. I drove many other cars for years without incurring any significant paint damage (Mazdas, Hondas and Toyotas).
I also saw mentioned that the red and white paint on the MY is a multi-coat paint job whereas the other colors are single coat. Does anyone know if that's accurate/true?
I'm looking to mitigate any future damage once I've used the touch-up paint to improve the appearance of the paint damage thus far.
(I also find myself wondering how much a replacement hood would be. That gouge on the hood really bums me out as it detracts from the beauty of the car!)
Any pointers or advice? I'll be happy to post pics of the damage later on but I don't want to delay this post going up - first post in these forums!