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2022 Laramie night edition damaged on delivery.

To late now but this may have helped...

Delivery check list.

On the next ordered truck make sure to tell the dealer not to touch the paint, you'll take care of it. They have to do a PDI but letting them know what you want goes a long way in most cases.
 
Black trucks show swirl marks more than any other color. We all expect a new car to be pristine, but that isn't always the case. My 21 Limited came with numerous paint issues and like yours was covered in swirl marks.

I took mine back to the dealer several times. Their body shop fixed all but one issue (including one they caused themselves). I was satisfied with the results. I let the one remaining issue go because in order to fix it they would need to repaint the hood. It was a minor flaw, it just wasn't worth the risk of repainting. The dealer said that if I ever change my mind they'll repaint it any time. I never even notice the flaw anymore.

Don't worry too much about the truck bed. Either have it lined or buy a rubber liner. If you keep it as it is, then it's going to get scratched a lot worse.

Fortunately, these trucks have a deep clearcoat that is polishable. Someone scratched my door quite badly in a parking lot. It was deep enough to catch on a fingernail and looked nasty. I took it to a highly reputable body shop and they said it would need to be repainted at a cost of $1,070. I scheduled an appointment to have it fixed and brought it to the body shop. It was supposed to be ready in three days but I received a call from them later that afternoon saying it was ready. Instead of painting the door, they were able to buff out the scratch. It looked perfect. They said the car had an excellent clear coat, better than most vehicles. They charged me only $150.

If you own a black vehicle you have to be very tolerant about light swirl marks. After I purchased my truck, I took an entire day to detail it and polished out every swirl mark I could find with professional products. It looked great with a deep mirror finish and no remaining marks. Just one year later, the swirl marks are back. I'm extremely careful when washing the truck. I hand wash it myself with the two bucket method, it's never seen a car wash. Yet, the swirl marks come back anyway. The clear coat may be deep, but it's soft and even the slightest things will cause swirl marks. They're easily polished out, but it's a continuing chore.

It's really not worth it unless you're fanatical about having a near-perfect finish all the time. It's a truck after all, not a show car. Even with some swirl marks it still looks great at a reasonable distance unless you're very fussy and are looking very closely.

You are owed an acceptable finish when the vehicle is brand new and your dealer should make it right for you. But expect the swirl marks to come back as you use it. You can get rid of them again, but it becomes more work than what it's worth. Anyone who owns a jet-black vehicle has to deal with this.
 
Black trucks show swirl marks more than any other color. We all expect a new car to be pristine, but that isn't always the case. My 21 Limited came with numerous paint issues and like yours was covered in swirl marks.

I took mine back to the dealer several times. Their body shop fixed all but one issue (including one they caused themselves). I was satisfied with the results. I let the one remaining issue go because in order to fix it they would need to repaint the hood. It was a minor flaw, it just wasn't worth the risk of repainting. The dealer said that if I ever change my mind they'll repaint it any time. I never even notice the flaw anymore.

Don't worry too much about the truck bed. Either have it lined or buy a rubber liner. If you keep it as it is, then it's going to get scratched a lot worse.

Fortunately, these trucks have a deep clearcoat that is polishable. Someone scratched my door quite badly in a parking lot. It was deep enough to catch on a fingernail and looked nasty. I took it to a highly reputable body shop and they said it would need to be repainted at a cost of $1,070. I scheduled an appointment to have it fixed and brought it to the body shop. It was supposed to be ready in three days but I received a call from them later that afternoon saying it was ready. Instead of painting the door, they were able to buff out the scratch. It looked perfect. They said the car had an excellent clear coat, better than most vehicles. They charged me only $150.

If you own a black vehicle you have to be very tolerant about light swirl marks. After I purchased my truck, I took an entire day to detail it and polished out every swirl mark I could find with professional products. It looked great with a deep mirror finish and no remaining marks. Just one year later, the swirl marks are back. I'm extremely careful when washing the truck. I hand wash it myself with the two bucket method, it's never seen a car wash. Yet, the swirl marks come back anyway. The clear coat may be deep, but it's soft and even the slightest things will cause swirl marks. They're easily polished out, but it's a continuing chore.

It's really not worth it unless you're fanatical about having a near-perfect finish all the time. It's a truck after all, not a show car. Even with some swirl marks it still looks great at a reasonable distance unless you're very fussy and are looking very closely.

You are owed an acceptable finish when the vehicle is brand new and your dealer should make it right for you. But expect the swirl marks to come back as you use it. You can get rid of them again, but it becomes more work than what it's worth. Anyone who owns a jet-black vehicle has to deal with this.
And this is the main reason I often buy white vehicles. LOL
 
Don’t wait. My truck got delivered a few weeks ago with scratches all over it after editing 5 months for it. After going back and forth with dealer on options the owner of the dealership recommended that I order a new one so I did. The issue is that much damage it’s going to show up on carfax which could impact value of truck. Also, the paintjib will never be as good as factory and could have issues down tge road. Sucks abs I feel your pain. Good luck!
Came here to second this. No aftermarket paint job (even directly from the dealership) will ever be even close to what the original paint from the factory is (or should be). I'd also be extremely concerned with whatever the truck went through to have such damage. Do not accept this truck and order another or find one you like on the lot somewhere else.

Sorry you're going through this, that sucks.
 
Came here to second this. No aftermarket paint job (even directly from the dealership) will ever be even close to what the original paint from the factory is (or should be). I'd also be extremely concerned with whatever the truck went through to have such damage. Do not accept this truck and order another or find one you like on the lot somewhere else.

Sorry you're going through this, that sucks.
This is tough advice to follow since it takes so long to order a truck. If your finish requires repainting, then that is a valid reason to reject a vehicle.

However, once you accept the truck and take it home, it becomes significantly harder to reject it since it's now technically no longer a "new" vehicle. Once a vehicle is sold to someone, it must then be resold as "used". The dealer and RAM might still accept the return, but it gets significantly harder once you accept it and it's officially sold to you. That's why the initial inspection is so important and never to be taken lightly.

Before you worry about rejecting it, talk to the dealership management, preferably the owner or general manager. That is what I did. I was assured that they would make it right. Chances are very good that it just needs to be polished, not repainted. You would be surprised how a professional polish can easily and safely restore a swirl-marked finish back to a better-than-factory new finish. When they polished my truck, it looked better than new. Even factory new paint is generally not polished as that requires a lot of extra labor.

I think you'll be happy once the truck is polished, even heavy swirl marks can be entirely removed.
 
Doesn't removing those marks come at the expense of taking down the thickness of the clear coat on your paint job?
 
Minimally. But the finish will most likely turn out better than the factory since it will remove some of the Oem orange peel.


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And this is the main reason I often buy white vehicles. LOL
Silver is even better. Doesn't show scratches or dirt very well.

Black is the worse, I swore I'd never own a black truck again and yet I bought a '21 Limited Blackout Edition. I must be a glutton for torture. It gets dirty just sitting there, lol. But when it's clean it looks sooo good.
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Silver is even better. Doesn't show scratches or dirt very well.

Black is the worse, I swore I'd never own a black truck again and yet I bought a '21 Limited Blackout Edition. I must be a glutton for torture. It gets dirty just sitting there, lol. But when it's clean it looks sooo good.
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I've owned silver as well. I agree with you about it being the best for hiding dirt, but clear coat scratches still show up as white and are more noticeable than on a white truck. And I like white more than silver LOL.

100% agree about the black. My wife's Limited is black w/blackout package. Looks much like yours in fact, except hers has ramboxes and aftermarket wheels. It almost never looks clean the day after washing it, while mine still looks clean after a week. Unless it rains LOL
 
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lol I said the same thing. We both had black vehicles. Then both switched to red, then both switched back to black, and black bikes.

Although I found ceramic coat since the last set of black vehicles. It seems to really help prevent mild swirl marks from everyday use and cleanings.


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I've owned silver as well. I agree with you about it being the best for hiding dirt, but clear coat scratches still show up as white and are more noticeable than on a white truck. And I like white more than silver LOL.

100% agree about the black. My wife's Limited is black w/blackout package. Looks much like yours in fact, except hers has ramboxes and aftermarket wheels. It almost never looks clean the day after washing it, while mine still looks clean after a week. Unless it rains LOL
Kelly Blue Book lists the popularity of colors for trucks:

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Funny how the "non-colors" are the most popular.
 
Yeah a buffer can fix that, the window I’ll let them replace. The bed.. I would just have them pay and have bedliner sprayed it’s a truck after all so if use the bed it’s gonna get scratched up if it’s just paint. I wouldn’t order a new truck especially with the chip shortage going on unless you absolutely have to. There’s no telling what features/options would be removed. Now if they can’t fix those issues then I’d consider it but I would be paying no $.25 a mile either.


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Silver is even better. Doesn't show scratches or dirt very well.

Black is the worse, I swore I'd never own a black truck again and yet I bought a '21 Limited Blackout Edition. I must be a glutton for torture. It gets dirty just sitting there, lol. But when it's clean it looks sooo good.
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Beautiful truck, I think the Granite Crystal Metallic is the perfect in between of "dark enough" but not black that's going to drive me crazy with not looking clean. Clearly I'm biased though!
 
Silver is even better. Doesn't show scratches or dirt very well.

Black is the worse, I swore I'd never own a black truck again and yet I bought a '21 Limited Blackout Edition. I must be a glutton for torture. It gets dirty just sitting there, lol. But when it's clean it looks sooo good.
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Beautiful truck, I think the Granite Crystal Metallic is the perfect in between of "dark enough" but not black that's going to drive me crazy with not looking clean. Clearly I'm biased though!20211020_123026_2.jpg
 
Kelly Blue Book lists the popularity of colors for trucks:

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Funny how the "non-colors" are the most popular.

Does that include fleet trucks?

Had black, will never go back. Had both shades of red (flame/delmonico) and really liked them both as a mixture of looking good and easier to maintain it looking good. Have the patriot blue now and love that as well, my first blue vehicle ever.

Never had white, I understand it's practicality but it always looked so bland to me that I just can't buy one (although I do find the ram night editions to look pretty good). Have had silver and would do that again if I couldn't' get the red or blue. Or if they offered some of the colors available in other trims, on the longhorn, I'd go for hydro blue or olive green as well.
 
Does that include fleet trucks?

Had black, will never go back. Had both shades of red (flame/delmonico) and really liked them both as a mixture of looking good and easier to maintain it looking good. Have the patriot blue now and love that as well, my first blue vehicle ever.

Never had white, I understand it's practicality but it always looked so bland to me that I just can't buy one (although I do find the ram night editions to look pretty good). Have had silver and would do that again if I couldn't' get the red or blue. Or if they offered some of the colors available in other trims, on the longhorn, I'd go for hydro blue or olive green as well.
I feel the same about silver vehicles as you do about white. Looks so bland, not as easy to accessories other than black color accents, but than it's just so monochrome.

White is a blank canvas, can use pretty much any color for accents. White is one of my favorite colors.
 
Beautiful truck, I think the Granite Crystal Metallic is the perfect in between of "dark enough" but not black that's going to drive me crazy with not looking clean. Clearly I'm biased though!View attachment 111379
I love the Granite Crystal Metallic, in fact, that was my first choice. I was going to order a 1500 but no dealer would give me a good price on one. I got an incredible deal on the Limited because it was in stock. So, black it was.
 
I feel the same about silver vehicles as you do about white. Looks so bland, not as easy to accessories other than black color accents, but than it's just so monochrome.

White is a blank canvas, can use pretty much any color for accents. White is one of my favorite colors.
Color will always be a matter of personal taste. White looks very distinguished, classy.
 
Black is a really tough color to have on a truck. I had it on one of my Nissan Hardbodies I bought new and keeping it looking good was a royal PITA. My personal favorite color for trucks is red, which I also think is a good compromise between looking really good when polished & cleaned and also not showing as many defects as black or really dark blue. I have the Maximum Steel on my Ram, which I love the color but is darker than I probably would have chosen given the option, and I would have preferred the Delmonico Red which is the truck I started off looking at but couldn't get one off the lot that was optioned the way I wanted. All of the Delmonico Red trucks had crap on them that wasn't very useful for a work truck like 20" chrome wheels and big sunroofs (not helpful to me as a skin cancer survivor).

Anyway, I think a good paint guy can fix everything I saw in those pictures pretty easily. Many years ago I worked for a fleet rental place that provided executive cars to corporations (mostly Town Cars and similar), many of which were black, and they had a paint guy on staff and it was amazing what he could do with these cars that didn't involve any painting.
 

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