2022 Ram paint chipping and peeling

[Littlejoe81]

My truck gets driven on the road and I have gotten a ton of chips in my bumper only really. The rest of the area is fine, so I think the problem is the paint and the bumper. Interestedly (or maybe not) the primer underneath is fine. They dont look like typical chips, so I dont know what is going on with these. I am probably going to get it painted like a Rebel is with that wrinkle finish/powder coat. Pretty disappointed that it is happening on a year old truck.

Which is why I went my route after seeing Ford, Chevy, GMC trucks all chipped up in the used car lot. Cheap/thin paint. Pretty sad that bugs and washing the car can take paint off the bumper, just noticed a chip on the painted mirror today, lol. ARE THESE REALLY ROCK CHIPS! NO just cheap quality paint on the bumper..

 

[beetlespin]

I had a first year Ford Ranger that was doing the same thing. They told me it was from someone weed wacking near my truck that was parked in the garage when not it use. I told them they were wrong and they had an issue with their paint. I got no further with it.

 

[RAL]

After reading this whole saga, one takeaway for me is that the manufacturers should probably provide some disclosure to the customers about the vulnerability of painted bumpers to rock chips. As someone who used to professionally detail cars while I was in school the idea of an unprotected painted bumper on a truck inherently seems like a bad idea, but many people would not think of it. And you get the kind of reactions you get here.

 

[BowDown]

After reading this whole saga, one takeaway for me is that the manufacturers should probably provide some disclosure to the customers about the vulnerability of painted bumpers to rock chips. As someone who used to professionally detail cars while I was in school the idea of an unprotected painted bumper on a truck inherently seems like a bad idea, but many people would not think of it. And you get the kind of reactions you get here.

That or buyers should use some common sense but that's asking too much.

Amazes me that people think a jagged rock bouncing down the road should cause little to no damage to a painted steel surface traveling 30-70mph towards the object.

 

[mikeru82]

That or buyers should use some common sense but that's asking too much.

Amazes me that people think a jagged rock bouncing down the road should cause little to no damage to a painted steel surface traveling 30-70mph towards the object.

It could actually be traveling twice that. If you and an opposing vehicle are each traveling at 70 the rock could be hitting upwards of 140 mph.

 

[RAL]

That or buyers should use some common sense but that's asking too much.

Amazes me that people think a jagged rock bouncing down the road should cause little to no damage to a painted steel surface traveling 30-70mph towards the object.

I think you are being too harsh, with all respect. I think you are correct in terms of the “physics” so to speak, but if it is not something they have experienced or dealt with before, it is unpleasant to discover. My truck has all chrome in the front because I am a traditionalist but the manufacturer is in the position of offering a style that is, in my opinion, an objectively bad idea (flying a painted glossy barn door into a 65-70mph wind) and some disclosure to the customer (eg “protective film package recommended to prevent chips”) would be better than having a litany of disappointed and well heeled customers who just paid between 50k to 80k on a truck. To me, it’s the same issue as offering leather wrapped dashboards - looks good when new, not likely to age well, and the manufacturer should consider that when offering the product and probably offer some disclosure to the customer (eg, “recommended for garaged cars only.”)

Take care.

 

[BowDown]

It could actually be traveling twice that. If you and an opposing vehicle are each traveling at 70 the rock could be hitting upwards of 140 mph.

I didn't want to over complicate the topic with closure rates, some already feel its unreasonable for a rock striking a bumper at 30+ mph to cause damage

 

[6of36]

I didn't want to over complicate the topic with closure rates, some already feel its unreasonable for a rock striking a bumper at 30+ mph to cause damage

It's unreasonable to not expect chips. Throw rocks at the side of your truck and see what happens. Why would anyone order painted bumpers? It make it look cheap, like a work truck.

 

[BowDown]

I think you are being too harsh, with all respect. I think you are correct in terms of the “physics” so to speak, but if it is not something they have experienced or dealt with before, it is unpleasant to discover. My truck has all chrome in the front because I am a traditionalist but the manufacturer is in the position of offering a style that is, in my opinion, an objectively bad idea (flying a painted glossy barn door into a 65-70mph wind) and some disclosure to the customer (eg “protective film package recommended to prevent chips”) would be better than having a litany of disappointed and well heeled customers who just paid between 50k to 80k on a truck. To me, it’s the same issue as offering leather wrapped dashboards - looks good when new, not likely to age well, and the manufacturer should consider that when offering the product and probably offer some disclosure to the customer (eg, “recommended for garaged cars only.”)

Take care.

I don't, maybe harsh, maybe brash but its also the truth. We've known that rocks cause broken windshield's since the 1st car, its unreasonable to not expect rocks to knock paint off painted surfaces or those surfaces to be able to withstand a rock strike and more than 20-30mph. You cannot baby proof the world, critical thinking has to begin at some point followed by accountability and personal responsibility. That's not occurring here.

 

[MannyN]

It could actually be traveling twice that. If you and an opposing vehicle are each traveling at 70 the rock could be hitting upwards of 140 mph.

? How can an opposing vehicle throw a rock at you at 70 mph ?

 

[6of36]

? How can an opposing vehicle throw a rock at you at 70 mph ?

Trucks are known to haul rocks. If one falls off, it's traveling at you, at the same speed the truck is driving.

 

[MannyN]

Trucks are known to haul rocks. If one falls off, it's traveling at you, at the same speed the truck is driving.

Does not make sense. If a truck in front of you drops a rock, you will hit it at the speed you're traveling, maybe less at it still has forward momentum.

 

[kdoublep]

If someone is driving toward you at 70mph and you're doing 70mph and they threw a rock at your windshield as you passed each other by, how fast is the rock traveling?

Hint: the person throwing the rock is Roger Clemens.

 

[BowDown]

? How can an opposing vehicle throw a rock at you at 70 mph ?

Rock bouncing in the street, rock takes an errant bounce and hits an oncoming car then ricochets to you. Happened to me during covid and broke my windshield; no other cars on the road in front of me aside from oncoming traffic on the other side of a concrete highway divider.

 

[BowDown]

Does not make sense. If a truck in front of you drops a rock, you will hit it at the speed you're traveling, maybe less at it still has forward momentum.

Coming from the opposite direction

 

[Darksteel165]

Magnets, how do they work?

 

[CalvinC]

Many years ago I saw a quip about how painted bumpers are a sure sign of the Bourgeoisie.

Fancy indeed.

That said, yes I definitely intend to get painted bumpers on my next Ram. I just love the look too much, and life is too dang short.

If I’m swinging for the new truck, and Lord knows I’ll waste plenty of money on mods, a bit of PPF is a quite reasonable.

Maybe that makes me a fancy boy.

 

[kdoublep]

Love my painted bumpers. I do a lot of highway driving but not too many chips. I got a few decent ones though. Nothing I wouldn't expect with all that front end. Also had my windshield replaced already.

 

[logboom]

Rhino line the entire truck.

 

[deeve]

I do not expect miracles from the paint but the point for me is that the painted bumpers seem to chip overly easy. I have NEVER had a vehicle (truck or otherwise) that seems to allow chips as easily as this one. I think part of the problem is the steel bumper under the paint since the plastic parts do not seem so prone to chipping as my chips are only confined to the painted metal parts.

I would be curious to hear from owners of Rebels with the powder coat looking/textures paint to see how that is holding up. It seems like it would be tougher.