So I understand these vehicles are basically bricks and as such rock chips will be more common than other vehicles in the front. However, hopefully someone can confirm, but the amount I'm experience seems to be abnormal. I bought my TJ a little over a year ago, but I have put 65k miles on it since. Apparently, it had been repainted just before I bought it. I don't know by who, but this is making me doubt it's a quality paint job. Here's a link to an image: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AlFzIOZBFYOPhX1Y_sIF0BremziC9eFv/view?usp=sharing
Seriously is this normal? On the front grille, there is almost zero good paint still left. I know I've driven 65k miles on this new paint job, most of them being interstate miles, but all the rock chips are starting to bug me. The rest of the paint on the Jeep looks great. So is this typical of Jeeps or is this just a cheap paint job by the dealership/ previous owner?
How would I go around fixing something like this? Anyone know what they would likely charge me at a shop if I pulled the grille off and took it to them to be repainted? Or is this something that would be relatively easy to DIY? Any ideas?
Seriously is this normal? On the front grille, there is almost zero good paint still left. I know I've driven 65k miles on this new paint job, most of them being interstate miles, but all the rock chips are starting to bug me. The rest of the paint on the Jeep looks great. So is this typical of Jeeps or is this just a cheap paint job by the dealership/ previous owner?
How would I go around fixing something like this? Anyone know what they would likely charge me at a shop if I pulled the grille off and took it to them to be repainted? Or is this something that would be relatively easy to DIY? Any ideas?