rob_engineer

Thanks for the warranty info. I'm over 5 years now, but have the lifetime max care. I'll have to read my warranty and see if paint is included.

larry0071

Paint was never included aside from good will after the 12 months and 12K miles... It was never warranted for paint or for rust, only perforation. From your description (if you posted pics, I can not see them from here... nuclear sites block all media) it sounds like no perforation, and only minor surface corrosion with some paint blistering from that corrosion.

Rednroll

What!? Not drive my Jeep in the months that I need a Jeep the most and keep from driving in that white stuff, I love driving in? The hell you say!!!

There's a pretty long discussion over here on this topic. Many experiencing hinge paint issues.
Paint Issues - Jeep Wrangler Forum

Along with all the other already mentioned contributing factors to this, It's supposedly worse on 2014+ JKs since FCA switched to "Eco Friendly" paint, which are water based paints.

I have a 2009. I haven't had any paint issues until this past summer where I noticed a couple small (slightly smaller than a shirt button) chip flakes seemed to have come off directly under 2 of the hinge pins. I repaired them with the color match touch up pens and clear coat. Hopefully that keeps any further flaking from spreading.

My 2009 with that doggy 3.8L just keeps getting more valuable everyday.

paintm4u

Well all I know is I made enough to retire at 53 from repainting all makes of cars through warranty work in my shop. I have been out of it for a while but corrosion and defective paint from the factory are still considered as two different things. I would still check with the warranty dept. at Jeep.

larry0071

As I clearly said, good-will. Most manufactures will very easily allow for paint repair within 12K/12 months if you find a true defect. Sometimes you may plead your case and the manufacturer may approve reimbursement after 12/12, but that is much less common.

But 6 years later with paint delaminating from a corroded part.... you have a better chance of seeing Jesus leaning on a Harley, smoking a joint, while getting head than a manufacturer approving to pay for paint work. That is not a defect, that is an old car. Simple as that.

Rednroll

Thanks for that visual imagery Larry.

drew

Buy a bottle of touch up paint. My hinges are so battered from gravel roads, job sites and repeated touch ups they have the "textured" look.

Canvas

since you have some corrosion build up on your hinges the best way is to clean the affected area with a an aluminum brush then clean the area with alphatic naptha. To reduce the possibiliy of the corrosion from coming back use an alodine pen to pretreat the metal. Once pre-treat is complete use a quality primer that has a corrosion inhibator added. I have used a zinc chromate primer in the past but that can be hard to get. Once the primer is dry apply a light dusting of paint then follow up with to layers of tope coat followed by a clear coat.

rob_engineer

Haha. Mine have the textured looks from the corrosion under the paint bubbling up.