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Paint Bubble on Door Seam?

Discussion in 'Prime Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by thefranchise713, Jul 11, 2019.

  1. thefranchise713

    thefranchise713 Junior Member

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    Found a bubble on the inside of my driver's door. Anything to worry about?

    If I press on it, it does seem to have some rubbery give to it. I don't remember seeing this before tonight.

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    #1 thefranchise713, Jul 11, 2019
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    nah, i think you're fine. don't squeeze it
     
    #2 bisco, Jul 11, 2019
    will the engineer likes this.
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    I would not worry. Leave it alone.
     
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    Don’t poke the carbuncle;).

    It can only get worse(y).
     
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    You folks rock.

    What am I looking at exactly? It doesn't seem to be a paint run. My concern is that there might be corrosion/rust starting under the seam.
     
    #5 thefranchise713, Jul 12, 2019
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    poly not until you puncture it. but if you can't stand not knowing, be prepared to repair it properly after removing the bubble. (whatever that entails, maybe ask the dealer body shoppe)
     
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    Ran up to my selling dealer for grins. They seem to believe it's just a rubber piece that wasn't molded properly or had some kind of defect. In their eyes, happy to warranty repair it, but probably counterproductive as we'd have to destroy a good seal to do it. So, going to leave it. It's not corrosion, so no harm, no foul.

    Panic averted--thanks for replies.
     
    #7 thefranchise713, Jul 13, 2019
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    Is there anywhere in the vicinity where caulking is used? Maybe something dripped and got painted over?
     
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    To me it looks like the bubble is along a seam, so maybe a panel defect:whistle:?
     
    #9 Raytheeagle, Jul 13, 2019
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