WTH is this behind both doors?!
 

Why does it look like I have a million tiny scratches behind both doors/in front of the rear tires?! *I literally just washed the car* From the number "dings", this seems to be where every rock on the rock hits. Maybe it's a paint defect? I have mudguards and everything. Someone help me please :mad0260:

It's not road line paint like I originally thought at first glance either

how many highway miles and total miles do you have on car. Can you tell if its dirt/paint or actual chips. Those would qualify as chips not scratches. if you do not have a clay bar or lacquer thinner try rubbing goo gone , wd 40, or gasoline see if that removes the spots. If you rub you finger nail past areas does it make a sound. just trying to determine if these are chips or not. to fix have bodyshop repaint and add 3m bra to that area

it almost looks like road rash.

looks like road rash from debris being kicked off from the front tire.

STIs have clear bra material on that section, i'm surprise the twins dosen't

Can't tell you how many paint chips I've covered up in that area.

I have ~9k highway miles on it (11k total). After determining they were in fact chips, I rubbed a light polish on them and it slightly cleaned them up. I can look closely and see they are actually pretty deep(most of them through the clear). My step dad does custom air brushing and has millions of years of experience with all types of paints as well (since he's old) and he thinks there is a defect in the paint. He doesn't think the paint should be that soft and chip so easily. I bought the car new in November and at this rate, it's going to need a $5k paint job to cover the orange peel and chips by next year... ohh yea, I forgot to say when I was purchasing the car, I had all the clear plastic films checked off in my accessories but the dealer told me not to do it bc it peels up and fades the paint differently in comparison to unprotected spots. What's the point of the $100 I spent to have the stock mudguards put on by those quacks anyway?

solution?
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/lan...der-spray-film:iono:

My less than scientific logic says you shouldn't even be getting chips there. The most road debris thrown off from the wheels goes behind the wheel. And that area is almost too far from the front wheels. You'd have a lot more damage closer to the front wheels also if it was from them.

Could debris be hitting your rear mudguards and bouncing off in this direction? That's seems unlikely but is the only thing I can think of. Either that or you do most of your driving in reverse.

Good luck with this - I've never seen chips in this area myself. All mine are directly behind the wheels. I don't even have mud guards and none of them are this bad.

Yes that seems like a nice product. Cheaper solution to a real clear bra. I really don't think you need you whole car painted. You should never paint a car because of orange peel. First plain of action is to wetsand buff the orange peel away. 80% of all cars have orange peel to some extent. Until you start paying 50k and up. BMW Mercedes Porsche Audi and up. Its weird you got the chips with a mudflap. Bitch at the dealer see what happens. And if they do nothing and this drives you nuts get the quarter panels sprayed and add a clear bra for for a estimate total of 800-1200$ and bam. The fact is rock's and debri ARE hitting your car bottom line.

I just spotted mud on your tires. No offense but does your street/ driveway have gravel or mud? Because if that is built up in your tires. The first time you take a turn your going to fling that stuff right on you car

Welcome to the world of Subaru paint.

Crap its my first subbie

No, I just happened to drive to my cousins this once and his driveway is dirt. That's the only dirt she's seen.

I have 10000 miles and no chips in this area :( sorry bud

You guys should see mine lol. Hence why 911 has oem clearbra like material on rear quarter panels

My car has this as well, though not as bad. I've only driven in rain once, a bit of snow as well.

I think it all came from staying on the right most line of the road going down the highway. I was trying to avoid other traffic throwing crap at me, but the passenger side is noticeably worse than the driver side. I have mud guards as well. Even with those, I think this is just sand flung from the front tires.

It sucks but it is what it is. I will be compounding mine down to see if I can make it look better but some of the chips are definitely deeper than the opti/clear/pigment layers.

It looks like you have aftermarket wheels and tires, yes? How much does your front tire stick out relative to the back of the front wheel well?? When I put on my auto-x wheels and tires I get a TON of stuff kicked all the way back to that location, but they are only on for a few hours once or twice a month.

Naw those are stock wheels/tires, I just plastidip'd them.

it's that world famous Subaru paint.