Attention: TDR Forum Junkies With all the talking recently about the poor quality of the USA assembled trucks, and the seemingly very thin/easily dented metal, I got to thinking this weekend while cleaning out the inside door frames and hinge area on all 4 doors...
Call me crazy, but I really think that the paint used on areas such as the bed, inside tailgate, on the door frames (near the strikers), around the door weatherstripping ect. is of a higher quality or abrasion resistance than paint used on any of the exterior metal on the truck, ex: hood.
The reason I say this is because of as I was cleaning, I was using a water dampened, stained, dirty oily shop towel to wipe down the salt and road grime from the afforementioned areas. And there were NO scratches.
I am certain if I were to do the same exact thing across the hood, with the same amount of grit and grime, I would see scratches from miles away.
Do automakers use a higher quality paint for these areas?
If not, why does it seem to be so much tougher??
Call me crazy, but I really think that the paint used on areas such as the bed, inside tailgate, on the door frames (near the strikers), around the door weatherstripping ect. is of a higher quality or abrasion resistance than paint used on any of the exterior metal on the truck, ex: hood.
The reason I say this is because of as I was cleaning, I was using a water dampened, stained, dirty oily shop towel to wipe down the salt and road grime from the afforementioned areas. And there were NO scratches.
I am certain if I were to do the same exact thing across the hood, with the same amount of grit and grime, I would see scratches from miles away.
Do automakers use a higher quality paint for these areas?
If not, why does it seem to be so much tougher??
