Pitted paint on 2001 Discovery hood - Land Rovers Only

rcarlier · 05-29-2005, 05:03 PM

I have a black 2001 Discovery and the hood is covered with little tiny dots that look like white paint specks. Upon looking closer and trying compound to remove we realized they were little "pits" or "holes" in the paint. This is only on the hood. Any ideas what this is? The car is garaged and has never been exposed to any caustic chemicals. The car is not used for off roading so has never had rocks land on the hood. Could this be a defective paint job that is being affected by the heat of the engine?

ilovemydisco · 05-29-2005, 05:19 PM

i have the same problem on my beluga black 1997 disco - pretty sure they are rock chips from highway driving... bug shield will help a little but otherwise nothing much you can do

rcarlier · 05-29-2005, 05:34 PM

Thanks for your reply but they can't be rock chips since the car is driven only in a quiet suburban neighborhood with no rocks or construction sites, and when on the highway has never had any rocks or sand or debris hitting it. Also no bad weather as it lives in sunny California. Also, if rocks were hitting the car there would be damage on other areas of the car. These are tiny tiny little pin prick size pits.

SCSL · 05-29-2005, 05:48 PM

Can't help you on the why. Haven't heard of heat having this effect on the hood paint. But you can get original touch-up paint from Roversnorth.
www.roversnorth.com

darkknight1999 · 05-29-2005, 06:45 PM

I would also say its from road dirt/rocks hitting the hood. If it really bothers you, you can get a 3M clear bra installed. Its a 1/16 of an inch of clear rubber protectent. It will protect your paint from chipping for quite a while. Its can be expensive but its sounds like that's what you need.

Chris Hyde · 06-01-2005, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by rcarlier

I have a black 2001 Discovery and the hood is covered with little tiny dots that look like white paint specks. Upon looking closer and trying compound to remove we realized they were little "pits" or "holes" in the paint. This is only on the hood. Any ideas what this is? The car is garaged and has never been exposed to any caustic chemicals. The car is not used for off roading so has never had rocks land on the hood. Could this be a defective paint job that is being affected by the heat of the engine?

You could always purchase one of my Hood Blackout kits and cover it up.

05-29-2005, 05:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
rcarlier Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2 Gallery: 0	Pitted paint on 2001 Discovery hood I have a black 2001 Discovery and the hood is covered with little tiny dots that look like white paint specks. Upon looking closer and trying compound to remove we realized they were little "pits" or "holes" in the paint. This is only on the hood. Any ideas what this is? The car is garaged and has never been exposed to any caustic chemicals. The car is not used for off roading so has never had rocks land on the hood. Could this be a defective paint job that is being affected by the heat of the engine?

05-29-2005, 05:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
ilovemydisco Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mpls, Minnesota Posts: 70 Gallery: 0	i have the same problem on my beluga black 1997 disco - pretty sure they are rock chips from highway driving... bug shield will help a little but otherwise nothing much you can do __________________ ~Erica~

05-29-2005, 06:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
darkknight1999 Mod. --- I'm watching you Join Date: May 2005 Location: Linwood, MA Posts: 330 Gallery: 0	I would also say its from road dirt/rocks hitting the hood. If it really bothers you, you can get a 3M clear bra installed. Its a 1/16 of an inch of clear rubber protectent. It will protect your paint from chipping for quite a while. Its can be expensive but its sounds like that's what you need. __________________ -John Some of my favorite quotes: "what you do in life, echo's in eternity..." "death smiles at us all... all a man can do is smile back..." 1999 Discovery II SE-7

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05-29-2005, 05:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
rcarlier Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2 Gallery: 0	Thanks for your reply but they can't be rock chips since the car is driven only in a quiet suburban neighborhood with no rocks or construction sites, and when on the highway has never had any rocks or sand or debris hitting it. Also no bad weather as it lives in sunny California. Also, if rocks were hitting the car there would be damage on other areas of the car. These are tiny tiny little pin prick size pits.

05-29-2005, 05:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
SCSL Wheeler Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,841 Gallery: 0	Can't help you on the why. Haven't heard of heat having this effect on the hood paint. But you can get original touch-up paint from Roversnorth. www.roversnorth.com

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