I don’t think this issue is unique to FCA. I have a 2017 Shelby GT350 Mustang that has the same issues, orange peel in the paint and what appears to be some paint imperfections due to debris. I’m on the Mustang boards and everyone complains about the paint quality on these newer Ford cars.

I wound up taking the car to a detail shop and they did paint correction and ceramic coat and now the paint looks awesome but I think it is ridiculous that one needs to do this given what these cars cost new. Beside the obvious paint quality control issues I wonder how much of this is due to the type of paint they are using these days. I know Ford is using the water based paints, not sure about what FCA is using.


70 Cuda 340 4 speed - now stroked to 416ci (SOLD)
2017 Mustang Shelby GT350