I'm beginning to wonder if there is anyone else out there with peeling paint / clearcoat failure on a DAP hatch?

I'm thinking it's might just be a one year problem, but I'm not sure.

Does anyone else have a problem with DAP paint chipping or peeling off? Her's an example of what I saw on a DAP hatch once (this is the same thing on an '03 Odyssey).



To keep a running tally of how common this is, I'll try to keep all the cars I know of listed here. Maybe this will show if it is more common on one year or uniform across the board.

'97 DAP hatch (2)
dApEkLuV
Speed_1

'98 DAP hatch (1)
matt98hb (in 2003 at least)

'99 DAP hatch (7)
03akkord5spd
Aodhan's wife
EE_Chris
guamie
Long Grain Wild
Mr_Midori
Car spotted in Dover, DE by NOFX

Unknown DAP hatch (2)
EJ8tunerman's friend (in 2003 at least)
HellerDopeEK4

Unknown Other Color (1)
suicide_shift's ex

 

I've got a 99 DAP hatch with areas where the colored portion of the paint has come off all the way down to the primer. Gas filler door, roof, spoiler over hatch window, etc...

I've seen other DAP hatches with the same problem but don't know what years they were.

 

i've got the same problem. even used painters tape, and it peeled off some paint. gas filler door, wing, and par tof the roof. it sucks.

 

hmmm beside my 1/4 panel rust my paint is perfect

 

My wifes 99 civic hatch had that. I've heard of a lot of civics with the....something purple from that year had the peeling problem.

 

dap is that purple right? for 96+ civics? ya my ex had that roof fade thing going on

that bitch

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by suicide_shift &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">dap is that purple right? for 96+ civics? ya my ex had that roof fade thing going on

that bitch </TD></TR></TABLE>
DAP is Dark Amethyst Pearl. It ran on the '97-'99 Civic CX and DX hatches in the US.

I'm thinking this might be a 1999 problem, at least for the most part.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NOFX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I' thinking this might be a 1999 problem, at least for the most part.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah so it seems. Lucky us!

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by guamie &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've got the same problem. even used painters tape, and it peeled off some paint. gas filler door, wing, and par tof the roof. it sucks. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Sounds like pretty much the exact same locations as mine. Gas filler door, wing, and part of the roof right in front of the wing. I've also got it on the pillar leading down to the gas filler door. The guy prepping those sections for paint must have been having a bad year.

 

my 97 has peeling paint on the hatch and roof is f*cked...time for new paint

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dApEkLuV &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who the hell call coupes "ek", america is ej6 for the hatch also, but its known as an "ek"...mr. know it all</TD></TR></TABLE>

ek = jdm hatch
ej = usdm hatch


as to the OP. my 97 it chipping really badly for some reason. and it red. i forget what specific red it is tho, not malino. but im not to happy about it b/c ive only had it a few months. and my ej1 which is malino red, aka "mailno pink" is seriously faded. i think im gonna repaint the ej1 red again and the ej6 white. that is if i ever have the money

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DCSportEJ1Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">as to the OP. my 97 it chipping really badly for some reason. and it red. i forget what specific red it is tho, not malino. but im not to happy about it b/c ive only had it a few months. and my ej1 which is malino red, aka "mailno pink" is seriously faded. i think im gonna repaint the ej1 red again and the ej6 white. that is if i ever have the money</TD></TR></TABLE>
The '97 hatches that were red are Roma Red. It's a more "orange" color than Milano , which is pinker or bluer. 6G coupes are Milano Red. 6G sedans are Inza Red.

I'm mostly trying to find out if there might be an issue with DAP paint though, since I've seen and heard of this problem on several cars before this and more since I began this thread.

Oh, and there are lots of other EK hatches elsewhere in the world, as there are also other EJ hatches elsewhere in the world too.

 

well a buddy of mine had a 98 DAP and his looks pretty good. idk if its just the DAP or if its all colors just cause of the age of the car and the weather taking its toll.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by DCSportEJ1Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">well a buddy of mine had a 98 DAP and his looks pretty good. idk if its just the DAP or if its all colors just cause of the age of the car and the weather taking its toll. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Yeah. It seems like it's uncommon for there to be paint issues, but slightly more common on DAP than other colors perhaps.

 

**Thread edited to keep this thread on topic**

 

sweet jesus, i was lookin for somethin like this thread a month ago. 99 DAP hatch that had the same problem. sanded down now and ready for paint, even called honda hoping for a recall but to no avail...

 

Added you too.

 

i had a 99 DAP hatch(DX)... i bought it new in 1999... and washed it religiously... but the clearcoat started peeling around the rear window about 5 years later... hope that helps.

 

I have a '97 DAP hatch and no problems at al,
I come from the Netherlands and never heard of the DAP color peeling of in any way.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rolo-ek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a '97 DAP hatch and no problems at al,
I come from the Netherlands and never heard of the DAP color peeling of in any way.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Where was your car assembled? All the '96-'00 hatchbacks sold in the US are assembled at the same plant in Ontario, Canada.

 

I honestly don't know

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rolo-ek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I honestly don't know</TD></TR></TABLE>
There should be a sticker on your car showing the place of assembly.

 

My 97 EK roof is starting to go down the ******* as of the past few months. Its enraging.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NOFX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
There should be a sticker on your car showing the place of assembly.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hm ok, I'll check it tomorrow

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Rolo-ek &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hm ok, I'll check it tomorrow</TD></TR></TABLE>
If it doesn't expressly say the location, the serial number will probably somehow match to it.

 

BUMP.

Found more people talking about this in this old thread and this new thread from today.