99 z28 - Paint chipping, Floorboard flooded

[z28gyrl]

Please tell me I'm not the only person having these problems...

My paint started chipping in a very small area one day after taking my car through an automatic car wash. My warranty has been expired, and my insurance will not cover it. Any suggestions?

As of Monday night we had over 2" of rain. Tuesday morning I went to get in my car (it was parked front down on an incline) and there was so much water puddled in the floorboard that I could barely see the brake pedal. (It was still raining) Nothing else in my car was wet. Yes, I do have T Tops. Again, any suggestions?

I also have a tail light that works when it wants to. There's been water in it before. Recently a hole was drilled in it to let the water drain and a new bulb put in but it's still not working correctly.

I love my car and these problems are breaking my heart.

Pic of my car pre-problems.



Thanks for any assistance you guys/gals can give me!
Char

[89IROC&RS]

as far as the paint chipping, well, that kinda happens, personally i was my car by hand for that very reason.

as far as the water leaks, i first and foremost look to the T-top weather stripping, but you should have a bodyshop pressure wash test it for leaks, or get in it yourself, and have someone spray water around all the cracks and crevises to see if you can tell where the water is coming in.

as far as the tail light, i suggest buying a new housing, the drill hole let the water out, but can let moisture in, and causing the problem to come back again.

[tacoma man.]

have you checked for any recalls on flaky paint? my buddy had a 99 camaro ss that the paint was like powder and would rub off. ill try and check for you.

[tacoma man.]

the only thing i could find on paint was paintless dent rpair, is your a z28 or a rs?

[tacoma man.]

is see...z28, i checked for both and no paint recalls

[89IROC&RS]

tacoma is on the ball

[z28gyrl]

Thanks Tacoma for trying. I had heard that the clear coat was bad. I emailed Chevrolet and never got a response from them. Oh, and thanks 89IROC&RS for the info regarding the other problems. It does leak a little on the drivers side window (right above the mirror) if the water is coming at it at a high rate (like a car wash). I am still going to need to have some things checked on it... but for now I just have to find someone who can clean carpet.

Just makes me very very sad....

[z28gyrl]

Oh, and 89IROC&RS ... is that a tatt on your arm?

[89IROC&RS]

lol, nope, havent been cut yet. workin on a tat right now though, in fact its four years in the making, but its for my back and shoulders instead of my arm.

[z28gyrl]

Oh ok! Is the design you are getting a secret or would you mind sharing? I have several tatts myself

[89IROC&RS]

no secret, i just havent scanned it into the computer. I also dont have access to the gallery on the website anymore for some reason. So if you are really curious i can scan it down in the library and email it to you. If thats how you want to handle it. PM me your email address and when i get it done ill send it to ya.