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Mesmerized63

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I was looking at a 70 cuda and the paint in the trunk pan is bubbling. The area under the mat was wet but it doesn't appear to be a chemical spill. Any idea what causes this and can it be fixed without a strip down and re-paint?

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Xcudame

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Contaminated surfaces causes bubbles like that. Keep in mind that the trunk was mostly over spray from the factory. Would require sanding and repainting to fix.
 

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I was looking at a 70 cuda and the paint in the trunk pan is bubbling. The area under the mat was wet but it doesn't appear to be a chemical spill. Any idea what causes this and can it be fixed without a strip down and re-paint?

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It was wet because there is a leak somewhere (corner of the rear windshield, rear light seals, etc. I would fix those leaks first then be concerned about the bubbling. If you have a trunk mat it will cover a multitude of sins...
 

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Those rubber mats look nice, but the water never dries, i have one but don't have it in the car.
 

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the only way to fix the bubbles is to strip the paint to bare metal and find the cause could be contaminates in the paint could be rust
 
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