My wife's 2010 Acura RDX has the crystal black pearl paint and is beginning to show some pretty obvious signs of clear coat failure with check marks and crows feet on the hood. Only has about 65,000 miles on it. After doing some research, it appears this is a very common issue with black Hondas and Acuras around that time period, although no recall was ever issued.
I took it to the Acura dealer and they acknowledged the issue, but wouldn't contribute more than about 20% of repainting the entire car. They noticed some of the same issues on other parts of the car and aren't willing to just do the hood.
I haven't dealt with this issue before. I'm wondering if it makes sense to repaint the hood only, which is about the only noticeable spot right now. I understand they have to sand the paint down to the metal to properly solve the issue. Any sense how long this crow's feet and checking issue takes to really become visible on the rest of the car? Wondering if I should get rid of this rather than sink money into it.
For reference, this is what parts of the hood are beginning to look like.