heartbreaking , need help ...

[TOGA]

Wilson paint is too fragile I feel. The same hit to any cars wont't make that magnitude of paint damage, scratch yes, but never broken off as small piece like this . I think may be the thickness of these brittle coating and paint is quite thick, compared to car paint.

Toga

[TOGA]

I am not the first one to compare Wilson paint to car paint.
And I am not blaming Wilson, just say the paint is too fragile. It's a fact, not a blame.

[Mikeoz]

The finish on my is superb. Far better than any other speakers I have owned. Not sure that your opinion that it's too fragile is a 'fact'. I for one don't agree. Maybe you were just unlucky.

[Sharp 1080]

I have in the past and or present owned the following models. Wilson Audio Sophia, Watch center, Watt Puppy 7's, Mezzo center, and now Maxx 3's. The paint is not the issue. I chipped my Watch center the day I picked it up from the dealer. I made the mistake of transporting it out of the crate and in the car's trunk. It took a hard hit and the paint chipped. Wilson Audio kindly sent the jar of touch up paint and the chip was covered up to the point where it was hard to find unless you looked closely enough. Did similar damage to my car before opening the door and striking the edge of it years ago. XLR ends are hard as stated above! I've stepped on them and not bent the case. The right angle and enough force it's going to happen.

[2fastdriving]

I don't think anyone mentioned this yet, but it seems to me the reason is simple. When you hit a car body part, it flexes. The paint flexes with it. When you hit a Wilson enclosure, it's designed to be hard as a rock. There is no flex, therefore something has to give, and that's the paint.

[joey_v]

Originally Posted by 2fastdriving

I don't think anyone mentioned this yet, but it seems to me the reason is simple. When you hit a car body part, it flexes. The paint flexes with it. When you hit a Wilson enclosure, it's designed to be hard as a rock. There is no flex, therefore something has to give, and that's the paint.

THis is a very good observation. I agree.

[Charles]

One simply must be extra careful. I use a thick feather duster of high quality to gently keep the dust off. Otherwise nothing and I mean absolutely nothing comes close to my Wilsons.

[PlanarSpeakerFan]

Originally Posted by Charles

One simply must be extra careful. I use a thick feather duster of high quality to gently keep the dust off. Otherwise nothing and I mean absolutely nothing comes close to my Wilsons.

Charles,

I also use a high quality feather duster with my speakers. It works terrific and is very gentle on the finish.

Ken

[W9TR]

The good news is you can get the original paint from Wilson through your dealer, and either fix it yourself or have a mobile paint repair guy come to your house and do it professionally for a nominal fee. I did that with my Sophia 2's and they looked like new.

Can't say that for wood bodied speakers - or it is a lot harder.

[BillK]

The paint is just as fragile on most cars these days, especially European cars.

Reduction in VOC and EU environmental laws mean most cars have very easily chipped paint compared to what most of us are used to.