'18 Tour-X: Dark Moon Blue Metallic paint peeling on front fender

[quakerj]

As the title suggests, I notice paint peeling off of the fender of my '18 Regal Tour-X w/ dark moon blue metallic paint.

I will post better pictures tomorrow, but right now the location is limited to the portion of both front fenders that's mostly hidden by the front pillar. The body panel gap is such that it's readily noticeable when looking at it from above. More concerning is that it is only a millimeter or two from peeling up over the edge of the fender, where it will be visible with the naked eye from the side of the car. It covers a fairly large area, at least 3-4" in length. See photo with yellow circle showing the area.

This has me pretty concerned, as I've had one other vehicle (a Honda) that had paint adhering issues-- and once it started, it didn't stop; spreads like a cancer.

Is there any way at all to keep this from spreading, anything a body shop can do, or is the paint doomed? Anyone have a similar issue on these vehicles?

Also curious if anyone has a good place to buy this color touch up paint, as I have a couple rock chips and other imperfections I'd like to cover.

 

[garbageguy]

Thanks for the heads-up, I'll be watching that location on our 2019 closely. Your 2018 looks great, and your progress on this will be informative. Also interested in touch-up paint, will need it sooner or later

 

[quakerj]

Here's some better photos, ignore the terribly dirty car / dust spots. The paint is peeling down in that groove on both sides, but it's very close to peeling up over the edge of the fender where it will stick out like a sore thumb.

I found a vendor that sells a 3-part touch up kit (primer, base coat, clear coat) for about $30. They had the original GM/Buick color code for this paint, so it should match closely. I'll do some more research and see what might be the best way to approach this to keep it from spreading. Might be faulty factory paint/primer combo, in which there's nothing I can do. Time will tell...