Chunks of paint coming off in high wear areas ( around bumpers etc) is not a fault of the direct printing... that wouldn't be an issue. Its a fault of the prep on the timber. Any painting to any substrate requires appropriate preparation... the lower or "primed" area is there to create a "bite" into the timber. Effectively its grips to the surface and INTO the fibres of the wood itself. On top of this, you can do whatever you want. But if this is not done correctly, then no matter what picture is present or how its processed, the ink/paint will just not stay on the timber when under any stress.
Basics of painting ANYTHING!
Onto Stern and their faulty clear coat issues and its pretty much the same story. In all honesty, anyone can learn to CC... THOUSANDS of people do this task every day... its not rocket science but there are rules of application that have to be adhered to... wander from these and you may well be in strife.
Both JJP and Stern have just failed to stick to the basic rules of application.. chances are its in a quest for profits and an attempt to see just how far you can scale back a process.
Its all so bloody flakey... if you cant be arsed to do something properly, then don't bloody do it.
The attitude of there being only 1 real manufacturer and we are grateful for anything that is thrown our way just feeds the lack of care taken to produce a solid product.
