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Brand new G3 coating peels off

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I bought a brand new matte black G3 from chuting star about 2 months ago or so and right out of the box noticed that there was some peeling along the bottom rim by the chin strap connection point. I contacted cookie directly and they replaced my helmet without any issue. So now I've got this new helmet with 2 jumps on it and along the entire length of the chin portion it is peeling. It looks like some sort of coating that easily flakes off. I amagine this was the result of the friction from the chin strap. During my first jump I got tripped up on landing and the front grill part of the helmet must have brushed the ground because now it is peeling there too. I looked at another black G3 that is probably a couple years old or more and the coatings look totally different and didn't notice any peeling on theirs. Has anyone else noticed this on their helmet? I tried to upload pics but the file size was too large.

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I have two. Neither have any paint peeling issues. One was bought in late 2011 (the paint is shredded but that's from the tunnel net) and one was bought in late 2014 and it's still fine.

I'd email them and let them know the new one has an issue. They have always gotten back to me quickly and they may not know they have a problem yet.

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I have a matte black XL g3. Bought in late 2015 and has never peeled like you're describing, plenty of scratches but wearing normally like others I've seen. Sounds like they may have changed the coating and it's not as durable.

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