Actually it was the Malaysians that had the worst paint chipping. It was more of a paint pealing and it was generally on roofs of lighthouses like West Quoddy,
Old Point Loma and Portland head. There have been others but these have been the most prominent. Bill younger has acknowledged the problem to me especially the Portland head. There was a problem with some of the lighthouses being painted in a high moisture area, causing the paint not to adhere. The chipping problem we had with the “Canadian made”, was at the base since the felt bottom (flocking) did not go all the way to the edge.