Anyone with a newer Escape/Mariner notice a paint problem on the rear hatch?

On my 2006 Mariner, on the top edge of the rear hatch just above the hinges I noticed there is paint missing. You can see it if you stand on the side of the vehicle and look down and rearward from above. Looking closely, it actually looks like these two areas were never painted from the factory as you can see the grey primer and just a spray of body color paint around it. I took it to my local dealer and their body shop guy called me up and said he saw the same exact pattern on his daughter's 2004 Tribute. My guess was that this is a factory problem, possibly from the way they hang the doors for painting....maybe it interferes with the spray in these two spots.

Anyway, his advice was to just have it touched up because removing the door and all of the hardware may invite other problems.

Thoughts?

-Tim

2006 Mercury Mariner Hybrid AWD
Black with Pebble interior
Premium Package with Nav & Moonroof



Current ODO: 26,152
Typical Drive: 20 min crosstown in heavy traffic (3.5mi there and back twice a day)


532 Gallons of gas saved
That's 10,642 lbs less CO2 emitted