ti837

So I went on vacation for 5 days and when I came back my car has these white spots that popped up out of nowhere. I heard that when I was away there was a severe storm that came by but I'm not sure if thats what caused it. These white spots are on every single panel of my car expect for the driver door and panel behind.

My main problem I am having is that I called Geico and made a claim that my paint has been damaged. But after having a inspector take a look at it, she told me that shes never seen anything like this and that "most likely" it caused by clear coat fading due to my car being 9 years old. I argued with her that I'm not sure all these white spots will pop up in a matter of days because of old paint and also on every single panel of my car.

I'm really hoping someone here has seen something similar and can tell me what caused this so I can report it to the insurance company.

frocker93

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Lick your finger and see if it's on the surface. It looks like clear beginning to seperate and eventually peel. You may not have noticed it before now because when you got back I'm sure you were looking to see if anything had happened.

KornerCarver

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I would take the Z to a good detail shop and have them look at it. I suspect the spots can be removed with a good polish.

yellowandfast

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Mine is a black 2005 and the clear coat has started to peel in small circles. Get it inspected, just like the previous poster said.

Richard

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Jah70

That's your clear coat going. This is why your car should have some type of shade for the majority of the time. Car cover, garage, car port maybe even under a tree that doesn't sap or will have a bunch of debris falling off. If it's daytime I always have my car cover packed in the trunk of my cars to protect it from the sun. Wax or whatever you use will just get burned off within a few days of being in the sun.

oldschool350z

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Clear coat failing.

SR71

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Looks like you had a car cover on it and moisture got in, then the car sat in the sun cooking it in the clear.

Jah70

It depends if the cover was breathable or not or UV treated. Non breathable or waterproof covers will do that. Anything that prevents air from passing through and water to evaporate through the cover.

samsniss350z

Clear coat starting to fail, a machine polish by a quality detailer should rectify this.

superchargedg

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It seems pretty typical for the nissan red as mine is starting to do the same.Machine polishing will not help failing clear coat.

Waiz

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As others have said, your clear coat has failed and there is nothing that you can do but get it repainted

I had the same issue with my NISMO wing and no matter what I did with my Orbital Polisher it made no difference

Red colored Nissans are known to have this issue more severely than other colors too

Jah70

Red is my favorite color too. Looks like I'm sticking to gray, silver or gun metal if I ever get a 370.

Spike100

You said: “So I went on vacation for 5 days and when I came back my car has these white spots that popped up out of nowhere.”

Many replies to your thread state that the problem is a failing clear coat. Although that is certainly a possibility, it’s highly unlikely that your car’s clear coat will fail within the timeframe you noticed (5 days).

I would follow KornerCarver’s advice and take the car to a high-end detailer who will determine the problem and its solution.

oldschool350z

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My old beater had the clearcoat fail. It started to peel more and more each year. I never fixed it because that requires new paint.

It will be costly unless you cover it up with plastidip, ive seen people do that (wouldn't suggest it).

ti837

I have a 2004 redline 350z. So back in July i went on a vacation for 3 days and when I came back I noticed all these white spots on my car. After looking at it closer I noticed that the clear coat is pretty much separating from the paint. This is on every single panel of my car. I called geico and tried to put a claim in, but they told me that it is sun damage and will not cover it. I explained to them that this happened in a matter of 2 days and its very hard to believe that I can get clear coat failing on every panel in 2 days. Anyone else seen anything like this, or has there been a defect in my model?

bb17

I wonder if you had some acid rain or other contamination blow through during that time. Can you ask your neighbors if they remember anything like that during that time?

mr. sparco

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A good detailer might be able to color sand and buff it out.

KornerCarver

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Was your car sitting near an in ground sprinkler system? The water from those can be terrible for your paint if they were spraying while the sun was out.

bb17

Good point, could just be mineral etching from hard water. This has happened to my car before. Just had to break out the dual action polisher and go to town on the car. Turned out looking better than ever!

michael815

I have an 03 redline and mine did the same thing. Detailing will not help. It is the underside of the clear.
But this goes away ( really it does) when the weather gets cooler. Then does it angain when it's out in the hotter summer heat.
I live in South West Florida. It is definitely a sun (hot weather thing).