so when i picked my CS Z up about 3 weeks ago, i noticed that the color of the bumpers was markedly different from the rest of the car. (original thread about that here)

so i went into Boardwalk Nissan to talk to Adam (the guy i bought the car from), and he thinks the paint job sux too...so we have the service manager check it out...and he, too, thinks the paint job sucks. all in all, jason, the service manager, told me to bring the car in again, and they'll take a closer look, and if they must, they'll re-paint and blend a good majority of the car and have it paid for by Nissan USA (haha!)

so tite...

 

I saw a Daytone blue Z on the road the other day, and my wife notices right away that the gas cap didn't match the rest of the car. Very upsetting.

 

To be honest with you...color/finish matching between metal body panels and plastic/urethane panels will never match properly, especially on metallic, pearlescent, and light colored paints.

Now that the feds/epa require water based automotive paints, it will be that much more difficult to have a classic wet consistent finish on any new cars.

Good Luck if it is especially noticeable...god knows most dealers wouldn't be as accomodating.

 

Unless you take a look at Skidazzles DB. But then again, his paint shop took weeks to come up with a color for the plastic pieces that matched the stock metal on the body.

 

Yeah, we wouldn't want Nissan to spend that much time making sure the paint on their premier sports car looks good.

 

My body shop did an excellent job of painting the front and rear bumpers, and gas cap, after they installed my Kaminari kit. The new pieces they painted matched the metal part of the car, but the pre-existing urethane parts did not, necessitating the re-paint. Looks great now!

 

Beautiful Z, MSOsr!

 

i really like your kit and the paint looks top notch