brought a used 05' 350z with these chips and scratches on the bumper. can someone offer some suggestions? thanks.

 

Man, that's pretty bad. I would assume that the only thing you could do is get it sanded and repainted I don't know if i'm correct, but that's ust my opinion Good Luck!

 

Ya, there's no way to fix that unless you repaint it

 

rub butter all over it, do it like you mean it. then proceed and put the lotion in the basket.

 

How about margarine?

 

That is way past the point of polish and wax. Time to get it painted.

 

looks just like mine, meguiars #7 will temporarily hide it

 

Don't bother sanding/repainting this plastic bumper. You will not be satisfied. It is best just to order a new one, take it to a body shop and have them install it. Get three estimates for Labor only. You supply the part(s). Lots of luck.

PS:That is why I spent $80.00 and bought a Nissan custom nose cover. Highway driving will cause that bumper to just get chewed up. After a good five hours or so on the road, you ought to see what has hit that nose cover and is stuck to it!! My advice is to invest in a new bumper and nose cover.

 

I just had my entire front-end repainted because of all the rock chips. The painter put 3 coats of some "special" clear coat (his words, not mine) on the hood and fenders and in the 3 months since the repaint, I have no chips. My car was chipless for about 3 days when I bought it new.

If I decide to get a 370, I'll probably have him do his "special" clear coat thing on that, too. Personally, I'm not a big fan of clear bras or black ones.

-djb

 

^Its nothing special about the clear coat...they just add more layers to "up" the resistance of rock chipping. Works well, I had it done on my front lip

 

Always happy to help. If you have other questions please do not hesitate to waste my time.

 

Your bumper looks just like mine.

 

+1

Factory Nissan paint FTL

 

I love the look of a black Z, freshly detailed. When I went to buy mine, I was originally looking to get a black one. Then I remembered...mostly everyone I knew at the time owned a black car...

...Daytona Blue is not much better. I had my car in the greater SF area for about a year and drove it regularly. I had only one rock chip that damaged the paint. Then, I moved to just West of Sacramento. There are big rigs on the freeway all of the time because they are shipping produce from the farms and my regular commute has me going on a really crappy road. In just four months, my hood is freckled with touch-up paint dots.

don't know if I should repaint or just buy a new one. If the paint doesn't match quite right, it'll drive me bananas. I'm thinking CF hood now...

 

Welcome to crappy Nissan Paint. Search and you will see SEVERAL threads regarding the fragile paint.

Olny true option will be to repaint.