Just live with it. It could be worse, like getting random dings and dents everywhere. Then I would worry..

 

Korner's pretty much dead on, we are such a small niche in the population that even if we tried to change certain requirements we'd lose by a landslide. We have to put up and shut up.

That said, I don't think the paint is really that bad, though of course there's always a better paint they could have used. I think it has more to do with the angles of the bumper than anything, and all cars get chips regardless.

 

if you want to fix the chips without painting the whole bumper .. and not "touching it up" with those stupid touch up kits


go to a auto paint store .. aka ppg or sherwin williams and get a pint of your color (the correct variance too, make sure they check the chips or color match it) .. then get the pint "ready to spray" which means it allready has reducer / hardener in it (SW uses both in there base)

then see if they'll sell you a small amount of clear .. if not then just buy there bottom end stuff .. sherwin williams sells there 6040 clear for $50 to $60 .. NAPA also sells SW under a different brand .. similar prices

then clean out the chip really good with wax and grease remover and put some base in the chip .. make sure its down in the chip and doesnt stick out

then when that dries .. dab some clear on top of the base to fill in the "chip" all the way and go slightly over the chip ..

then the hard part .. wet sand and buff the clear down after it dries untill its all smooth and you shouldnt be able to tell there was ever a chip ..

did it to a chevy truck with a huge scratch down the side (bicycle handle bars) and it turned out perfect and the base didnt match well at all (sprayed some trim for him too) .. couldnt see the scratch unless you are 6" away and knew it was there

I'm a painter at a dodge dealer .. so if your not good at buffing .. go out and find a friend that is

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or just touch up the chip and be done in 30 seconds

OOOR . you could mix some base with a little clear and then touch up the chip .. it will look alot better than the little bottle touch up kits .. but not as good as the long method

 

BTW the

350Z has crummy paint

compliant is 6 years old.

 

Thanks for the touch-up hints. Informative.

I have found that a good result depends on the base coat. I use a generic white enamel followed by Nissan white touch-up paint. Members with other color cars should experiment with a base coat for best results.

 

Go with dr colorchip. Get the 60.00 one.

Its great stuff. It basically takes Adrians07z's process(good write up BTW) and simplify's it so even a moron who knows nothing about car paint can do it.

 

thanks, if i had the time and money i would go with the long process, but 60 sounds like it should remedy my problem... you got any pics of your's with dr colorchip?

 

i think i am one of the 99% of z owners that are good to their cars and know not to get behind haulers and trucks...

come on, man...