Paint chip is rusting

mspeasl · 08-20-2010, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad

The Z's paint is soft.

No, actually its very brittle.................!! My 03 350 paint was the same way

fullmonty · 08-20-2010, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mspeasl

No, actually its very brittle.................!! My 03 350 paint was the same way

Thats where you went wrong. Should of bought an 04.5

shadoquad · 08-20-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by fullmonty

Thats where you went wrong. Should of bought an 04.5

flawless, I've heard.

Jamaica · 08-20-2010, 03:59 PM

thats not good.

SophiaZ · 08-20-2010, 05:09 PM

I had the same spot but on the exact opposite side. A little touch up paint and it's good to go

Yea, Nissan's paint is soft, brittle..whatever you wanna call it..it's kinda crappy IMO but the car in general looks sweet. Just get it done in Lamborghini paint or Rolls Royce paint ( which I've seen the documentary on it and it was insane...I think the car costs so much becuz of the paint job!)

Pharmacist · 08-21-2010, 09:04 AM

where is it located? i thought our cars were made of aluminum?

Cmike2780 · 08-21-2010, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

where is it located? i thought our cars were made of aluminum?

Just the hood,doors and maybe rear deck lid(verify)

mikerogowski · 09-08-2010, 08:08 PM

hey guys, i have a little chip on my door. where can i get some good touch up paint? (2009 370z yellow)
-thanks, mike

kenchan · 08-21-2010, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

where is it located? i thought our cars were made of aluminum?

you're looking at the passenger side fender where it meets the headlamp, i think. the fender is not aluminum...

flashburn · 08-22-2010, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SophiaZ

I had the same spot but on the exact opposite side. A little touch up paint and it's good to go

I'm pretty sure you don't want to just apply touchup paint to a rusted spot. I think the rust can still spread underneath the paint.

bullet1 · 08-23-2010, 03:07 PM

I've had a spot similar to this and I took a small tip on the dremel and sanded out just the rust leaving the rest of the paint as is, then filled up the chip with touch up paint and it worked out very nice. Just make sure you are extremely careful not to extend the damage into your other paint and it works quite effectively.

bullet1 · 08-25-2010, 07:21 AM

If the chip is small enough that you can't get a small tipped attachment of a dremel inside of it, how on earth do you have enough room to sand? While it might be overkill, taking the few seconds to dremel out the rust in my experience is much easier than trying to work sand paper in such a small area. I've found the small tips of some of the grinding attachments worth the best in tigh areas. The sanding attachements are much too large for this type of application. But hey, I'm just a computer programmer that likes to detail.

Junkman2008 · 08-25-2010, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by bullet1

If the chip is small enough that you can't get a small tipped attachment of a dremel inside of it, how on earth do you have enough room to sand? While it might be overkill, taking the few seconds to dremel out the rust in my experience is much easier than trying to work sand paper in such a small area. I've found the small tips of some of the grinding attachments worth the best in tigh areas. The sanding attachements are much too large for this type of application. But hey, I'm just a computer programmer that likes to detail.

So am I!

You want to slope off the edge of the chip, not just clean it out. This will help in the appearance of the fixed area. That's why sandpaper is your better option.

bullet1 · 08-25-2010, 01:28 PM

I'm still confused as to how you can get and agitate sand paper enough to get into a lower surface area the size of a small chip. Whether or not you want to slope off the edges or not, actually getting into the chip enough to get rust out like that with paper to me sounds like it would be terribly difficult. Especially without damaging and scuffing up the paint around it. Granted I don't work with sand paper much, but I've done a little.

kenchan · 08-25-2010, 02:00 PM

you just fold the sandpaper and use the edge to get into the chip.

junkman might be right about the average joe...

08-21-2010, 09:04 AM	#6 (permalink)
Pharmacist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,249 Drives: 09 370z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 20	where is it located? i thought our cars were made of aluminum? __________________ 2009 370z Sport Touring/Nismo shift Knob/Z1 motorsports 34 row oil cooler

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mikerogowski Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 11 Drives: 2009 370z M6 Yellow Rep Power: 17	hey guys, i have a little chip on my door. where can i get some good touch up paint? (2009 370z yellow) -thanks, mike

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bullet1 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 101 Drives: 370Z Black - Touring Rep Power: 17	I've had a spot similar to this and I took a small tip on the dremel and sanded out just the rust leaving the rest of the paint as is, then filled up the chip with touch up paint and it worked out very nice. Just make sure you are extremely careful not to extend the damage into your other paint and it works quite effectively.

08-25-2010, 07:21 AM	#12 (permalink)
bullet1 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 101 Drives: 370Z Black - Touring Rep Power: 17	If the chip is small enough that you can't get a small tipped attachment of a dremel inside of it, how on earth do you have enough room to sand? While it might be overkill, taking the few seconds to dremel out the rust in my experience is much easier than trying to work sand paper in such a small area. I've found the small tips of some of the grinding attachments worth the best in tigh areas. The sanding attachements are much too large for this type of application. But hey, I'm just a computer programmer that likes to detail.

08-25-2010, 01:28 PM	#14 (permalink)
bullet1 Base Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 101 Drives: 370Z Black - Touring Rep Power: 17	I'm still confused as to how you can get and agitate sand paper enough to get into a lower surface area the size of a small chip. Whether or not you want to slope off the edges or not, actually getting into the chip enough to get rust out like that with paper to me sounds like it would be terribly difficult. Especially without damaging and scuffing up the paint around it. Granted I don't work with sand paper much, but I've done a little.

08-25-2010, 02:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141522	you just fold the sandpaper and use the edge to get into the chip. junkman might be right about the average joe...