Pearl white 370z bumper paint chip
 

Sigh. 2018 three weeks old. First paint chip. Are these “Nissan factory paint match ups” bottles any good?

See below. So frustrated. It’s just that I haven’t even made my first car payment yet!!! Geez.
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Nissan paint sucks. I'd recommend a clear bra

The touch up paint sucks because no pearl, but it'll be better than nothing. Especially once under a clear bra its hard to tell, which I'd strongly suggest doing. It'll protect your headlights and drl's as well, which pays for itself.

Hmm. The 3M one? I want to see if I can get it locally and installed. We’ll see. Is it easy to install yourself?


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Get a pro to install it for you.

Yeah. I’m trying to find a local installer. Only thing I want is the front bumper as it is plastic and more prone to paint chipping than the rest of the car.


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Find a Suntek installer. It's a better product.

What’s your color code my guy I’m tryna get my black z to white.


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Hmmm where would I look that up? Excuse my ignorance.


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Heavy sigh. The paint color code is in at least six places on every Nissan. Google is your friend.

https://www.drcolorchip.com/

then clearbra.

Unless you just want to use dr color chip frequently.::rofl2:

QAB


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Should be QAB found it on google. I’ll confirm tomorrow when I go to my garage.


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Lol. So with this thing. I saw a video. Are you painting around the area as well? When the solution clears does the touch up paint only cover the paint chip or is it also leaving some paint around the paint chip itself?


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Wipe on wipe off Daniel San


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Regardless of vehicle, getting bumper paint chips should be expected when driving. Agree, Nissan paint doesn't hold up to other makers, but you should always expect some kind of front bumper/hood chips regardless of what vehicle you are driving. Within weeks after purchasing my vehicle I had a clear bra installed.

Yes. It’s just a crappy thing to have to deal with either way. Especially on a $40,000 car. I’m not made of money so these little things here and there do get to you.

I’ll have to fix the paint chip and then install the clear bra. I was thinking Dr chip or possibly just a touch up paint from Nissan. It all depends. I don’t want to screw up the rest of my bumper by making a mistake with Dr chip.


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My clear bra installer touched up all my chips for me as part of the deal. Now, when the clear bra comes off so will the paint, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hmmm. I’ll talk to mine as well. If I find a reputable one that is :)


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Road Warrior isn’t permanent but better than nothing. I have it on my Z. Hood, nose, pillars, & rockers. Roll on, water based coating. Need 2 to 3 coats to be able to peal off easily when you want to remove it. I have the Nissan OEM nose mask that has never been installed. It’s a discontinued part that’s hard to get hold of.

I've been keeping a nice distance from others on the highway and keeping cruising speeds under 65 mph


no bra or anything.... has been working very well :)


if i rip the car and drive the way the Z it's supposed to be driven.... i make sure theres no one around and theres no traffic up ahead.


in normal-to-heavy traffic i will stay in the right lane and stay far back from others.... people will pass me respectively and theres no rocks or anything being kicked up.

If you end up doing a clear bra I highly suggest getting your hood done as well! I bought my 17 PW Z last year on May and the amount of paint chips I've received in a year is insane :(

This was a great DIY vid.

https://youtu.be/rDRxqxcGim0

Thanks guys!


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