2009 370z bad paint job???

antman22

with all that washing, isn't that a bit excessive? that's probably destroying your clearcoat haha.
i know i had bird crap on my old car that stayed there for a few days, it caused some markings similar to what you're describing. i dont know if this will work for you, but I used a clay bar and it took awhile, but it pulled it off the clear coat. you may want to try that.

Salvatorey

I know, I'm fortunate to have a touchless/jet air dry car wash near my home, which is the perfect fix when you don't have time to hand wash your car. Never put my car through an automated wash before. I also use the appropriate cloths for drying, polishing and waxing.

Do you really think the clay bar would work? I looked at it closely and it really just looks like the paint isn't there anymore; I'm not sure if there is stuff actually on top of the paint is what I'm saying. I'll add it to my to do list, under call Nissan and try not to lose my temper.

antman22

Its really hard to say what your next step should be since we don't have a photo, I'm just speaking from personal experience. I tried to wash the crap off with mild soap and water and thats when i noticed this haze/off white in the area it used to be. I can't say if it was acid etching or maybe i got real lucky (since i wax my car often) and the acid just reacted weird to the wax above the paint. after many attempts at just washing and wiping with a microfiber cloth, it was still there, so my last attempt was to claybar and see.

i first attempted the traditional method, spraying detailing spray and running the clay bar over it- nothing seemed to happen. after many passes, i accidentally forgot to respray to lubricate the surface and found myself passing it and leaving the streaks you get when you try to dry bar it. oddly enough, i think the friction from that pulled the nastiness off. i'm not sure if it pulled the damaged wax or what, but a few more passes, then wiping the streaks away and it was gone. you couldn't tell it was there. then i rewaxed the area and buffed it shiny.

i dont recommend dry claying your car, but it worked for me as an accidental side effect. i would certainly be extremely careful if you chose to do this and i would definitely make sure the surface is totally clean to avoid the clay bar from picking up anything and causing additional scratches. definitely try the wet traditional method first before attempting this.

hope this works out for ya. if not, google acid etching and i think there are plenty of potential solutions that could work for you.

yubman

I'm with Antman, give the claybar a chance. A before/after pic would also help.

ducky

those are some toxic bird *****...my friend got hit on his arm by some bird ****..it ate his skin so deep..took him about 1 month to recover lol

Sharif@Forged

Black Nissan paint is some of the worst quality I have seen. I don't think they apply enough clear coat and it chips really easily. Best of luck.

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dalparadise

Definitely try the clay bar. You'll be surprised. Then throw the Turtle Wax in the garbage. I'm guessing the Meguire's you're using is the "Cleaner Wax". That's a good product for prepping and is a fine foundation coat. You should finish with a synthetic polish or some other layer -- even if it's carnuba. The Cleaner Wax alone is fine for a quick wax job and especially as a primer, but does not offer enough lasting protection or deep enough shine for a black car.

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SophiaZ

I can't say it's only Nissan's black paint. I had the 03 350z (pearl white) and I dug my fingernail in it once (don't ask why haha) but it's so soft! My nail just sunk right in and left a mark. I don't know whats up with their shi*ty paint...but its been like that for many years, sadly

B1nks

Weight savings, it's all about the weight savings..

eddieconfetti

Nissan has always been known for their crappy paintjob. My bumper paint and body paint is really off. I know that it color comes out a little different between plastic and metal but its way off. You can tell from a distance. People always ask me why my bumper color is different from my body color.

mick

imo, they should make an unpainted 370z like the delorean dmc from the 80s.

that would solve bad the paint job, paint chips, decision about whether to get a clearbra or not, etc...

it would cost them less to produce such a car even since they don't have to paint it

FricFrac

Lol - then you would have a rusty Datsun instead of a Nissan The Delorean was Stainless Steel

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NYBladeZ

I had horrible paint on my Z, 09 solid red, the front bumper had paint cracking under the clear all over the fanged area, I lucked out though instead of making a ruckus at the dealer I got a free new cf bumper.

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