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ImportConvert 10-25-2011 02:02 AM
370Z/Black/Swirls
 
Have heard that the 370Z has self-healing paint. Dunno if that was a snipe-hunt thread or not. I do know the technology exists, but is it on the US-bound '12 black 370Z's? Does it actually work? Would love black, won't tolerate sworls or the 4-6 hours a week it takes to own a black car.

Cyberium 10-25-2011 02:48 AM
Not sure about the 2012 Z's, but my 09' Black Z is a swirl queen. I doubt they did anything to the paint on the new Z's. My Z is definitely NOT self healing.

Actually, I think it cuts itself when I'm not looking ;(

11Thumper 10-25-2011 02:50 AM
Self destroying paint sure...healing? I think no on that one. I'm afraid to even look at the paint.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 02:55 AM
*sigh*
Really digging the camel fur colored interior.
Black and white are the only exterior colors it is offered with, and after owning my 'vette, I'm done with white.
*frustration*

007MI6 10-25-2011 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1375667)
*sigh*
Really digging the camel fur colored interior.
Black and white are the only exterior colors it is offered with, and after owning my 'vette, I'm done with white.
*frustration*
That would be Persimmon. It is gorgeous!:yum:

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 007MI6 (Post 1375774)
That would be Persimmon. It is gorgeous!:yum:
Meh. Wish it were offered in more than white or black exterior.

Red__Zed 10-25-2011 08:51 AM
The black is not much worse than the other colors if you take care of it, at least from what I've seen.



I know jeffblue and zcarman have/had pretty much swirl free cars.


And if you want persimmon, black is the way to go.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 08:56 AM
I saw a new black 370 on the lot today. Covered! In sworls. Very nervous about that color on a z.

Red__Zed 10-25-2011 09:01 AM
Pm jeffblue.



:|

Red__Zed 10-25-2011 09:03 AM
Also, wtf is a sworl?

m4a1mustang 10-25-2011 09:06 AM
Black is fine if you are OCD and have a garage.

kenchan 10-25-2011 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1375852)
Also, wtf is a sworl?
it's like a sword but then it's not.

KaienZ34 10-25-2011 09:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1375852)
Also, wtf is a sworl?

You know it's like a KA-NIFE.:ugh2:

USMCASA 10-25-2011 09:09 AM
there is no such thing as self healing paint. factory paint is a very thin single stage. aftermarket paint jobs are usually a sealer/color(basecoat)/clearcoat which is far superior.

KaienZ34 10-25-2011 09:12 AM
They try and say the GT-R has the self healing paint, i've yet to see it in action.

kenchan 10-25-2011 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by USMCASA (Post 1375868)
there is no such thing as self healing paint. factory paint is a very thin single stage. aftermarket paint jobs are usually a sealer/color(basecoat)/clearcoat which is far superior.
also there is no such things as UFO's.... :icon17:

KaienZ34 10-25-2011 10:55 AM
Wait don't tell me after we had to put up with his crap all this time he's thinking about getting a z now. For the love of all that is good and holy please please don't get a z.

christian370z 10-25-2011 11:33 AM
There's a reason Infiniti is stopping the use of self healing paint. When it gets a scratch or swirl, the paint will self heal the first time but one is has healed at that one place, it can never heal there again. It is also a detailer's worst nightmare to polish, ask me how I know. :rolleyes:

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by KaienZ34 (Post 1376037)
Wait don't tell me after we had to put up with his crap all this time he's thinking about getting a z now. For the love of all that is good and holy please please don't get a z.

Don't worry, you're safe until the loaded Touring/Sport/NAV's hit US soil, then I do fully intend on trading into one.

Jeffblue 10-25-2011 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Red__Zed (Post 1375820)
The black is not much worse than the other colors if you take care of it, at least from what I've seen.



I know jeffblue and zcarman have/had pretty much swirl free cars.


And if you want persimmon, black is the way to go.
:tup::iagree: happy halloween!
http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...24-dsc0170.jpg
Quote:
Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1375858)
Black is fine if you are OCD and have a garage.
word, black (or any other dark color) isnt any more easily damaged than any other color, its just that other colors hide it better. especially if its a pearl color, like the PW on the 370z, you can swirl the sh1t out of it and unless you really look close you wont notice it.

one nice good clay/polish per year along with proper (2 bucket, grit guards, multiple wash mits, lots of microfiber towels) washing technique will yield a pretty much swirl free car. By the time you do your annual polishing, there will be a few minor swirls that will be easily removed with a fairly light polish and a porter cable and you're back in action with a swirl free car.

Black 2010 370z
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1291575091

Black 1994 300zx TT (original, 17 year old paint)
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1299998806

Blue 2008 BMW 335 (Original 3 year old paint)
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...l/IMG_4176.jpg

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 1376114)
:tup::iagree: happy halloween!
http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...24-dsc0170.jpg


word, black (or any other dark color) isnt any more easily damaged than any other color, its just that other colors hide it better. especially if its a pearl color, like the PW on the 370z, you can swirl the sh1t out of it and unless you really look close you wont notice it.

one nice good clay/polish per year along with proper (2 bucket, grit guards, multiple wash mits, lots of microfiber towels) washing technique will yield a pretty much swirl free car. By the time you do your annual polishing, there will be a few minor swirls that will be easily removed with a fairly light polish and a porter cable and you're back in action with a swirl free car.

Black 2010 370z
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1291575091

Black 1994 300zx TT (original, 17 year old paint)
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1299998806

Blue 2008 BMW 335 (Original 3 year old paint)
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...l/IMG_4176.jpg
Not sure I want to dedicate that much to it. How does Gunmetal Gray do at hiding a swirl, in comparison? Sick color combo though. I love me the camel fur! (which I will insist on calling it)

More interior shots?

m4a1mustang 10-25-2011 11:49 AM
Gunmetal has enough flake in it to help hide swirls.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1376117)
Gunmetal has enough flake in it to help hide swirls.
That's what I was thinking. I WISH! I could buy a 40th with NAV, but does not/did not exist. Black interior is just "meh". It's all I've ever owned. Want something different, but not gray.

m4a1mustang 10-25-2011 11:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1376118)
That's what I was thinking. I WISH! I could buy a 40th with NAV, but does not/did not exist. Black interior is just "meh". It's all I've ever owned. Want something different, but not gray.
You racist.

Jeffblue 10-25-2011 11:51 AM
Not much better. I've seen some really swirled up gunmetal cars. a few hours once a year, as well as an extra 15-20 mins to take your time each wash to do it properly isn't really that much in order to keep your car looking nice IMO. once you get into it you start to enjoy it.

http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...1-img-2535.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...0-img-2539.jpg

KaienZ34 10-25-2011 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1376101)
Don't worry, you're safe until the loaded Touring/Sport/NAV's hit US soil, then I do fully intend on trading into one.

:facepalm: god help us all

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeffblue (Post 1376123)
Not much better. I've seen some really swirled up gunmetal cars. a few hours once a year, as well as an extra 15-20 mins to take your time each wash to do it properly isn't really that much in order to keep your car looking nice IMO. once you get into it you start to enjoy it.

http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...1-img-2535.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/jeffb...0-img-2539.jpg
You're convincing me.
I guess I'm just a weenie after seeing some dumbass at my old dealership shred some clearcoat in 3 seconds flat with a buffer (he was being a 'tard and turned it up on high when he wasn't getting the results in the time he wanted). I have heard the portercable is foolproof, and seen videos of that guy mashing it into his blue 'vette, but I'm skeptical.

Can I really just buff the whole car out with it using a fine polish and it be okay? Do I need to buff in a certain pattern.direction to avoid "tracks" or anything, or just buff the whole thing however I want, as long as it all gets done?

b1adesofcha0s 10-25-2011 11:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1376118)
That's what I was thinking. I WISH! I could buy a 40th with NAV, but does not/did not exist. Black interior is just "meh". It's all I've ever owned. Want something different, but not gray.
You can always get an aftermarket head unit :tup:

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:55 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by KaienZ34 (Post 1376125)
:facepalm: god help us all
I guess you missed the whole fiasco of me saying over and over I didn't have a problem with the Z, it just had a few fatal flaws for me, one was the oil-cooler (fixed), and one is power (I went to spring mountain and learned a little something about power vs. skill, and I am moving to a place with much more corners and many fewer straightaways).

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:55 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s (Post 1376128)
You can always get an aftermarket head unit :tup:
I'm a whore for stock + tint + radar detector + wrap.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 11:56 AM
I ask this as a 'vette owner though, before I do all this...does the 370Z share it's steering wheel with a Juke or Altima or something? :/

m4a1mustang 10-25-2011 11:57 AM
Yes the wheel is pretty much the same in at least the Maxima.

Cmike2780 10-25-2011 11:58 AM
More than two years old, daily driven & no garage :(. It's a pain keep clean looking new, but I love this color on the Z. Like Jeff said, it's all about proper upkeep.

http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...swissvax-1.jpg
http://www.the370z.com/attachments/d...swissvax-3.jpg

m4a1mustang 10-25-2011 11:59 AM
Mike and Jeff get over here naow and detail my car.

KaienZ34 10-25-2011 12:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1376118)
That's what I was thinking. I WISH! I could buy a 40th with NAV, but does not/did not exist. Black interior is just "meh". It's all I've ever owned. Want something different, but not gray.

The 40th Z in canada has nav you could import one.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1376137)
Yes the wheel is pretty much the same in at least the Maxima.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shakes head:

I will never get away from the stigma of owning a car with a "base" steering wheel.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 12:01 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by KaienZ34 (Post 1376146)
The 40th Z in canada has nav you could import one.
I doubt it comes with an oil-cooler, though. I want/require one. Because I want it.

m4a1mustang 10-25-2011 12:01 PM
The Maxima's is even heated.

ImportConvert 10-25-2011 12:02 PM
So, how hard is it to "rescue" a black car. Say I screw this up and manage to swirl the piss out of it. Will a day with a portacable fix it as long as I don't do anything too epic?

shadoquad 10-25-2011 12:02 PM
camel fur

http://www.interiormall.com/images/c...-Fur$Camel.jpg

persimmon

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_2gHfMK0OmZ...mon-tree-1.jpg


At least you're not calling it "Permission Interior" :rofl2:


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