Help! Just bought 370z Needs Paint Work!

LakeShow · 11-07-2011, 01:01 AM

So do I have to now contact Nissan North America? My dealer said that they will have a body shop take care of it but I feel it won't be the same. Will Nissan N.A. just honor a paint job done by factory?

TropicZ · 11-07-2011, 06:25 AM

See my post: Dealer says No Clear Coat On My Car - Is this true?
I got my car just 3 days ago and the dealership said they clear coated the car. Can't find any evidence of a fresh clear coat job - no paint smell, I checked all the panel gaps, under the weather strips etc, no evidence of fresh clear coat. They say they do that because sometimes when the car sits for a long time waiting for a customer to buy it, the factory clear coat gets weathered and the only way to restore it is to recoat. Is it possible your dealer applied a fresh layer of clear coat before they did a good job buffing out the weather stains and in so doing, they locked in the marks for good?

11-07-2011, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 26	So do I have to now contact Nissan North America? My dealer said that they will have a body shop take care of it but I feel it won't be the same. Will Nissan N.A. just honor a paint job done by factory? __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

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11-07-2011, 06:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
TropicZ Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Singapore Posts: 31 Drives: Brilliant Silver 6MT Rep Power: 14	See my post: Dealer says No Clear Coat On My Car - Is this true? I got my car just 3 days ago and the dealership said they clear coated the car. Can't find any evidence of a fresh clear coat job - no paint smell, I checked all the panel gaps, under the weather strips etc, no evidence of fresh clear coat. They say they do that because sometimes when the car sits for a long time waiting for a customer to buy it, the factory clear coat gets weathered and the only way to restore it is to recoat. Is it possible your dealer applied a fresh layer of clear coat before they did a good job buffing out the weather stains and in so doing, they locked in the marks for good?