2013 Z Paint Mil Results
 

Today I was testing a new paint mil gauge which is a ETG2. Couldn't believe the results.
Hood - 4.1mil
Roof - 4.1 mil

New Jeep Wrangler hood - 8.1 mil

This measurement includes ecoat, base, and clear......

LOL, sweet baby jeezus that's a low number...

Weight saving.

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Sadly, I am not surprised. I went through it with my G37 and now the Z.. the paint quality is absolutely TERRIBLE.

Yulp, Nissan paint, not surprised.

Find a 08+ subi to do! I wager $5 its lower! If its not then the clean is as soft as a dried dead leaf.

Not surprising. I've got so many chips on the bumper and hood. I wonder how thick paint coats were on older German cars.

We're supposed to paint it every two years right?

Fixed

I counted over 20 little chips on mine and I said meh, it is what it is. No sense stressing over it. I'd never enjoy the car if I worried about it that much. I'll paint it next year or something. Get a hood and a new bumper perhaps. Now what can I sell out of my house to fund this thing? hmmmmm.

Doesn't surprise me at all....

That’s so upsetting! I wonder if it has anything to do with cost. This car seems solid but there are a few other things that piss me off on quality. Fuse box/reservoir in the engine bay it just seems flimsy. But I’m not hating on the Z it’s a beast of a car.

The more reasons to keep a good coat of wax. :)

Google tells me most new cars have less than 5 mils.