370z Paint Defects

zcoupe09

IMO the paint on this car is horrid...i have magnetic black and im almost to the point where i wanna sell the car or trade it in...a leaf landing on this car might do damage...not happy

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Robert Z

I had a 240, 260, 300, and a 350 no problem with the paint but, my Pearl white
370 is chipping in spots where it could not be rocks, etc etc, have the clear bra on the front, I have a 1/2 scrap on the bottom door panel where my shoe hit it...

zZSportZz

Best thing I did for myself is stop caring about the paint. I was like you, and was really frustrated. Now I pretty much understand that the paint sucks and keeping a black 370z looking like new just isn't going to happen. It seems like other colors have issues too. I know your pain when it comes to magnetic black.

Its my daily driver and I've come to terms with the fact that it will get dings and chips and what not. It will never remain in pristine condition when you take it out every single day. Thats my advice really, because the paint is so crappy...if it REALLY bothers you, you are going to have a 370z lifetime of misery.

I mean...how can you stop a bird from ******** on your car? With magnetic black even if you wash it off 20 mins after it happens, your paint is still fubared. Same with bug guts.. its borderline retarded at this point.

mattjk

Here are some pics of how I fixed it. BTW, it is not a paint defect, it is a molding flaw. There is a small raised bump at the corner which make the paint rub off. The passenger side does not have the bump, so it does not have the paint rubbing issue.

BTW, I only have 600 miles on the car and it was already starting to peel. I applied some crazy glue under the paint so it would not get any worse, and will later apply some touch up paint.

Here I glued a small strip of plastic I cut from a CD case lid. The thickness seems to be perfect.





Here is how it looks when mounted.




and from where you are standing, you can't see the plastic strip.



I did the other side as well, just to be safe. I will probably do the rear corners also.

kdo2milger

just went and checked all four of mine and the only one that had missing paint was the passenger rear...

you actually have to get down on the driveway and look up to see it at the very tip of the plastic...

its barely noticable, but non the less it looks to be a factory defect that nissan should honor under warranty...

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