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Originally Posted by onzedge Full repaint is the way to go. Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already

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Old 07-23-2013, 08:42 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Full repaint is the way to go.
Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already knew one day the front bumper would need to be repainted. It has too many battle scars and I don't even track

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Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already knew one day the front bumper would need to be repainted. It has too many battle scars and I don't even track

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That's why I was thinking of doing a matte wrap.. or, if I do a full respray, I am going with an OEM Nissan color... Midnight Purple II
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That's why I was thinking of doing a matte wrap.. or, if I do a full respray, I am going with an OEM Nissan color... Midnight Purple II
Yes it was Zman... it's such a sexy color
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Bad news...after sundays cruise my front bumper looks like h3ll. Decision now is attempt to do touch up paint or pay for full repaint...

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oh noes... definitely get the whole bumper repainted and clearbra'ed. did you have to drive through gravel?
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Probably. Even though its an expense I was hoping I could avoid for a few more years. I already knew one day the front bumper would need to be repainted. It has too many battle scars and I don't even track

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Is it that bad? It's the ZR1s fault

I say repaint the whole bumper. Mines got a ton of battle scars as well. I'm going to wait another year then have the bumper repainted as well.
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I say repaint the whole bumper. Mines got a ton of battle scars as well. I'm going to wait another year then have the bumper repainted as well.
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oh noes... definitely get the whole bumper repainted and clearbra'ed. did you have to drive through gravel?
If I repaint, I will clearbra it so I can stop worrying about it. And no, we went driving on back roads and dust and pebbles were probably picked up by the Z's in front of me.

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Is it that bad? It's the ZR1s fault

I say repaint the whole bumper. Mines got a ton of battle scars as well. I'm going to wait another year then have the bumper repainted as well.
This year I opted to drive in front of the zr1, but I still got sprayed a lot. I tried to get good distance between me and the guys in front of me, but I would catch up too often

I'm thinking that repaint might have to be the case. I'll have to really evaluate it over the weekend. Most of them are small but there are pits that touch up paint will just hide better but will not get rid of. Overall I would say I have about 8 chips in the hood, 3 on the roof, 2 on rear fender, and about 40-50 on the bumper
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If I repaint, I will clearbra it so I can stop worrying about it. And no, we went driving on back roads and dust and pebbles were probably picked up by the Z's in front of me.



This year I opted to drive in front of the zr1, but I still got sprayed a lot. I tried to get good distance between me and the guys in front of me, but I would catch up too often

I'm thinking that repaint might have to be the case. I'll have to really evaluate it over the weekend. Most of them are small but there are pits that touch up paint will just hide better but will not get rid of. Overall I would say I have about 8 chips in the hood, 3 on the roof, 2 on rear fender, and about 40-50 on the bumper
Sorry to hear about the damage Ken. I have to agree that a repaint and clear bra is the way to go.
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If I repaint, I will clearbra it so I can stop worrying about it. And no, we went driving on back roads and dust and pebbles were probably picked up by the Z's in front of me.



This year I opted to drive in front of the zr1, but I still got sprayed a lot. I tried to get good distance between me and the guys in front of me, but I would catch up too often

I'm thinking that repaint might have to be the case. I'll have to really evaluate it over the weekend. Most of them are small but there are pits that touch up paint will just hide better but will not get rid of. Overall I would say I have about 8 chips in the hood, 3 on the roof, 2 on rear fender, and about 40-50 on the bumper
ouch..... shop around first, some places jack the prices up 4 times than what the job is worth because they can..... there's a shop near here where I live that occasionally does that to our family. so shop around

yea id say if its that much.....then repaint.
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