Our paint sucks compared to euro

kannibul

I've seen paint on a Ferrari F430 - car looked amazing, but upon close inspection...orange peel!

I asked the detailer that was showing me his work - he said it's common practice, and a sign of THIN paint.

Maybe it's a golf-ball approach...


That said, sure the paint chips easy, so do other cars. I'll repaint my car when it gets bad enough, and call it a day. Will it hurt the value of the car if it's repainted - sure...but IMO, a chipped up car will be more value-hurt. Even then, I don't intend to sell this car anytime soon...

imag

Wow - a Ferrari should not have orange peel. This is one of those corners they can get away with cutting because they're Ferrari, and none of their owners will second guess them.

Aston may not make the fastest cars, but they know how to do paint

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kannibul

According to the detailer, it's pretty common on a lot of high-end cars...as he said, it's a symptom of thin paint....which thin paint weighs less

370Zsteve

Agree with above. Anyone complaining about paint chips on the front of the car does so for two reasons:

1) Never had a low, sloping front-end car before, or

2) Tailgates cars in front of him.

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fatcat777

Ummm no.

my 2005 tundra is not low and sloping and it had chips and a broken windsheild. my 2008 tundra just got a broken windsheild, I wish i was tailgating when it happened cause the rock would not have flown as high up and would have hit my clear bra.

370Zsteve

Ummm, don't tailgate. Maybe someone threw a rock at you.

My 2006 Camry looks fantastic. What dos any of this have to do with paint? It's al nonsense.

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fatcat777

did you bother to read what i wrote? I was not tailgating! Interstate driving following 5-6 seconds back and I got a broken windsheild.

Interstates and highways are usually where all my problems have come from, there is just no way to avoid flying objects on the roads with any consistency.

370Zsteve

So what are you saying then? You go O/T in a paint thread complaining about a broken windshield as if it's Nissan's fault?

This thread blows.

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Ricochet48

That's unfortunate that the paint quality is questionable.

The paint on my RSX is great, I especially like the pearl effect (which apparently is only available on the white Z's). I even have my laptop painted in 10 layers of Vivid Blue Pearl from my RSX--and this thing takes some abuse as my oily hands are constantly resting on it.

I plan on putting a clear bra on my next car regardless of the paint quality. I know it will only help with dings, but it's a start.

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Zsteve

Sure there is, always be in front of everyone, makes things fun and fast.

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fatcat777

haha i guess i should save up for the TRD supercharger!

PapoZalsa

I don't think the resale value of the car is going be affected if you paint the car for cosmetic reason instead of an accident with some major damage.

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