370Z paint durability

OldGuy · 02-08-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeSemdyZee

They use electrostatic paint that goes on extremely thin. If you look at the paint at a certain angle, you'll see a lot of "orange-peel". The GTRs are the same. The hood and front end of my 350 had major cancer before I got rid of it. Don't expect Nissan to do anything about it.
Japanese carmakers are known to have extremely thin coats of paint. If you check out Zymol wax (not the crap you get at Autozone, the expensive stuff) they have a wax specifically for Japanese cars.

Do you recall any further clues as to the name of the Zymol wax for soft paint cars. I couldn't identify it on their website

370Zsteve · 02-08-2010, 12:21 PM

The paint on my wife's Mercedes is similar in hardness and durability to the enamel on my sink. You get what you pay for, I guess.

zmyride · 02-08-2010, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

The paint on my wife's Mercedes is similar in hardness and durability to the enamel on my sink. You get what you pay for, I guess.

Mercedes are mechanic-friendly...Too bad only the car lasts as long as the paint.

TreeSemdyZee · 02-09-2010, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by OldGuy

Do you recall any further clues as to the name of the Zymol wax for soft paint cars. I couldn't identify it on their website

I'll see what I can find out. Whoever designed their current site gets an "A" for artsy-fartsy and an "F" for functionality.

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