Almost at my breaking point

kfscoll · 04-08-2010, 02:52 PM

I understand the OCD with a black car. I used to have a 2001 Corvette that was red -- almost as bad as black -- and I never drove the damned thing because I was so afraid of damaging the paint. I also had a black Mazda CX-7 that looked awesome when clean but terrible otherwise and I just let that one go. Both of these cars are a large part of the reason why I went with a Brilliant Silver Z. You can barely see swirl marks (if even at all) and the paint looks great even when the car's dirty. Now I can enjoy driving my car and sleep well at night.

All this being said, I've been pleasantly surprised with the Majestic Blue paint on my '08 Altima. The car has 32K miles on it and other than the front bumper (which is loaded with rock chips from highway driving) it looks great. There's nary a swirl mark or scratch and any other rock chips are minor and are simply a result from highway driving. From more than five feet away the car looks spectacular and even when you're closer than that you really have to look to see the flaws. If my Z fares this well I'll be in hog heaven!

blinkme323 · 04-08-2010, 04:13 PM

Take a deep breath man. From what I can tell, your "damage" is limited to a scrape on your grill, chips, and some scratches in the paint (which I've learned are inevitable with black). That being said, your Z is probably in better condition than 99% of the Z's on here. I might lend this more credence if you were posting about someone hitting your car , getting keyed, etc. But honestly, you are ahead of the game at this point.

Trust me, I KNOW how hard it can be to own a black car and how tough the roads in the Philly area can be, but just try to enjoy it.

Z-WHIZ · 04-08-2010, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by blinkme323

Take a deep breath man. From what I can tell, your "damage" is limited to a scrape on your grill, chips, and some scratches in the paint (which I've learned are inevitable with black). That being said, your Z is probably in better condition than 99% of the Z's on here. I might lend this more credence if you were posting about someone hitting your car , getting keyed, etc. But honestly, you are ahead of the game at this point.

Trust me, I KNOW how hard it can be to own a black car and how tough the roads in the Philly area can be, but just try to enjoy it.

True......there's really only one chip on the car that is semi-bad. The rest are small and are primarily on the fender arches. If the paint wasn't so thin on the hood I would just repair everything and get the clear bra, that's not an option though. I guess I'm just going to have to learn to get over this little stuff.

370Zsteve · 04-10-2010, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Z-WHIZ

True......there's really only one chip on the car that is semi-bad. The rest are small and are primarily on the fender arches. If the paint wasn't so thin on the hood I would just repair everything and get the clear bra, that's not an option though. I guess I'm just going to have to learn to get over this little stuff.

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04-08-2010, 02:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
kfscoll Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 86 Drives: 09 370Z BS T/S/N 6MT Rep Power: 17	I understand the OCD with a black car. I used to have a 2001 Corvette that was red -- almost as bad as black -- and I never drove the damned thing because I was so afraid of damaging the paint. I also had a black Mazda CX-7 that looked awesome when clean but terrible otherwise and I just let that one go. Both of these cars are a large part of the reason why I went with a Brilliant Silver Z. You can barely see swirl marks (if even at all) and the paint looks great even when the car's dirty. Now I can enjoy driving my car and sleep well at night. All this being said, I've been pleasantly surprised with the Majestic Blue paint on my '08 Altima. The car has 32K miles on it and other than the front bumper (which is loaded with rock chips from highway driving) it looks great. There's nary a swirl mark or scratch and any other rock chips are minor and are simply a result from highway driving. From more than five feet away the car looks spectacular and even when you're closer than that you really have to look to see the flaws. If my Z fares this well I'll be in hog heaven!

04-08-2010, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
blinkme323 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 227 Drives: 09 370z Base w/Sport Rep Power: 18	Take a deep breath man. From what I can tell, your "damage" is limited to a scrape on your grill, chips, and some scratches in the paint (which I've learned are inevitable with black). That being said, your Z is probably in better condition than 99% of the Z's on here. I might lend this more credence if you were posting about someone hitting your car , getting keyed, etc. But honestly, you are ahead of the game at this point. Trust me, I KNOW how hard it can be to own a black car and how tough the roads in the Philly area can be, but just try to enjoy it.