Nissan has the worst clearcoat and thin paint!

Cmike2780 · 10-11-2012, 10:41 AM

The paints is terrible and swirls so damn easily. It's even more noticeable on my car because its black. Kind of sad how my Civic seems to have better paint than my Z.

Nitex · 10-11-2012, 10:42 AM

Agreed the paint is horrible... So many rock chips, I would have clear bra'd had I known.

2011 Nismo#91 · 10-11-2012, 11:04 AM

Yeah paint it terrible, I don't know when car makers changed to worse paints and clear coats but I had an '05 Hyundai outside for almost 6 years and no paint issues. And a 97 Camaro pretty as well outside for 8 years with no issues either and never did anything but the occasional automatic car wash and wax. Yes there were swirls and the unavoidable chips too. But this car after only 6k miles has almost as many chips as my hyundai did in 6 years and 60k miles.
I would have gotten a clear bra too but in the NYC area everyone assumes you have money and wants 5-6k or so to do the full clear bra and 2-3k to do the bar minimum. Id rather get a full paint job in 5 years for those prices.

shadoquad · 10-11-2012, 11:18 AM

Yep, you would have to be an idiot to pay extra for a specific paint color for this cheap, thin paint.

<----------- just

myself

onzedge · 10-11-2012, 11:32 AM

I do not think it is Nissan paint in general that sucks -- it is the Z's paint. The nose of my 370 looks like the lunar surface up close and at sunrise.

Meanwhile, my 2012 Juke, which now has 10,000 miles -- is flawless; not one chip on the entire vehicle.

Go figure.

JungleZ · 10-11-2012, 01:47 PM

Worst paint in the business, worst pearl white ever. How can Nissan even think this pearl white is close to Acura or Lexus...

Vertigo · 10-11-2012, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JungleZ

Worst paint in the business, worst pearl white ever. How can Nissan even think this pearl white is close to Acura or Lexus...

+1
I have a white VW R32 that I use for a daily driver and I don't have any chips on the hood.
My Z is half as old with half as many miles and the hood is peppered with rock chips

LakeShow · 10-11-2012, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by JungleZ

Worst paint in the business, worst pearl white ever. How can Nissan even think this pearl white is close to Acura or Lexus...

The color is sexy as hell, but the quality is

Montez · 10-11-2012, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by onzedge

I do not think it is Nissan paint in general that sucks -- it is the Z's paint. The nose of my 370 looks like the lunar surface up close and at sunrise.

Meanwhile, my 2012 Juke, which now has 10,000 miles -- is flawless; not one chip on the entire vehicle.

Go figure.

Its horrible, since about 2000 Nissans paint on the Z and Max suck balls....Most Z's and Maxi's I see from 00 on for the Max and 03 for Z have sandblasted looking front ends.

overklok · 10-11-2012, 06:54 PM

The sloping hood line and low profile of Z cars contribute to the chipping, SUVs and other cars with grills and other front facing trim pieces get less chipping. Nissan's paint is no worse or better than other auto makers. I would be willing to guess most auto makers get their paints from companies like PPG.

jaycz · 10-11-2012, 07:00 PM

Yep, paint sucks.

DarkJak · 10-11-2012, 11:57 PM

The paint seems even weaker than our G37's, which is already known for weak paint. I took it from Knoxville to Nashville and back twice, and there are at least a dozen small chips in the front of the hood and bumper. My old 2006 Camry didn't have any of these issues, and I didn't start taking car of its paint until late 2010. I'm also getting discoloration (slightly green/yellow dots) from bugs or bird droppings. They are about 1mm wide. I'm actually considering repainting it further down the line.

wdkwang · 10-12-2012, 01:59 AM

my front bumper was littered with chips from doing car rallys and driving home every night through road construction on my usual highway. one day taking it for service at the stealership, some dumb f0ck curbed the bottom of the bumper hard. he apparently confused the car for a 4x4 cause he must of sped down the ramp for the bumper to curb that bad. so i got real tight bout that and demanded my bumper be repainted. they took it to a body shop they're friendly with. i'd say 95% perfect. all the tiny indentations from the chips are still there but it's better than before. i just hope the paint they used is better than OEM

wdkwang · 10-12-2012, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ssmoked

I bought my 2011 370z 16 month ago with currently 22k miles. I put up with dozens of rock chips, ease of paint being scratched....but i found this today

its to the point the paint is flaking off bc the clearcoat is gone.

i took it to a small dealership, and they blamed me, or the enviroment, for eating through the paint.

I have owned 1 american and 3 different japanese makes of cars and motorcycles, this has never happened!

I do park my car outside, but I highly doubt the sun could do this in 16 month.

Anyone experienced this with their Z? Any suggestions about how i should deal with this with the dealership?

thanks in advance

order a kit from DrColorChip.com and see if it works out for you. it's the best touch up paint kit i know and use.

mantella87 · 10-12-2012, 02:55 AM

Glad I'm not alone. Here I am buying all kinds of stuff to touch up these chips thinking I have the worst luck on the planet.

10-11-2012, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cmike2780 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,059 Drives: slowwww Rep Power: 31	The paints is terrible and swirls so damn easily. It's even more noticeable on my car because its black. Kind of sad how my Civic seems to have better paint than my Z. __________________ [09][MB][6-Spd MT][Touring][Stillen Gen III][K&N][Borla CBE][Evo-R] [ArchitTEK Photography]

10-11-2012, 10:42 AM	#2 (permalink)
Nitex Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 848 Drives: '13 GTI Stage 2 UNI Rep Power: 18	Agreed the paint is horrible... So many rock chips, I would have clear bra'd had I known. __________________ 2013 Drivers ED GTI \| Stage 2 Unitronic

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onzedge A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Battle Lake MN Age: 65 Posts: 183,964 Drives: 370Z 240Z Rep Power: 2684738	I do not think it is Nissan paint in general that sucks -- it is the Z's paint. The nose of my 370 looks like the lunar surface up close and at sunrise. Meanwhile, my 2012 Juke, which now has 10,000 miles -- is flawless; not one chip on the entire vehicle. Go figure. __________________ Koni\|Swift\|Michelin\|Motordyne\|Berk\|RJM Performance\|Gates\|SPL\|Motul\|Technafit\|Ate Super Blue\|Hawk Tommy Kaira\|Momo\|Optima\|Hella\|Hotchkis\|Red Line\|ZSpeed\|Stillen\|B&M\|H&R

10-12-2012, 01:59 AM	#13 (permalink)
wdkwang Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 899 Drives: slidewayz Rep Power: 22	my front bumper was littered with chips from doing car rallys and driving home every night through road construction on my usual highway. one day taking it for service at the stealership, some dumb f0ck curbed the bottom of the bumper hard. he apparently confused the car for a 4x4 cause he must of sped down the ramp for the bumper to curb that bad. so i got real tight bout that and demanded my bumper be repainted. they took it to a body shop they're friendly with. i'd say 95% perfect. all the tiny indentations from the chips are still there but it's better than before. i just hope the paint they used is better than OEM __________________ Powerhouse Amuse \| K&N Typhoon Intakes \| MotorDyne ART Pipes \| Borla Catback Exhaust \| B&M Short Shifter \| Intake Ducts \| Ichiba 25mm F/R Spacers \| Carbon Fiber Interior Vinyl Wrap \| Tints \| 10000k HIDs \| Vtak, yo!

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10-11-2012, 11:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
2011 Nismo#91 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 2,412 Drives: slowly Rep Power: 40571	Yeah paint it terrible, I don't know when car makers changed to worse paints and clear coats but I had an '05 Hyundai outside for almost 6 years and no paint issues. And a 97 Camaro pretty as well outside for 8 years with no issues either and never did anything but the occasional automatic car wash and wax. Yes there were swirls and the unavoidable chips too. But this car after only 6k miles has almost as many chips as my hyundai did in 6 years and 60k miles. I would have gotten a clear bra too but in the NYC area everyone assumes you have money and wants 5-6k or so to do the full clear bra and 2-3k to do the bar minimum. Id rather get a full paint job in 5 years for those prices.

10-11-2012, 11:18 AM	#4 (permalink)
shadoquad A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: . Posts: 42,608 Drives: . Rep Power: 3888	Yep, you would have to be an idiot to pay extra for a specific paint color for this cheap, thin paint. <----------- just myself

10-11-2012, 01:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
JungleZ Banned Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: orange county,ca Posts: 652 Drives: leased base z... Rep Power: 0	Worst paint in the business, worst pearl white ever. How can Nissan even think this pearl white is close to Acura or Lexus...

10-11-2012, 06:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
overklok Base Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Norther Va Posts: 11 Drives: 370z Nismo; TT Supra Rep Power: 15	The sloping hood line and low profile of Z cars contribute to the chipping, SUVs and other cars with grills and other front facing trim pieces get less chipping. Nissan's paint is no worse or better than other auto makers. I would be willing to guess most auto makers get their paints from companies like PPG.

10-11-2012, 07:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
jaycz Base Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 189 Drives: 09 370z Tour Red 6MT Rep Power: 16	Yep, paint sucks.

10-11-2012, 11:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
DarkJak A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,397 Drives: 2009 370Z Rep Power: 16806	The paint seems even weaker than our G37's, which is already known for weak paint. I took it from Knoxville to Nashville and back twice, and there are at least a dozen small chips in the front of the hood and bumper. My old 2006 Camry didn't have any of these issues, and I didn't start taking car of its paint until late 2010. I'm also getting discoloration (slightly green/yellow dots) from bugs or bird droppings. They are about 1mm wide. I'm actually considering repainting it further down the line.

10-12-2012, 02:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
mantella87 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 590 Drives: 2011 Z34 MT Rep Power: 17	Glad I'm not alone. Here I am buying all kinds of stuff to touch up these chips thinking I have the worst luck on the planet.

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