2010 370Z clear coat paint problems???

rebe945 · 02-11-2012, 08:01 AM

If any of you guys and gals have any wheel or paint scuffs, etc. , ask the dealer who does their touch up paint work and who the wheel guy is. These contractors come to dealers to touch up their cars. I personally have one of each at my becon call.

jazz · 03-03-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sdfoster91

Just got word from the dealer that they will not cover my paint after they inspected it.

I have a black 2010 roadster z (10k miles) and this paint is worse than my car I traded for it (2007 black armada with 65k miles). My last 3 cars over the period of 9 years have been made by nissan and since Nissan wont cover their new crappy paint this z will be my last. Also I will make sure to tell everyone I know not to buy a Nissan because the paint will look like crap after 1 year of light use.

Even when I was at the St. Louis auto show last weekend it was evident that the new nissans had deeper swirl marks than most of the cars at the show.

did you get any new info or have you tryed any more?

rebe945 · 03-04-2012, 08:53 AM

Swirl marks are caused by wiping , waxing a car without removing the tiny particles of dirt first. Swirl marks at a car show are easily explained by the people going around and wiping off the fingerprints and dust/dirt without first cleaning off those tiny bits of dirt with claying or other detialing and cleaning products. Its how the surface is treated and not the paint.

rebe945 · 03-04-2012, 08:54 AM

Use Adams Swirl remover with their Revive polish, then wax. That will take care of swirls.

zakimak · 04-11-2012, 02:21 PM

Getting my roadster wet sand next week by dealer. Hopefully it would be good and not create more problems

QTMLEAP · 04-12-2012, 06:37 PM

Wow! I am blown away by these posts about clear coat issues. I have a yellow 2009 with 18k miles that I bought used with 4k, the left front portion of the car has extensive chipping going on. Same thing I’ve read, it bubbles and breaks off. I spoke to the dealer and the first guy said it was road damage...I said BS...the next guy said the car had to have been repainted because the clear coat color is different...also BS. Just goes to show that unless you are willing to post some kind of damaging video on you tube and it goes viral, you’ll just be ignored. Sad!

Sandra Dee · 04-13-2012, 10:47 AM

since my car got repainted and thick coat of clear put on it-have not had one problem with paint. I use Adam's products exclusively.
i went all the way to corporate to get my car repainted-it was a battle. The paint job was just under 5000.
to get the car right-repainting is necessary.

LakeShow · 04-13-2012, 04:37 PM

Do you have post paint job pictures? Where did they do the repaint exactly?

zakimak · 04-26-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by zakimak

Getting my roadster wet sand next week by dealer. Hopefully it would be good and not create more problems

Result....worst than before...getting repainted the front and back bumper. The Car has been in the shop for week and a half...

ernie · 04-27-2012, 03:07 PM

I have owned many cars, just purchased, brand new, 2012 touring roadster w/sport,nav, pkg, black. worst paint job I have ever seen. swirls in paint from day one, it looks like they skipped the factory clear coat totally!

LakeShow · 04-27-2012, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ernie

I have owned many cars, just purchased, brand new, 2012 touring roadster w/sport,nav, pkg, black. worst paint job I have ever seen. swirls in paint from day one, it looks like they skipped the factory clear coat totally!

That's why I skipped black on the Z. The lighter colors arent that bad because they hide a lot of imperfections.

jazz · 05-01-2012, 02:34 PM

my new paint looks like frosting!! im loving it!

also just finished the build of my car and can also say custom paint and i had them black out the bumpers and add more silver flake to the GM.

zakimak · 05-01-2012, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jazz

my new paint looks like frosting!! im loving it!

also just finished the build of my car and can also say custom paint and i had them black out the bumpers and add more silver flake to the GM.

Glad it worked out for you. My situation is heading towards cluster $#@%. It has been in the shop for two weeks going onto the 3rd. They are repainting the front bumper (again) and painting the back now....all this after "wet sanding"

LakeShow · 05-01-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by zakimak

Glad it worked out for you. My situation is heading towards cluster $#@%. It has been in the shop for two weeks going onto the 3rd. They are repainting the front bumper (again) and painting the back now....all this after "wet sanding"

That sucks. What exactly was the issue with your paint?

zakimak · 05-01-2012, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by LakeShow

That sucks. What exactly was the issue with your paint?

The original complaint was hard water spots that would not go away, excessive swirl marks, clouding of the bumpers and orange peels on the doors. Their solution was to wet sand the entire car.

At week one, I received a call that the front bumper's paint was too thin that they will needed to repaint. I hesitantly approve. Last week I received a call that it was ready but was told that there are "issues" with the rear bumper. I arrive at the dealership and noticed a poor paint job for the front bumper where dust spots in the clear were visible along with poor masking job; rear bumper has a long strip where buffing has removed the clear and base to the primer thus needing new paint. Although the rest of the car appeared clean from swirl marks and orange peel, I did not really fully inspect it due to the obvious faults.

So at this stage, they are repainting both the front and back. I have yet received any news but expect it to be returned to me this week. This is really unacceptable for a $50K car.

02-11-2012, 08:01 AM	#106 (permalink)
rebe945 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: middleburg hts, ohio Posts: 491 Drives: 2009 370Z black 7at Rep Power: 15	A suggestion If any of you guys and gals have any wheel or paint scuffs, etc. , ask the dealer who does their touch up paint work and who the wheel guy is. These contractors come to dealers to touch up their cars. I personally have one of each at my becon call.

03-04-2012, 08:53 AM	#108 (permalink)
rebe945 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: middleburg hts, ohio Posts: 491 Drives: 2009 370Z black 7at Rep Power: 15	Jazz-Swirl marks Swirl marks are caused by wiping , waxing a car without removing the tiny particles of dirt first. Swirl marks at a car show are easily explained by the people going around and wiping off the fingerprints and dust/dirt without first cleaning off those tiny bits of dirt with claying or other detialing and cleaning products. Its how the surface is treated and not the paint.

03-04-2012, 08:54 AM	#109 (permalink)
rebe945 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: middleburg hts, ohio Posts: 491 Drives: 2009 370Z black 7at Rep Power: 15	Swirl marks Use Adams Swirl remover with their Revive polish, then wax. That will take care of swirls.

04-11-2012, 02:21 PM	#110 (permalink)
zakimak 6/2/80 - 9/29/14 - RIP Lukas Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Posts: 450 Drives: ZR; Q45; VTR1K, GT65 Rep Power: 16	Getting my roadster wet sand next week by dealer. Hopefully it would be good and not create more problems __________________ What doesn't kill you might make you a cripple so chose wisely. Free Stuff for Premium Members - Yeah Really

04-13-2012, 10:47 AM	#112 (permalink)
Sandra Dee Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NC Posts: 215 Drives: 370ZRdstr BLK Cherry Rep Power: 15	update since my car got repainted and thick coat of clear put on it-have not had one problem with paint. I use Adam's products exclusively. i went all the way to corporate to get my car repainted-it was a battle. The paint job was just under 5000. to get the car right-repainting is necessary.

04-12-2012, 06:37 PM	#111 (permalink)
QTMLEAP Base Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 13	Wow! I am blown away by these posts about clear coat issues. I have a yellow 2009 with 18k miles that I bought used with 4k, the left front portion of the car has extensive chipping going on. Same thing I’ve read, it bubbles and breaks off. I spoke to the dealer and the first guy said it was road damage...I said BS...the next guy said the car had to have been repainted because the clear coat color is different...also BS. Just goes to show that unless you are willing to post some kind of damaging video on you tube and it goes viral, you’ll just be ignored. Sad!

04-13-2012, 04:37 PM	#113 (permalink)
LakeShow A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: L.I., NY Posts: 5,307 Drives: Everything Rep Power: 25	Do you have post paint job pictures? Where did they do the repaint exactly? __________________ \|2013 Audi S4\|Ibis White/Black\|S-Tronic P+\| \|2013 370z\|PearlWhite/Persimmon\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|F.I. CBE 18" CF\| \|Sold\|2011 370z\|Gun Metallic\|Touring/Sport/Nav\|

04-27-2012, 03:07 PM	#115 (permalink)
ernie Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Lawrenceville, Ga Posts: 54 Drives: 2012 370z blk 6spd Rep Power: 13	I have owned many cars, just purchased, brand new, 2012 touring roadster w/sport,nav, pkg, black. worst paint job I have ever seen. swirls in paint from day one, it looks like they skipped the factory clear coat totally!

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