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tjlazer · 04-11-2011, 01:54 PM

So I had a Nismo front bumper prepped and painted by a local body shop. I told them to paint the grill area black. The bumper was not black plastic, it was gray so I knew the grill had to be painted. When they called me to tell me it's done and to come pick it up I saw that the grill was not painted black, it was all blue. I pointed it out to them and they said, oh yeah we are not done and we need to paint that black. I said "Hmm, so you are going to paint it black over the blue paint? Won't that chip easily showing the color underneath?" He said no it will be fine, we do that all the time that way. I said ok but thought otherwise. Well 2 weeks later my suspicion was spot on! Lots of small rock chips with the color underneath showing! Wow just great. What should I do now???

04-11-2011, 01:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 53 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 20	Nismo grill paint chips So I had a Nismo front bumper prepped and painted by a local body shop. I told them to paint the grill area black. The bumper was not black plastic, it was gray so I knew the grill had to be painted. When they called me to tell me it's done and to come pick it up I saw that the grill was not painted black, it was all blue. I pointed it out to them and they said, oh yeah we are not done and we need to paint that black. I said "Hmm, so you are going to paint it black over the blue paint? Won't that chip easily showing the color underneath?" He said no it will be fine, we do that all the time that way. I said ok but thought otherwise. Well 2 weeks later my suspicion was spot on! Lots of small rock chips with the color underneath showing! Wow just great. What should I do now??? __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV