Rear Bumper Paint Peeling

cdumitru78

I was worried about this too... find a shop you like, it should be your choice, they should be able to match it. The local high end shop that did my car laughed at me when I was worried about that, re assured me they deal with much more expensive cars and these day have the technology to get it done right. I have the Pearl white on my car, and the match is perfect, dare I say better than what I had prior to the bumper being taken off and repainted.

nis350

that is a tough call because matching the paint isn't easy. i think it would be worse if the entire bumper is a few shades off.

Raidernation

Ok guys got the car fixed. They pulled the bumper and shot the area that was jacked up. Looks better than the original paint pen fix.

old guy

I'm happy to see it was fixed right, and you're satisfied

cdumitru78

Looks great! Keep your eyes on it to make sure it does not peel again!

Raidernation

And the curse of the peeling paint has returned

bmkjabz

That really sucks and I am hoping I do not go through the same frustration as you have. Thanks for the update.

At this point all I have done is taken it to my local Nissan dealer to document and discuss the issue with the Service Manager and Body Shop Manager. They will do the repair but also want to review why it is peeling. I asked them to hold off, as I want to drive the car as much as possible while I can. I will not be doing anything at the dealership until I am ready to put the car away in late fall before the car is put in storage. In the meantime I have carefully sliced the paint where it was peeling so it does not look as obvious.

I like the idea suggested by cdumitru78 to get a bit of space between the 2 surfaces so there is a minuscule gap. However, I am not certain about using doublesided tape. I was thinking about a strip of paint protection film in the gap with the adhesive side stuck to the plastic bumper.

cdumitru78

Yeah, sadly unless you create a minuscule gap of some sorts, the issue will come back... I thought about something different than the 3m double sided tape, but in the end went with that. I am extremely picky with how my cars look so I went ahead and did this myself, really took my time aligning the front bumper and putting that 3m tape as far back as possible into the fender, it is invisible, and it has held for over 6 months now. To keep it consistent, I put the same amount of tape on both sides, passenger and driver side, I honestly don't think anyone would know that is there unless I tell them but it created enough of a gap where front bumper doesn't touch.

The shop that repainted my front bumper recommended the double tape and advised against me putting some clear mask type of material, they thought based on past experience, that vibration will simply make that look bad over time and it will come off. They also told me to watch it and if the 3m tape moves around for any reason to simply replace it. It has not in over 6 months. Good luck, hope you find a solution that makes U happy.