What was the first blemish on your Z?

blinkme323 · 11-27-2009, 11:46 PM

Hey guys, a few weeks ago I put a small scrape on the sideskirt of my Z which was my first real blemish after 3 months of owning the car. Even though it's basically unoticeable, it bothered me to no end and got me thinking about other Z owners.

That leads me to the question, what was your first blemish on the Z and how did you deal with it?

Gunzero · 11-28-2009, 12:04 AM

2nd day i had it.. the e-brake disengaged and the car rolled to the curb and scraped bad. i couldn't eat my food after i saw the damage. i was really pissed and still am.

gleonard · 11-28-2009, 01:59 AM

I scraped my front bumpber on a chunk of asphalt I thought I had made enough room for while doing a slow u-turn. Big scratches! I don't have much of anything that stays nice for long, but I got it repaired like new. This car is one of the few "things" that I got to extra lengths to keep as nice and clean as possible.

dszombiex · 11-28-2009, 02:23 AM

Flying pebble to the hood on the freeway.

Sadly though it seems like all sorts of scrapes and chips are appearing on my Z outta nowhere lately. I think people keep scraping me in my work parking lot.

Its pretty lame I'm gonna have to start taking pics of my car daily and examining it after work and ask for camera footage if I keep gettin scraped up like this.

kdo2milger · 11-28-2009, 02:26 AM

having trucker tire tread fly up from under the car in front of you and smacking the front of your bumper hard enough to leave a nasty "fingerprint" that has not been buffed out to date...

feelzpwr91 · 11-28-2009, 02:28 AM

same

kdo2milger · 11-28-2009, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by dszombiex

Flying pebble to the hood on the freeway.

Sadly though it seems like all sorts of scrapes and chips are appearing on my Z outta nowhere lately. I think people keep scraping me in my work parking lot.

Its pretty lame I'm gonna have to start taking pics of my car daily and examining it after work and ask for camera footage if I keep gettin scraped up like this.

park in a different area...

i always park in bfe just because of your situation...

Matt · 11-28-2009, 04:46 AM

Ouch, kdo and zombie. Those sound rough!

My first was bad because someone else did it. My audio installers put a scrape in my console finisher (silver ring around the shifter). They used some touch up paint to get rid of the chip, but the crack is still there. They said whenever I want, they would remove the whole thing and sand/paint at a body shop for me.

Last week I also got my first 3-4 small chips on the front Nismo bumper lip. I don't mind those much, but makes me want to get clear bra that much more.

SlikNik · 11-28-2009, 05:40 AM

Be very careful with the lighted kick plates. I dropped my 2nd cars keys the other morning onto it. It left a small dimple ( pen tip size )

damn that stuff is thin

radio5boro · 11-28-2009, 06:34 AM

3rd day i had my z, i parked it at a bowling alley parking lot. come out three hours later to 5 or so dents/scratches/paint chips on my front pass fender. all in one spot. looks like some person in their suv opened their door way too hard, and the bottom corner of the door just slammed right into the panel... i was soo pissed.

kannibul · 11-28-2009, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by blinkme323

Hey guys, a few weeks ago I put a small scrape on the sideskirt of my Z which was my first real blemish after 3 months of owning the car. Even though it's basically unoticeable, it bothered me to no end and got me thinking about other Z owners.

That leads me to the question, what was your first blemish on the Z and how did you deal with it?

First 24 hours - two chips on the hood. Don't know if it wasn't there before I picked the car up, but the dealer took care of it.

After I got that resolved (took about a month total), less than 24 hours later, I got a small nick in the front fascia near the Nissan logo. I left that alone. I had a detailer come in and give my car teh shine job it should have had when I picked it up originally, and they also found another nick in the front fascia by the passenger fang. I don't remember when I noticed this but there's also some light etching where I didn't get the bug guts off quite fast enough. I'm sure those would come out with a polish though...

Since then I've not noticed much...until the other day I found a chip at the corner-edge of the hood where it meets the passenger headlight housing - about halfway up the headlight housing. The housing seemed to take a bit as well as there's a small nick in that too.

The car is a chip / nick magnet....in fact, they should rename the color "Magenetic (for Road Debris, bugs and poo) Black"

Island_370 · 11-28-2009, 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdo2milger

having trucker tire tread fly up from under the car in front of you and smacking the front of your bumper hard enough to leave a nasty "fingerprint" that has not been buffed out to date...

Same. I finally softened it to almost invisible with "agressive" detailing..

2000 grit sand paper
rubbing compound
hand glaze
polish
paint sealant
wax

took 20 minutes for 1" by 3" blemish

import111 · 11-28-2009, 09:14 AM

Parked on a lot I don't know well. There was no parking beam to the left or right of where I was headed so I pulled in further than I normally do (Lowered on coilovers, 3.5 inch clearance up front). The 1 spot I parked in had a parking beam and scraped my front drivers side up pretty bad.

Got my 2nd bad one 2 nights ago pulling into Walgreens. Lip was too steep and I not only scraped the black front sport lip but it scraped the smaller lip behind it.

Modshack · 11-28-2009, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by blinkme323

That leads me to the question, what was your first blemish on the Z and how did you deal with it?

Ha! A Z sandwich front and rear hit at 200 miles and 5 days old.

How'd I handle it? Insurance and $7K in body work... Better than new now.

Needless to say, small stuff doesn't bother me now!

TonyBPD · 11-28-2009, 11:06 AM

Falling eggcorn on my passenger side fender. Tiny ding. YOu can only see it at certain angles. That tree is coming down in the next month though!

11-27-2009, 11:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
blinkme323 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Philly Posts: 227 Drives: 09 370z Base w/Sport Rep Power: 16	What was the first blemish on your Z? Hey guys, a few weeks ago I put a small scrape on the sideskirt of my Z which was my first real blemish after 3 months of owning the car. Even though it's basically unoticeable, it bothered me to no end and got me thinking about other Z owners. That leads me to the question, what was your first blemish on the Z and how did you deal with it?

11-28-2009, 12:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Gunzero Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 889 Drives: Nissan 370z Rep Power: 259	2nd day i had it.. the e-brake disengaged and the car rolled to the curb and scraped bad. i couldn't eat my food after i saw the damage. i was really pissed and still am. __________________

11-28-2009, 02:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
dszombiex Base Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 230 Drives: 09 370z MB 7AT Rep Power: 374	Flying pebble to the hood on the freeway. Sadly though it seems like all sorts of scrapes and chips are appearing on my Z outta nowhere lately. I think people keep scraping me in my work parking lot. Its pretty lame I'm gonna have to start taking pics of my car daily and examining it after work and ask for camera footage if I keep gettin scraped up like this. __________________

11-28-2009, 02:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
kdo2milger OG Priesthood Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fargo, ND Posts: 17,859 Drives: NISMO T Rep Power: 59	having trucker tire tread fly up from under the car in front of you and smacking the front of your bumper hard enough to leave a nasty "fingerprint" that has not been buffed out to date... __________________ Project *NISMO*

11-28-2009, 04:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
Matt A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Augusta, GA Age: 41 Posts: 1,680 Drives: 2010 Avalanche LT Rep Power: 19	Ouch, kdo and zombie. Those sound rough! My first was bad because someone else did it. My audio installers put a scrape in my console finisher (silver ring around the shifter). They used some touch up paint to get rid of the chip, but the crack is still there. They said whenever I want, they would remove the whole thing and sand/paint at a body shop for me. Last week I also got my first 3-4 small chips on the front Nismo bumper lip. I don't mind those much, but makes me want to get clear bra that much more. __________________ "Any man who can drive a 370z while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the Z the attention it deserves." Albert Einstein....modified.

11-28-2009, 01:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
gleonard Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 196 Drives: 370z Touring/Spt 6sp Rep Power: 16	I scraped my front bumpber on a chunk of asphalt I thought I had made enough room for while doing a slow u-turn. Big scratches! I don't have much of anything that stays nice for long, but I got it repaired like new. This car is one of the few "things" that I got to extra lengths to keep as nice and clean as possible.

11-28-2009, 02:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
feelzpwr91 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: RVA Posts: 311 Drives: 09 Black370z T M6 Rep Power: 197	same

11-28-2009, 05:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
SlikNik Enthusiast Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 294 Drives: 2015 Corvette Z51 Rep Power: 18	Be very careful with the lighted kick plates. I dropped my 2nd cars keys the other morning onto it. It left a small dimple ( pen tip size ) damn that stuff is thin __________________ Enjoy my Audio Install Videos. http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/1...ll-videos.html

11-28-2009, 06:34 AM	#10 (permalink)
radio5boro Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 158 Drives: 09 MBlue 370z 6MT Rep Power: 16	3rd day i had my z, i parked it at a bowling alley parking lot. come out three hours later to 5 or so dents/scratches/paint chips on my front pass fender. all in one spot. looks like some person in their suv opened their door way too hard, and the bottom corner of the door just slammed right into the panel... i was soo pissed.

11-28-2009, 09:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
import111 Track Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tucson, AZ. Posts: 622 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 191	Parked on a lot I don't know well. There was no parking beam to the left or right of where I was headed so I pulled in further than I normally do (Lowered on coilovers, 3.5 inch clearance up front). The 1 spot I parked in had a parking beam and scraped my front drivers side up pretty bad. Got my 2nd bad one 2 nights ago pulling into Walgreens. Lip was too steep and I not only scraped the black front sport lip but it scraped the smaller lip behind it.

11-28-2009, 11:06 AM	#15 (permalink)
TonyBPD Track Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: South Jersey Posts: 614 Drives: 2012 VW Golf R Rep Power: 17	Falling eggcorn on my passenger side fender. Tiny ding. YOu can only see it at certain angles. That tree is coming down in the next month though!