Friendly Advice for those purchasing the Z...

HATED1

So after a few months of ownership, i love my Z but wish someone would have warned me about the paint and what not, so here's some friendly advice.

*if your anal about keeping the paint top knotch, seriously consider which color you want. From my experience the SOLID RED chips very easily. e.g. Freeway driving , small gravel rock hits front corner of hood below windshield, damage= chip straight through the red into the silver. happened twice at average speeds. If i knew this about Solid Red i would have went with White.

*make sure you have them throw in some factory touch up-paint.

*when they wash your car before delivery, WARN THEM about how you want to maintain that showcar gloss with NO SCRATCHES from the cloth.

that is all guys, i was kind of mad when i got a rock chip today, and wanted to warn others before making that purchase.

Jeffblue

better yet, don't let them even touch your car, and take it to a real detailer, have it clayed, polished, and sealed/waxed.

clear bra!

azn370z

I thought since you had a 350z you would be familar with nissans paint. I have almost 7k now and have no complaints about the paint. But I always buy silver cars.

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christian370z

I agree with you, I have nothing bad to say about my Platinum Graphite paint. I am extremely anal about the paintwork and while I have seen a few fish eyes, it seems to be very solid minus a healthy dose of orange peel.

Also, the paint heats up really quickly when polishing with a rotary and gums up the pad and polish. Using a DA is much easier and detailer friendly.

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HATED1

got a clear bra, the moment i purchased the car, but clear bra only covers so much, unfortunately. taking it to a real detailer would be a good choice if you have extra funds.

With the 350z, i used it more as a track car so i wasn't really concerned with the chips, so i never really paid attention. Silver is a good color that does do a good job on hiding blemishes though.

Jeffblue

who did your clear bra then? the shop i went to did a whole detail before installing the clear bra.

HATED1

Nwautoshield good guys! Great price, unfortunately no full detail before hand

PapoZalsa

Monterey Blue is the best color to keep up, no issues with mine plus I had Clear Bra installed for those rock chips.

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Jeffblue

i hope they clayed/polished the area that ended up being covered by the clear bra?

HATED1

yup, they did.

G Fo12ce

Drove mine home, next day had an appointment for the clear bra. Still looks perfect.

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Dr. JD

how about the black? I haven't heard any issues on that color?

optiontrader

My Laser Red '04 G was very prone to chipping - it had a brand new rock chip the day I brought it over the get a clear bra installed. Getting one installed is HIGHLY recommended - I believe the paint is rather thin, but given any rock at freeway speeds, it's gonna leave a mark, regardless of what paint is installed.

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Dr. JD

bump?

What about black???