Question on Paint

christian370z

It's true, in fact all major auto manufacturers must use water based paint to reduce VOCs (volatile organic compounds) that are released during the paint process. That is for the color though, I believe the clear coat is still lacquer based.

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NecioVato

I always heard that since manufacturers made the switch to water based paints; that the paint would be softer, etc. I 'lurk' on a lot of different forums (for sh!ts and grins/and to research cars for friends) and the paint durability ALWAYS seem to come up.

I've just thought to myself that soft paint and the paint as a negative would be something that would always come up; is Nissan no different than the other auto makers out there?

ImportConvert

Nissan appears to have a lot more issue with it than other cars. I don't know if it's apples to apples, but the paint on my '02 Infiniti G20 is very fragile compared to other cars I have owned.