Self Healing Paint
 

I have asked several people at different dealerships as to whether the 370
has the self healing paint. I have yet to get a straight answer. Does anyone
know for sure if it has the self healing paint or not. Thanks

P.S. THIS CAR IS AMAZING

Self healing paint? WTF?

I think that may be on the G37. There is a tag on the back left side of the hood that says "Hard Clearcoat" so I'm assuming not...

If mine does have self healing paint...it needs a massive dose of antibiotics...because its by far the crappiest paint job I've had on a car unfortunately.

hahahahahha what he ^ said

For sure
 

:iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree:

self healing paint...I love it. It's the next big gimmick. Like progressive scan dvd players and HD radio.

Do a search and you'll see some discussion on this. From what I've read, Idon't think the 370z has it, though.

I also haven't read about people complaining how bad the paint is on the Z, is it really that bad?

The Z does not have this.

it's an Infinti thing only...well for now

Chips easily, bird poo eats through the clearcoat, sometimes the clear coat just seems to be "missing" and the base coat cracks (see the "waxed my car today" under exterior section)

Myself, I had two chips in the hood and I hadn't even driven it where rocks would be a problem. I noticed it when I was washing the bugs off at a spray-n-wash (the high-pressure jet distorts on anything that isn't paint, I use that to blast off bird poo, bugs, whatever...)

The dealer stepped up and took care of the chips - I can't see where they were after 5 minutes of looking for them - I've not driven the car since (waiting for the paint to fully cure, then I'll have it professionally detailed since I'd probably screw it up if I tried using a claybar)...

I'm debating on spending the money for a clearbra (which in my case with the chips, it wouldn't have mattered) or just dealing with it.


That being said, the car is freakishly awesome.

It's not possible, I'd just be happy with paint that doesnt chip by looking at it.

^^ whats not possible, i have the G which was the year model just before the self healing stuff came out.

so i got the same paint treatment as you guys, it's really not that bad

Sure it is, haven't you seen Terminator 2?

^^ the self healing repairs dents, dings and bullet holes by itself...hahah

I bet the new camaro has self healing paint. It is a transformer after all.

:rolleyes::rolleyes:

370z Transformer — Autoblog

:happydance:

Yikes, really? Is it as bad as Subaru paint? Subaru has ridiculously bad paint.

I'm really in the market to pick up a Z, but have also had my eye on an Evo IX, New Evo X, new STi, or 135i.

One of my favorite hobbies is auto detailing, but if the paint isn't worth keeping up, that's going to bother me. Comparison/thoughts on paint, anyone? :tiphat:

According to the german 370z sales catalogue the 370z´s paint does feature the self-healing paint. It is called "anti-scratch-paint" and consists of highly elastic synthetic resin in the clear coat. Scratches in the clear coat that result from the car wash e.g. will vanish within a few days. That´s what the catalogue tells me. Every paint, except vibrant red (dunno what the red paint is called in the US) has the anti-scratch feature. As I just noticed, the colors that are offered for the 370z in germany are different from the ones in the states. We don´t have the yellow color....instead nissan offers 2 different types of grey, precision grey and titanium grey.

The self-healing paint is an option in Europe, but not available in the US. This topic has already been discussed semi-extensively in another thread. The self-healing paint works with heat. You need to let your car sit in the sun in order for it to work. I don't know if it's available in Asia.

Here's the other thread. http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...ing-paint.html

Thanks for the input. I guess it is just on the 09 infiniti's
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Good info