DOES ANYONE FEEL LIKE THEIR A/C DENTS/SCRATCHES EASILY?

[bbbwilson]

I mean obviously i'm an average driver, and MAYBE i've just had bad luck...but it seems like door dings/dents in quarter panels/scratches appear on my A/C regularly. I've never hit ANYTHING while driving...anyone else seem to have the same problem?

[Bmore-coupe]

Maybe its just something with the black.

I have gray and have had no problems

[jaxcoupe]

my paint scratches really easily. I read on here a while back that Nissan made their paint more eco friendly and in turn less durable, I believe. IDK if that's entirely accurate as I haven't checked it out myself, but it would explain it!

[ESP]

my paint scratches really easily. I read on here a while back that Nissan made their paint more eco friendly and in turn less durable, I believe. IDK if that's entirely accurate as I haven't checked it out myself, but it would explain it!

I've heard the eco-friendly shtick myself on more than one occasion.One of the guys on here (fiftytseng) works at a Nissan dealership in our city...he said that of all the cars they have, it's the black ones that need the most babying. They're very specific about taking extra special care of them. My black coupe looks like it's been through hell and back, and I've only had it for a year (May 6th is my anniversary!!!). Door dings, scratches, swirls...you name it, I've got it. Unfortunately I don't think there's anything in the warranty that will help up out with this. The best thing to do is to get that 3M film put on. Sadly, I didn't want to spend the extra $$$ on it when I got my coupe and now I'm paying the price for that...

So yeah...they just don't make 'em like they used to...

[mcheddadi]

my paint scratches really easily. I read on here a while back that Nissan made their paint more eco friendly and in turn less durable, I believe. IDK if that's entirely accurate as I haven't checked it out myself, but it would explain it!

so true, our paint sucks. we didn't got as lucky as the other newers nissan/infiniti that got anti-scratch paint. you scratch it and it releases microscopid beads of paint that fill the scratch . the ex35 has it.

i'm going to need a whole repaint of the car in a couple of years anyway . I'll put an invisible bra when I do

[LongBeachCoupe]

My hood sees the worst of it... Theres chips all over it that im hopefully getting patched up before HIN, and maybe ill get the CF hood or something in the future...

[PHENOMenalVinyl]

black sucks on the nissan paint its horrible.....get it detailed once a year

[mrodrig2]

I have red and have a ridiculous number of rock chips. Only 9000 mi and I have 15-20 over the bumper, hood, pillars and mirrors. 2 door dings on the passenger side. 1 on the driver's side. A couple scratches from the zipper on my fleece sweater... come on Nissan, seriously? The paint problems drive me nuts.

[TrueFaith]

Hope I don't jinx myself, but I've had my AC for over a year without a single ding or scratch. I used to work as a dispatcher for a trucking firm that delivered new Nissans and Toyotas to dealers in New England. My drivers were constantly complaining about how thin and easy to chip the paint was on all the Nissans.

[alticoupe3.5]

My hood sees the worst of it... Theres chips all over it that im hopefully getting patched up before HIN, and maybe ill get the CF hood or something in the future...

HIN raceway park...may 16th..nji cant wait to go!

ive had my black coupe for 2 years now and the paint is just horrible. well i have been a victim of vandalism...but other than that...i see swirls and smalll scratches all over. its rediculous that nissan made such terrible quality paint......oh well i still love my coupe

[ESP]

I have red and have a ridiculous number of rock chips. Only 9000 mi and I have 15-20 over the bumper, hood, pillars and mirrors. 2 door dings on the passenger side. 1 on the driver's side. A couple scratches from the zipper on my fleece sweater... come on Nissan, seriously? The paint problems drive me nuts.

My drivers were constantly complaining about how thin and easy to chip the paint was on all the Nissans.

If Nissan's paint is universally so crappy, is there any way to do a class action type of thing to get our paint jobs fixed under warranty?

[fiftytseng]

I've heard the eco-friendly shtick myself on more than one occasion.One of the guys on here (fiftytseng) works at a Nissan dealership in our city...he said that of all the cars they have, it's the black ones that need the most babying. They're very specific about taking extra special care of them. My black coupe looks like it's been through hell and back, and I've only had it for a year (May 6th is my anniversary!!!). Door dings, scratches, swirls...you name it, I've got it. Unfortunately I don't think there's anything in the warranty that will help up out with this. The best thing to do is to get that 3M film put on. Sadly, I didn't want to spend the extra $$$ on it when I got my coupe and now I'm paying the price for that...

So yeah...they just don't make 'em like they used to...

Black cars are a pain in the a** at work. Every car being prepared to go to a customer will get a thorough clean, but black and red cars always need extra babying. I hate dealing with them at work cause of the extra effort, but they do look amazing.

I love the idea of 3M, but when it starts to fade and you get swirl marks in the plastic itself. IMO, it makes it even worse!

[LongBeachCoupe]

If Nissan's paint is universally so crappy, is there any way to do a class action type of thing to get our paint jobs fixed under warranty?

Ecological paint FTL!Aint a thing we can do about it other than re-spray em, or clear bras

[bbbwilson]

so glad i'm not the only one. i've had mine for just over a year and it's driving me crazy with door dings and scratches in the black paint...even little dents here and there.

Also, has anyone noticed that leaves and bugs leave marks on the hood and roof that can't be buffed out? I had to park under a tree over the summer last year and I can't seem to get the bug and leaf stains off my hood. It's terrible!

[gearhead05]

so glad i'm not the only one. i've had mine for just over a year and it's driving me crazy with door dings and scratches in the black paint...even little dents here and there.

Also, has anyone noticed that leaves and bugs leave marks on the hood and roof that can't be buffed out? I had to park under a tree over the summer last year and I can't seem to get the bug and leaf stains off my hood. It's terrible!

Yes to all of the above. I went and picked up some Meguiars Scratch-X and tried it out, and it's not bad. It will pretty much get rid of small swirl marks, and for everything else it will make less noticeable. It even helps reduce the visibility of the horrbile water spots that I always get!

[LongBeachCoupe]

so glad i'm not the only one. i've had mine for just over a year and it's driving me crazy with door dings and scratches in the black paint...even little dents here and there.

Also, has anyone noticed that leaves and bugs leave marks on the hood and roof that can't be buffed out? I had to park under a tree over the summer last year and I can't seem to get the bug and leaf stains off my hood. It's terrible!

Things like that stain your paint, your best bet is to take them off as soon as they appear, along with bird doodoo!

[Rob.Vegan]

My paint seems pretty bad.Swirls and light scratches everywhere.

Probably get a full paint job in like 2 or 3 years though

[tige1981]

My black a/c came with a dealer installed extra clear coat so not too many dings and scratches in 10 months with 16000 miles. It is pretty much perfect.

[brokendan]

yea im deathly afraid of bugs and stray rocks when driving down the road and interstate. ive had mine since dec and have a couple paint chips on my hood and bumper already... mainly from the bugs. so i may in a few months just get tht hood from ED and maybe a body kit

[marlin29311]

Aside from the giant rock that hit my hood, my car's looking perfect...

I guess it helps that I wax like every other week...

[AppleBonker]

my paint scratches really easily. I read on here a while back that Nissan made their paint more eco friendly and in turn less durable, I believe. IDK if that's entirely accurate as I haven't checked it out myself, but it would explain it!

Eco-friendly yes, less durable no. All manufacturers are switching away from certain solvents (including xylene and toluene) which are more harmful to the environment (mostly due to governmental regulations). Replacing them may have a negative effect on the ease of processing of the paint, but will not impact the durability. All of the OEMs are doing this (the US government has set restrictions on amount of these solvents that can be contained in a coating if it is going to be sprayed in the US).

I think the biggest problem is the additional traffic/deteriorating roadways. I personally don't think the paint has gotten any worse in the last few years/decades (if anything it has gotten better).

As far as certain colors being more problematic, blacks and reds are generally the easiest to see defects on (followed closely by white). Silver is the most resistant to defects (only because they are harder to see, not that they don't exist).

so true, our paint sucks. we didn't got as lucky as the other newers nissan/infiniti that got anti-scratch paint. you scratch it and it releases microscopid beads of paint that fill the scratch . the ex35 has it.

Got a link for this info? Not trying to call you out, but this seems highly unlikely. Based on the coating technology, it would be painfully difficult to pass testing with un-cured resin in the coating. Then, something would have to initiate cure in that resin. I just don't think this technology exists yet. Keep in mind, coating tech like this would then be available to all OEMs. Nissan doesn't make paint and never will. The main suppliers (BASF/DuPont/PPG) will gladly sell the coatings to any manufacturer as they are trying to make money like everyone else.

[mcheddadi]

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4897/

http://www.gizmag.com/self-healing-car-paint/11254/

[ESP]

I think the biggest problem is the additional traffic/deteriorating roadways. I personally don't think the paint has gotten any worse in the last few years/decades (if anything it has gotten better).

While the deteriorating roadways may be true, I've really got to disagree with you about paint having gotten better over the years. In all of my previous cars from the 80s, I treated them pretty rough. Then, when I started purchasing newer and newer cars, I would absolutely baby them. It's the newer paintjobs that would suffer the most from simple, everyday scratches like zippers and keys, etc. Hell, I just noticed yesterday that my back bumper is now covered in tiny scuffs caused by the light bumping of the lens hood on my camera from a shoot I had on Saturday afternoon. This has never happened in any other vehicle I've owned (even the black ones!)...

[SHIFT_confucius]

I take my plinks as a badge of honor…I don’t have any marks on the side, top, or back, but the front is getting pretty bad (15,k). I have always suffered a look close to sandblasting by the time I traded my cars off. I just face the facts; I live a major metro area, which includes dump trucks, gravel, and even an occasional mattress in the roadway. I typically reach “a good speed” at least once a day. Years ago I looked closely at the front of a car after the finish of a race and very quickly got over the ‘mess on the front nose’ – from the perspective of a Ferrari F1 car…you drive with gusto daily and the car will reflect that…doesn’t matter what you drive, if it’s too perfect I know that I can take you at anything over 100mph for more than a ¼ mile run. The nose doesn’t lie.