Stillen front end - paint won't stick

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JayDubbe
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Car: 2008 Altima Sedan

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I got a nice Stillen front end for my 2008 Altima Sedan...the dealership painted it (Regal Nissan Atlanta). Paint started cracking after a month. They did a repaint....about 6 months later, same deal. Is anyone else having problems getting the paint to stick? Does anyone know of a good paint shop in Atlanta or Roswell GA that can make it stick?


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ddemier7
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They didn't use the proper adhision promoters for plastic parts.

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boystar22
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Classic Collision in Duluth did my 3.5 mirror covers and the paint has held up very well for several years now. Hell they probably look better than the OEM paint.

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ddemier7
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How are you uploading pics. I cannot figure it out for the life of me on this site.

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boystar22
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To post pictures you just need to upload them to a photo sharing website (I use photobucket.com) and their website will give you the correct image tag/url to use inside your forum post.

The tag you use in your post should look like this Image where you place the actual URL for the picture between the image tag brackets.

Also, for the OP here is a better picture of how my mirrors turned out. Image

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ddemier7
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Ok I will try photobucket. Your mirrors look good. Are you going to fix bumper?

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boystar22
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ddemier7 wrote:Ok I will try photobucket. Your mirrors look good. Are you going to fix bumper?
There isn't anything wrong with my bumper. :)


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