Someone hit my parked car at campus somehow, and the front bumper is missing a bit of paint (the unpainted part is yellow, and my car is dark blue, so its a pretty ugly combination). My local dealers say they only stock touchup paint for the last 4-5 years worth of cars

Rather than waste my money at a bodyshop (I still have to replace all the tires, the front brakes, the struts, get a tuneup done, and there's a possible leak from a camshaft gasket i believe so i'm getting that looked at tomorrow) I figured i'd just keep this one fix as cheap as possible

P.S. -- I love my maxima as much as the next guy, but does anyone think it's worth doing all the aforementioned fixes? Obviously I know the dealer will try to rape my wallet (empty at the moment), but I don't know any reliable mechanics in the NJ area

*EDIT* I own a '93 Maxima GXE btw

 

check out www.paintscratch.com

their prices are kinda high but the paint is a pretty good match.

 

what color is your car?

My 'aztec red' touch up bottle from the dealer was like $3, but I get wholesale pricing there. Specify your official color when asking, because they may still make that color, just not specifically for the 3rd gen.

edit: by "what color is your car" I mean, what is the title of your car's color? I can't remember what the blues are called.

 

whoa i didn't expect replies that quickly

I honestly have no idea what the exact color of the car is...I'll try to find that out now though (I think my parents still have the window sticker from when they bought the car 10+ years ago), although I guess I could always just call the dealer up with my VIN number..

 

you can probably get touch up paint from pepboys or autozone... I bought touch up paint for my black maxima there(It was the day before I rolled it too, what a waste of $3) They even had a book there that matched the paint code from the tag on the door to the name of the color and then to the name that the touch paint used...

 

go by the paint code that is on the plaque under your hood on the firewall.
That will give you the exact color for your car.






oh yeah and pick a better screen name

 

Oh yeah, those fixes are all basic maintenance stuff so do em.
You'll probably have to them on any car you get.
I sell parts for most cars, but mostly our precious maximaz