Has anyone elses paint come of from the inside of the big can tips?
The paint on my passenger side tip is almost completely gone. Nothing wrong with the driver's side though. Would something like that be covered by warranty? I wouldn't mind replacing the tips, but I really like the megaphone look. My neighbors 09 SV is doing the same thing, only not quite as bad.
I thought this would happen eventually, but not 4 months in, and with only 5,000 miles too.

 

I have the same problem but my paint is gone on the drivers side muffler tip. Mine is not that bad yet but like everyone & thier car, once you notice something no matter how minor its is a great deal & bother you every time you see it.

 

Passenger side started peeling with < 1000 kms on it. Sux, but I will live with it.

 

ya same here got paint chipping from the drivers side!! like a third of it came off didnt notices it till 2 months ago! but dont really care cuzz im waiting for the greddy se cat back exhaust with the titanium tips and gonna put that on !! cant wait!!

 

Same here!

 

Seems that all of you guys losing the paint are in cold weather climates. Maybe its' an issue with extreme temperature change once the exhaust heats up. Just a thought.

 

You would think that the exhaust heats up relatively slowly, but eventually reaches (relatively) high temperatures wherever you live. Having said that, those in snow, slush, rain areas probably pressure wash our Maximas more often, which probably makes the problem worse.

 

I wouldn't think OK fell into cold weather climate although this winter has been pretty cold. My car has not been pressure washed one time, always hand washed. I thought to myself when I bought the car "I wonder how long that paint will stay on there" I guess I really shouldn't be *****in' about it. I love the size of the cans and may just paint them with some VHT and see if that lasts. I doubt anyone has just changed tips, but if you have post some pics.

 

The paint on my passenger side exhaust started flaking within the first 2 months and well before it got cold. Believe it or not, when I took it in for its first oil service I told the service guy about it and they agreed to replace it. Thing is, they said they had to order the ENTIRE exhaust as they currently couldn't just order the tip. I could care less because it was all covered under warranty. I'm sure once they received the assembly they just swapped out the tips but I'm good w/ that. Sucks to know that it'll probably happen again & again, though.

 

My passenger side tip peeled probably 50-75%. It looks like a cow. I brought it to the dealer and they are repainting both tips tomorrow. Hopefully whatever paint they use will last longer.... All covered under warrantee of course. Oh, and the max has 10k miles and one winter under her belt.

 

My paint is peeling here in Calgary. Oddly enough, I haven't put my Max through any snow yet. The coldest its been in has been maybe -1C and the hotest is maybe 25C. But its covered you say?? To the dealership! Thunderbirds Go!!!

 

Mine is doing same on the passenger side and i live in socal weather isnt bad

 

Can someone post pics of the problem?

 

I had this problem as well. I took it to the dealership and they spray painted the inside of the tips with high tempered paint. it came out looking pretty good.

 

Here's my tip... It's getting painted tomorrow.

 

The paint came off on mine as well. I cleaned them up and painted them with the high temp black barbeque paint. They actually came out better than when I first got the car.

 

Exactly what I plan to do when this problem 'arrives' at my car. I will sand the insides of the extensions with a medium or fine grit sandpaper in order that the new heat-resistant paint will have a good surface to stick to, screen everything around these extensions (or remove them from the exhaust pipes), and spray two or three light coats inside each
extension.

 

did the same thing but used the high temp auto paint used for engine and break parts. looks great and didn't have to deal with the dealer not taking the same care that i would and get over spray on the body

 

mine is also doing this, i perfer doing it myself i dont trust the stealership in doing this. what kind of spray paint should i use? what grit sandpaper should i use?
thanks

 

I was also thinking the high temp engine enamel paint or even possibly...BBQ grill black? They sell it specifically for BBQs and it's obviously high temp and designed from metal...just a thought.

Jeremy

 

maybe 200 or 300? you don't want it to be super smooth, or the paint won't stick well. The important part of sanding is removing oxidation, dirt, and old paint.

 

Yes. I wouldn't go over 300, as that is entering the 'fine' area. 400 is considered 'super fine'. I think anything between 100 and 300 would work well. Anything below 100 is entering the 'coarse' range, althiugh I wouldn't hesitate to carefully use 80 grit if that was all I had. All we really want is to remove anything that may be loose inside the extension and give the paint a slightly roughened surface to cling to.

Knowing nothing about the possible differences between the two, I might lean to the high temp engine paint, although the high temp BBQ paint might be just as good. I have found that, in situations where adherence to the surface is the prime consideration, several light sprayed-on coats usually tend to cling tighter than brushed-on coats.

 

You must have a horrible service department. Get paint all over the car??? That sounds EXTREMELY careless, and if that is the caliber of work they do, I wouldn't go there for anything. Period. My dealer is very very good, and takes pride in their work (or at least act like they do). They also know the level of quality that I expect and wouldn't think they could 'get away' with anything. I showed them and they very willingly said they would take care of it and bill it as a warrantee covered item. I am confident they will do a good job.

Light- Just a heads up, the tips can't be removed unless you cut them off - they are welded to the pipes. You would have to take off both muffler assemblies... Which is also why my service dept. is painting them on-car rather than just replacing the tips.

 

The BBQ/wood stove paint comes in spray cans too. Most of it I've seen is flat, while the engine paint is usually enamel. I have a can of flat black 1200 degree stove paint, and the main pigment is carbon. I would think that is so that the carbon-containing smoke from the BBQ, wood stove, or motor will not leave streaks in the finish of the paint.

Unfourtunately, I don't have any engine enamel here in my retrofit shop (mom and dad's basement, lol), so I can't compare

 

I think you misunderstood the post, I believe he was making an assumption that the dealer wouldn't take the same care that he would with the paint job prep and possibly have over spray. I don't believe he ever took it anywhere yet....

 

Thanks for the pic. No problems here yet, but I'll keep an eye on mine.

 

Ya I'm just sayin, if that is the caliber of work he expects from his dealer, by all means, DO NOT take it there. If it were me, I wouldn't take it there for anything, nevermind just paint.

 

can these two tip remove from the pipe?

 

Unfortunately not, they are welded on. You would have to cut them off.

 

I was looking at the new Maximas today and noticed the paint on pass side coming off. This one only had 20 miles on it.

 

That tells us immediately that the inside of that tail pipe extension was not clean when the paint was applied. My Maxima was made the first week of last October, and not one bit of the paint inside the extensions has come loose yet.

 

When I take my car in for service I see Maxima's in the showroom with paint missing on the exhaust. To most people it is not even a thought but to the people who are **** about appearance it is a big deal.

My wife thinks I am not right because I am so conscious about the car, lol.

 

Glad to see I'm not the only one with a wife thinks that. When I told her about the exhaust tip, she said only I would pick out something like that.

 

Mine was flaking bad. I saw brand new ones at the dealer already flaking. I Painted it with Rustoleum BBQ spray paint 4 months ago. It's more of a charcoal color than black. Prepped with 000 steel wool first. So far, so good!

 

Good approach to this situation. I'm not very good working with exterior enameled surfaces on my car, but I have been sanding and painting trim pieces/tail pipes/etc black all my (very long) life, with good results. The prep (removing all loose material, then sanding) is what turns a slipshod job into a good result.

 

How is the Rustoleum holding up? We had a somewhat warm day today over here so I put a couple coats on, im thinking it probably won't hold being that I had to drive it home after letting it dry for a couple hours. I would have prefered a couple days or even a week at best. It's so hit and miss over here for weather I figured I would give it a shot and hope for the best and if it doesn't work I will try again in the summer. It's just so damn embarrassing drive around with an exhaust that looks like its about to fall apart.

BTW, has anybody else attempted this solution?

 

Re: Rustoleum...11 months later, it is holding up OK. There are a few minor silver spots showing through, nothing too obvious. It is holding up much better than the original flakey stuff. This is in a cold snowy environment with lots of road salt and drive-through car-washes with crew who use soapy high-pressure spray guns.

 

My Rustoleum has done the same thing as the original factory paint and has began to flake off. Keep in mind I applied it in less then ideal situations (below 0C and windy and only cured about 4 hours before use). The next hot day we have here I will try again.

 

the exhaust is nice the way it is

 

if ur gonna change it from chrome u need high heat paint enamel for it