Don't ask how it happened. I don't even know. One day it just started fading and got worse. No matter how much wax I put on, it just goes back to this after a day or so of sitting in the sun. Just hope it doesn't happen to you.

http://www.mnbmotorsports.com/forum/...=&threadid=164

If that doesn't work, go here:

http://freeweb.pdq.net/brandy13/sig/

Whatever my mom did to it before I got it, she needs to be shot for it. I'm so ****ed. At least, I was ****ed. I don't car anymore. It's been like this for almost a year now. And yes, I was behind my mom's RX300 (which was in the garage).

 

Dude, that sucks. Is the clear coat off?

 

I don't know. I'm pretty sure there is no clear coat. Whatever did this, ate all the way to the primer.

 

it seems that everything else is not too bad, go and have your hood repainted man, and stop complaining, it's an older car and things like that are expected

peace

Vinipux

 

Time for a carbon fiber hood.

 

looks like heat damage to me.. baked the crap out of your paint.. get it repainted with like 4 coats of clear.. you'll be good..

as mentioned, your car is older, things like this start to happen.. it sucks

 

I don't think your mother should be shot for that, but anyways your car is over 10yrs old. The paint won't be brand new and faded might start to occur, but that is pretty bad. Do you keep your car outside all the time?

 

You were a big boy for your 3 year old birthday party JK

To me it looks like acid rain hit the hood and then the heat from the hot hood made the acid eat through the paint. Go buy some color matched spray paint and do it up .

 

That really sucks.. hopefully you can get that hood painted. I would be ****ed too if that happened to mine.. oh btw, I was visiting your site and I saw that you were in BPA. I was in BPA too. I went to Anaheim, CA for Nationals last year and I won fifth place in Computer Aided Graphics.. I think it's pretty cool that someone who owns a max is also in BPA.

 

cf hood

 

Damn dude, that sucks. And I thought our 92 Integra's hood looked like crap w/ a paint chip.

I heard that painting the hood is actually pretty easy. My friend did it to his moms old car and it turned out ok....then when he tried it on another body panel, it turned out awesome. just look online for some how-to sites.

 

My BPA picture last year sucked. I made another this year that will hopefully get me to nationals. I kicked *** at regionals. You goin again?

Okay, who are you. I know you're from OT, but I'm not sure who you are (as there are a lot of maxima owners on OT).

 

BTW, if anyone goes to my website, it's got to be at least 1 year old. Most of the pics are from the summer of 2000. I don't look the same at all! My hair is more like it is in my sig.

 

whoops my keys dragged across the top of my hood. Oh my......... good thing im insured.

 

At least it is not rusting through or anything yet. But you might wanna consider fixing it with some paint before it does.

SuDZ

 

Just plain old emax, I have never posted on OT in my life. I said the stupid joke because there was 3 candles in the pie/cake that was in front of you in a pic. I guess you didnt get it. Never mind

 

Whoa! It's a 3rd gen too!

 

Even ****ty cars like third gen look good.

PJ

 

I bet your hood was painted before and the shop that did it used crap paint. Now the newer paint's primer or color is failing. I would NOT recommend doing it yourself. If you think you can just DIY paint and have it look even close to factory, you are kidding yourself.

Ask mommy if it has been repainted before and get it to a shop for a quote. DIY is asking for trouble

 

how does your mom like her rx?
My mom wanted one for a while before the 4.4 x5 was out....

 

that really sucks, but it's an excuse for u to get a carbon fiber hood

 

That sucks, the same thing happened to me on my old 93GXE, just the hood, had to get that bad boy repainted!

 

Okay, I asked my mom if she ever had anything done to the hood. Not long after she had gotten the max, someone had created a large scratch across the front of the hood (she said it looked like a coat zipper did it or something). She brought the maxima to a shop and they touched it up. They never said if they painted the whole hood. She said they doubt they would have (as the scratch was only on the very front), but it could have been possible. I doubt it, but does anyone know if a shop would just paint the whole hood to make it look like it wasn't touched up or anything? If, in fact, the hood was painted, that's the problem. If it's the original paint, then it's probably a factory flaw. One of my friends truck had the EXACT same problem. Her truck overheated and created something very similiar to what I've got, but only in a small patch in the center of the hood.

Does anyone know how much it would cost to have the hood repainted? If the cf hood is just as much as a new paint job, then I'll just go the cf route and save myself the trouble. If paintings cheaper (by at least $100), then I'm just gonna get it repainted black.