i think nissan paint is one of the worst jobs they could of possible done, i used to own a 92 ford taurus and drove that car over every single construction site i can find, my paint never chipped untill i drove into a big a*s*s tow truck and even then, it stayed on preatty well. With my 2000 Maxima it seems everytime i drive over streepid road i have a few more chips on my bumper, i was wonder if i go to like autozone and buy that silver paint in cans and color the chips on my bumper will that stand out from the rest of the color. i am in love withe the power and the apperance of this baby but the paint is killing me.

 

Same here man.... I've got merlot paint with a bunch of grey spots where the paint chips off and shows the primer. There have been many posts about this but no solid answers. What are we to do???

 

You can get touchup paint from the dealer, or online from Courtesy Nissan www.courtesyparts.com

 

Touch up paint... Hah, like that does much of anything at all. I counted 40+ chips in my hood last year Compared to the 3 in my 94 Tbird after 8 years

 

I hate touch up paint... never believed in it... sigh

 

I do agree, the chipping is really starting to make me mad...Im thinking of going to Aamco/Maaco or whatever that place is that does the $250 professional paint job...any thoughts? Is there a better place to go?

 

don't take it to maaco. you should look for a custom body shop. i have uncountable chips. a local reputable shop quoted me 500 for the hood and bumper. i am going to get it painted, and will put on the 3M clear bra

 

If you do go for a repaint, make sure you don't put on the same stuff that chipped off. I have no idea why anyone would use "genuine Nissan paint" after watching it flake and chip off for a few years.

 

dba, by that logic it would cost well over 1000 to do a paint job? Not that silver is bad (color of my car) but I was thinking of changing it to blue or something else because I really dont like silver. If anyone has suggestions as to what color I should get to match the leather interior it would be appreciated...the leather is kind of a silver color.

 

i am so sick of the chips on my dark green hood and bumper. next mod is going to be fixing those and slapping on a 3M bra.

 

a good paint job will cost you around 2grand. MAACO does a ****ty job. I got my 1988 SUPRA painted by them. Cost me $1200. A year later it was fuqing chipping and dull. They plain suck...

 

Chips suck. I have many of them. Let's go find the person at Nissan who decided to use this sh1tty paint and kick his a s s

 

Yeah my bumper and hood are horrible too. I'll eventually get it repainted and clear bra'd too.

 

I feel all your pain
My majestic blue has turned into brushed aluminum and speckeled blue
Try this though;
Go around the area to local tech schools and talk to the instructors in the body shop, around here usually a paint job only costs supplies + 5% and I have seen some really nice jobs come out of my old tech school. It's what I'm gonna do when I get all the body components together.
Just a thought

 

hmmm. the car in the hands of a painter...i don't know man thats kinda scary. its like ppl who go to the hair dressing schools to get a cheap hair-cut....

 

I'm letting my brother try the paint shop first :-D
hes got my old 93

 

anybody know where i can get a 3M clear bra in New York!!