Paint
#1
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I really think Infiniti did a disservice when it went away from scratch-less paint. I'm sure they saved a few bucks but come on. I traded my '09 Blue Slate S for an '11 Blue Slate S. My '09 had 58k miles and didn't have a swirl one on it. My 2011 has 8k miles and has swirls all over it already not to mention a lot of paint chips that I never had with my "old" one. Same commute route, same hand washing with same soap and quality cloths but swirls and chips...I'm pissed.
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I really think Infiniti did a disservice when it went away from scratch-less paint. I'm sure they saved a few bucks but come on. I traded my '09 Blue Slate S for an '11 Blue Slate S. My '09 had 58k miles and didn't have a swirl one on it. My 2011 has 8k miles and has swirls all over it already not to mention a lot of paint chips that I never had with my "old" one. Same commute route, same hand washing with same soap and quality cloths but swirls and chips...I'm pissed.
G35Rhino, do you keep your car garaged and out of the sun for the most part? You might put it out in the sun for a few hours and see if those swirls float back into the clear coat, they should. Might not get great results if it's not very warm where you live being winter & all
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Those that haven't had problems w/ chipping are either not driving their cars very much or not in much traffic at speed, or just very, very lucky. At least that's been my opinion (and hundreds of others on G35driver and this site.) Maybe the Infiniti Ms paint is better, but the Gs is very poor for a car at this price point IMO.
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This is the the VERY first thing I purchase for all of my new cars within the first week..
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Or they just invested in this and never had to worry about paint chips....
Scotchgard
This is the the VERY first thing I purchase for all of my new cars within the first week..
Scotchgard
This is the the VERY first thing I purchase for all of my new cars within the first week..
but other makes have done a much better job than Infiniti in this regard.
#7
I'm certain I'll be getting a clearbra on my next G, I had faith that they'd improved their paint processes since 07 but was badly mistaken, it doesn't seem they've improved anything since 09 either. I know the low VOC paint requirements make it tougher for manufacturers to apply more durable paints
but other makes have done a much better job than Infiniti in this regard.
but other makes have done a much better job than Infiniti in this regard.
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My first experience with paint that chipped and scratched so easily was a 92 VW Passat. Almost every car I have had from many different makes since then has been very fragile.
#11
Just say no!!!!!
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^^you sure about that?
This thread has the press release
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...1-g-sedan.html
But looking here
Nissan and Infiniti - The 2011 Infiniti Lineup --- Charting the Changes
The part about the scratch shield paint has been removed.. No mention of this on the 2012 PR either.
This thread has the press release
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...1-g-sedan.html
But looking here
Nissan and Infiniti - The 2011 Infiniti Lineup --- Charting the Changes
The part about the scratch shield paint has been removed.. No mention of this on the 2012 PR either.
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^^you sure about that?
This thread has the press release
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...1-g-sedan.html
But looking here
Nissan and Infiniti - The 2011 Infiniti Lineup --- Charting the Changes
The part about the scratch shield paint has been removed.. No mention of this on the 2012 PR either.
This thread has the press release
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...1-g-sedan.html
But looking here
Nissan and Infiniti - The 2011 Infiniti Lineup --- Charting the Changes
The part about the scratch shield paint has been removed.. No mention of this on the 2012 PR either.
My coupe has it. I even remember posting a pic of the engine bay sticker mentioning it.
#13
I'm almost 100% sure '11 doesn't have the scratch shield, my dealer (who could be wrong) said it did not and yes I'm positive it is NOT a '10. I did have Cilajet thrown in by dealer but doubt that would impact scratch resistance if in fact it has that.
#14
Your 09 should have had the self-healing paint, my 09 does. My 07 Blue Slate paint sucked w/ plenty of chips and light swirls and my self-healing 09 has even more chips, but the swirls in the clear coat float back into the surface if left in the sun for a few hours. All Infiniti paint is pathetically fragile, especially noticeable on the darkest colors. Those that haven't had problems w/ chipping are either not driving their cars very much or not in much traffic at speed, or just very, very lucky. At least that's been my opinion (and hundreds of others on G35driver and this site.) Maybe the Infiniti Ms paint is better, but the Gs is very poor for a car at this price point IMO.
G35Rhino, do you keep your car garaged and out of the sun for the most part? You might put it out in the sun for a few hours and see if those swirls float back into the clear coat, they should. Might not get great results if it's not very warm where you live being winter & all
G35Rhino, do you keep your car garaged and out of the sun for the most part? You might put it out in the sun for a few hours and see if those swirls float back into the clear coat, they should. Might not get great results if it's not very warm where you live being winter & all
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^^you sure about that?
This thread has the press release
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...1-g-sedan.html
But looking here
Nissan and Infiniti - The 2011 Infiniti Lineup --- Charting the Changes
The part about the scratch shield paint has been removed.. No mention of this on the 2012 PR either.
This thread has the press release
https://www.myg37.com/forums/g37-sed...1-g-sedan.html
But looking here
Nissan and Infiniti - The 2011 Infiniti Lineup --- Charting the Changes
The part about the scratch shield paint has been removed.. No mention of this on the 2012 PR either.
I'm telling you '11 has scratch shield.
I knew twice as much about the G then my dealer did. So, that 's not saying much coming from them. It has it.