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Car Forum / Nissan / Nissan Cars / September 2005Does touch up Paint STAY ON the car??
Hi, I am about to buy a 2002 Maxima, but have noticed it has probably 70 chips on the hood- they are not DINGS, just chips. The dealer said he would touch up the paint, but will that work ? Please help ! It’s alot of money if it won’t last and I will be stuck. Thanks! > Hi, > > I am about to buy a 2002 Maxima, but have noticed it has probably 70 > chips on the hood- they are not DINGS, just chips. The dealer said he > would touch up the paint, but will that work ? The only other option is a repaint. ANY paint is going to chip with use.  SignatureSteve http://www.atlantaracing.com > Hi, > > I am about to buy a 2002 Maxima, but have noticed it has probably 70 > chips on the hood- they are not DINGS, just chips. The dealer said he > would touch up the paint, but will that work ? Please help ! It’s > alot of money if it won’t last and I will be stuck. It will "last" but it probably won't look that good. I'd tell them you want to see it touched up before you buy it. The right way to do it is for a body shop to repaint the front end. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks! That's an awful lot of chips on a newish car. Was it driven on gravel roads a lot? - and if so, is there any underseal left? Andy >> I am about to buy a 2002 Maxima, but have noticed it has probably 70 >> chips on the hood- they are not DINGS, just chips. The dealer said he [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > That's an awful lot of chips on a newish car. Was it driven on gravel > roads a lot? - and if so, is there any underseal left? Not really - depends on how and where you drive it. I have an '04 G35 and the front end looks like it's been sandblasted @ 30k. Never seen a gravel road. Why? Lots of little rocks here on the interstates and in the winter they use a salt/gravel/ash mix on the roads. Even keeping distance from the car in front of me, I still get the chips. Just a fact of life here. The new environmentally friendly paint doesn't help either. "" wrote: > >> I am about to buy a 2002 Maxima, but have noticed it has > probably 70 [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > The new environmentally friendly paint doesn't help either. Thanks for all the help. We have gotten the dealer to paint the whole hood, and no touch-up will be done. > Thanks for all the help. We have gotten the dealer to paint > the whole hood, and no touch-up will be done. Sounds like this dealer is quite desperate to sell this car :-) After he does the painting, you can always complain about the color match between the hood and the reast of the car ;-) I hope you did not paid any money in advance... > "" wrote: > > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > Thanks for all the help. We have gotten the dealer to paint the whole > hood, and no touch-up will be done. Don't expect the paint to match...and you can also expect no prep to make the paint "permanent". In a year, the new paint will craze, crack and peel. I advise you to stay away from this car. The previous owner obviously had little care for the car, it was probably not well maintained, and the dealer seems eager to get it off the lot... At the very minimum, ask to have the car taken to a reputable mechanic that *YOU* choose for a thorough mechanical and electrical inspection. It would also be advisable to have the VIN Number checked through CarFax. It could be a reclaim from a vehicle previously declared "totaled". Bobby .... > Thanks for all the help. We have gotten the dealer to paint the whole > hood, and no touch-up will be done. When you sell it, someone might pass on the car or pay less because the it's had "paint work." Without knowing why, they might assume the damage was worse than it is. If you end up buying the car, might take a "before" pic to show the paint was done merely because of the chipping. the main thing you need to know about paint work is, it is only as good as the prep work. If the prep work is crap then the paint job is crap. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Thanks! > I am about to buy a 2002 Maxima, but have noticed it has probably 70 > chips on the hood- they are not DINGS, just chips. The dealer said he > would touch up the paint, but will that work ? Please help ! Its > alot of money if it wont last and I will be stuck. Why purchase the car you DONT LIKE ? There are so many good cars on the market... Touch up looks awful. |
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