Ahhhhh, I hate it when they dig up the asphalt on the highway and all of a sudden, you're driving on gravel with trucks throwing rocks at you from the front. I know some people have put the 3M chip guard on the front edge of the hood/fenders, but what about the bumper? I'm surprised that the bumper cover is not strong enough for stone chips. I already have a few dings over my front bumper That's why I hate washing my car, because everytime I find something!

 

Welcome to the "Chip of the Week" club.....

Try driving a TB or Black car and you'll really see some chips!!!!

Its a pain in the a$$. Many people have clear bra'd their entire front bumper.

B.

 

I hear you, Stephen, on the chips....a real PITA, that's why I had it installed on all front surfaces including the front edge of the hood, bumper, and side mirrors. Some get the leading edge of the roof done too.
3M Trim-Line in Mississauge is where I go....they're excellent.

C.

 

there snothing ucan do..inifinti has a crappy paint supplier and poor clear coat..even if u lived in cali or florida..ur car would get little stone chips..its like the paint likes to come off lol..i have seen it all over many cars every with the autobon =0(

 

The paint is definitely soft. It's unbelievable that my wife has a POS '01 Sunfire, that we don't take care of at all and it literally does not have a mark on it- swirls/chips etc. The paint on that thing has many times the durabilty of my Coupe.

 

I have black and everytime I wash I cringe. I used some of this Touchup123 touch up paint. Previously I got the Infiniti touch up pen which basically made horrible blotches. The Touchup123 stuff is pretty easy to use and you can always wipe off and reapply if you mess up. Not quite as good results as they post on their website though, but better then having hundreds of little stone chips on the front of the car.

 

Thanks, Colin. Does the 3M film diminish the deepness and lustre of the paint finish?

I notice too because we used to own two Toyotas, one was a white 1992 Camry LE and I never thought you could stone chip a bumper because it's plastic. That bumper on the Camry seemed like the entire plastic cover was white so there was no way one could chip it ... until we got the Sentra, then Maxima and now the G35, I started to realize that I was taking the Camry for granted. The paint is definitely soft on the Nissans. Oh well, I guess you save a buck here and there ...

 

No, it doesn't. Well worth the investment.

You can wax or seal right over the clear bra.

 

On my M's Platinum Ice (close to Brilliant Silver) paint, I notice no difference in colour from one surface to the other...
The 3M coating is very clear and promises to not yellow or otherwise change.

The untreated/uncoated surfaces on the other hand will change over time depending of many factors.

As you say, Nissan's/Infiniti's paint is 'weak' and needs some special care. I'd strongly recommend clear at the front, and preferably sooner b4 the chips begin.

Colin.