Hi,
the front bumper on my g35 is covered in tiny stone chips and they all show up white, it looks like the sky at night
Obvious fix would be a re-paint but i don't fancy that. Next thing would be
to touch each chip up with paint and then wet sand and re-polish but this would take for ever.
So , i was wondering if something like vevet blue dodo juice wax would help to fill and mask them so it looks better. My car is blue (b16 colour).
what do guys think? any advise on what to do. It drives me mad every time i see it
cheers
firebee

 

My 04 Twilight Blue Coupe is the same way. I have polished, sealed, glazed, and waxed my car and the small chips are still visible. I'm not positive but I don't think switching wax colors will make a huge difference as wax will only fill-in small imperfections. Something like a stone chip is just too deep, at least on my car. I had a paint touch-up guy fix some of the most visible ones so it doesn't look quite as bad. Probably not a whole lot short of paint work will make a big difference. But if you find something please let me know, those chips irritate me too!

 

04 TB same way. Front of hood too Looks like it's time for all of us to get aftermarket bumpers with good paint I want that self healing clear coat the EX has.

 

If their chips, it most likely has to be painted. Sorry.
Highway driving FTL.

 

I have 04 TB also. Infiniti cheaped out on our paint...I got alot of small rock chips on my hood and front bumber too. lame....

 

I drive about 30k highway miles a year and my bumper also looks horrible. A repaint is probably the only option. How much should I expect to pay?

 

I asked the same thing in another thread and I was told about $300 to $400. That is more than I want to spend but I can't stand looking at all those little chips so I might just go ahead and do it.

 

Yeah...figure it lasts 3-4yrs before it gets really bad again. It's worth it.

 

Has anyone tried the 3m film after repainting? My bumper is in need of a repaint as well.

 

Just dont drive your car..problem solved. Lol

 

i have the same problem... do any of u know a good paint place in socal???
and is that the price for the whole car??

 

I think you would have to add another "0" for painting the whole car! That quote was just for the bumper because they have to prep it, fill in any imperfections, and then paint it again. I think it is also a little more difficult because it is a urethane part rather than just regular sheet metal. I don't know why urethane takes more work but that is what I have been told. Hopefully someone in SoCal can help you find a decent place to get it done.

 

TB here also. I hate seeing those damn chips. I almost had a heart attack the first time I washed my car. Had so many new chips after only 1 month.

 

m y black coupe also has chips..thats why im just getting a ts1 front bumper for $189

 

My 2K SE Max is so chipped that, it pains me to even wash the car. Had the bumper repainted at 16k but, same thing hapenned all over again. Had a 3M clear-bra installed on the G at about 8K, loving it. Only option I can think for our cars.