Subject	ARGH! 13 years my car's paint is mint....until tonight!
Posted by	SeedyRom on September 26, 2002 at 1:11 AM
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Message	Damnit. All I know is I cleaned the car before going down to a little car show/350Z thing at a Nissan dealer and the car was mint. I drove peacefully home with the radio off and NEVER heard a damn thing. Yet I get home to find a nice 3" gash in my damn hood with plenty of non-removable scratches next to it. And to top it off whatever it was that hit my car also hit the windshield and left 2 gashes in it right in the line of vision. How the HELL did I not see/hear this!? I don't even listen to the radio anymore, just the car. Damnit. I'm one that doesn't mind touching up chips and scratches...it's part of life with a car and I don't fret it. But this is bullshit...right on my near perfect hood in the middle and you can't touch up those side scratches (didn't buff out). WTF...the ONE thing I hated about my NA so much was the slight mismatched colors in the front hood/fascia. Now I have to repaint a 13 year old paintjob on the hood and pray to GOD for a match. Fuck. Vent off. Anyone have any miracle ideas? I'm wondering about trying a detailed touchup and color sanding by a pro...nothing to lose. Do I even stand a chance? I'd rather live with a decent coverup than a mismatched color hood. _________________________________________________________________________ My 300Z: www.zheaven.com - Have a question about my ride? Answers lie within. Admin: www.350ZForum.com - Your source for the lastest info on the new Nissan 350Z! Writer: www.SportZMagazine.com - Nothing but Z cars from cover to cover! Subscribe today! Sig for Guapo
Follow Ups	ARGH! 13 years my car's paint is mint....until tonight! - SeedyRom 01:11:51 09/26/02 Ouch, some bullets skim the car or something? (n/m) - Snoguitar 01:46:54 09/26/02 No doubt...how it didn't leave a dent, I don't know. - SeedyRom 01:52:22 09/26/02 you think it could have been done intentionally? - Turbonium 300Zx 02:30:21 09/26/02 That sucks, maybe a touch-up paint?? - fairladytt 02:00:46 09/26/02 pretty nasty - TelZX 02:02:53 09/26/02 what part of the hood are the scratches on - splitc5r1 02:31:09 09/26/02 dead middle. (n/m) - SeedyRom 03:10:18 09/26/02 I think a professional touchup is possible --> - ionstram 03:04:52 09/26/02 Another idea - pay a body shop to mix some paint. . . - ionstram 03:08:21 09/26/02 smaller ones will come out but that large one - psy 03:20:01 09/26/02 nice screenname, thx (n/m) - Snoguitar 03:44:44 09/26/02 which way are the scrathes going..maybe take a pic zoomed - RaditZ 03:15:49 09/26/02 From the front of the car towards the rear... - SeedyRom 03:39:14 09/26/02 i am...trying to think of what it could have been... (n/m) - RaditZ 03:51:49 09/26/02 Re: ARGH! 13 years my car's paint is mint....until tonight! - Avalon Ent - Racing Division 04:13:06 09/26/02 Thanks bro :) I'll check one out! - SeedyRom 04:27:09 09/26/02 Border hood Time? - JonTT 11:10:50 09/26/02 Uh, no - touch it up. Dont repaint it. Live with it. It adds - AshsZ (Fab Whore, Ph.D) 05:38:40 09/26/02 I think he should throw a band-aid on it and be done with it (n/m) - Snoguitar 06:05:27 09/26/02 dont you mean rivet a piece of wood over it? :-) - TARGETZ 06:59:01 09/26/02 it's the new style... - MyWhiteZTT(NJ) 08:35:03 09/26/02 wow, what are those wheels? (n/m) - mitchell :tulsa: 12:28:20 09/26/02 racing hart tracers (n/m) - down5hift 12:52:17 09/26/02 Ouch that big one is a Doooziie... (n/m) - Pats300zx 06:27:39 09/26/02 battle scars that what you say :-) (n/m) - Carlos Ramirez 06:57:38 09/26/02 it builds character. (n/m) - josh 08:01:23 09/26/02 get a carbon fiber hood. (n/m) - TTony 09:33:59 09/26/02 as long as he paints it to match the car (n/m) - sbsTT(MD) 10:55:28 09/26/02 and get B&B and leave the cats in. (n/m) - TTony 11:21:11 09/26/02 har har. - sbsTT(MD) 22:33:05 09/26/02 If he paints it there will be mismatch paint. Leave it CF. (n/m) - Arturo C. 11:36:32 09/26/02 Do tell your theory on mismatched paint...(???) (n/m) - nixit(da][as) 13:45:23 09/26/02 Forgot to add at the end of the sentence a ;) - Arturo C. 17:10:05 09/26/02 and black/grey weave isn't mismatched to cherry pearl? (n/m) - sbsTT(MD) 22:32:28 09/26/02 never. (n/m) - SeedyRom 14:31:53 09/26/02 ouch, thats pretty deep. Hope it works out dude :) (n/m) - sbsTT(MD) 10:56:28 09/26/02 Talk to Infinite Loop about this - Playboy 12:24:42 09/26/02 Baker wont touch it with a 10 foot pole dude. - SeedyRom 14:35:08 09/26/02 Ouch :( Sorry dude! - Jackie Chan (Boosted) 18:01:03 09/26/02
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