Paint defect on rear bumper

[Who.Am.Eye.2716]

Couple weeks ago when I was applying wax sealant by hand. I noticed this part of the rear bumper was missing paint. Had the service advisor take pics and wants me to come in and talk to the servicing manager about it

If Nissan accepts this under warranty, what are my options on getting it repainted? Im not sure how I want to approach this tho. Maybe let it go and deal with it later

 

[Mugzilla]

Saw this on FB on my feed!

I do not think they can just touch up and blend that one spot. They would have to repaint the whole bumper.

 

[Z_x3]

I just touched up a blemish under the hood with the OEM touch up paint for the stealth gray, from far away and even up close it’s barely noticeable. I had to channel my inner Picasso, but definitely a cheaper option than a full repaint out of pocket. Will try to post some after pics as I don’t have any befores.

 

[thesilverbullet]

Unless it’s been repainted before due to early models having paint problems, just grab some touch up paint or have real auto paint mixed with harder and just clean with soap and water, wipe with acetone and hit with a tiny brush. After it cures, maybe blend it by hand with a rubbing compound like meguiar’s ultra pro speed compound M110 or similar.

 

[Who.Am.Eye.2716]

Thanks for your inputs. At this point, I cant notice it when standing up. Im going to let it go and deal with it later

If they accept it being a manufacturer paint defect. Lets see if I can get a free paint pen out of it.

I will follow up next week

 

[alienpoker]

It’s a Beautiful blue. It didn’t leave the factory like that! I’m speculating here- but It looks to me like the bumper was taken off to buff out a minor scratch. The detailer didn’t know what they were doing. Or maybe the buffer got away from them & buffed the edge down to primer.

No perfect fix except a complete bumper refinish - as Mugzilla has said. He’s spot-on… If they blend just 1/2 of it with the base color, they still will need to clearcoat the entire bumper. In my experience, it won’t match the other panels (because it’s a metallic). So as the bumper will come off anyway, the correct repair is to repaint & clearcoat the whole bumper.

Don’t accept a ‘touch up’ job as it won’t ever look right. Every time you wash your car, you'll notice it. The Nissan dealership should offer to fix it right. They likely have good bodyshops they use. Otherwise, I would raise a customer complaint with the Nissan regional manager to get the dealership to do it under warranty.

I studied 3 years of hands-on ACRT “Auto Collision Repair Technology” at a College body shop with a spray booth and am i-Car certified. I’ve completely painted several cars, including metallics. I’m fairly knowledgeable about car finishes and painting processes. So my reply is (overly) detailed- but I wanted you to know why they should offer to do the right thing.

 

[RobotAZ]

I think something rubbed it during shipping. That or it was rubbed somehow prior to assembly and after paint.

I would just use a very small paintbrush, smaller than the touch up brush, and do repeated very thin coats till you can’t see it. You’ll never notice if you take your time and use the tiniest brush they sell for kid’s crafts and stuff.

 

[Who.Am.Eye.2716]

@alienpoker

Thanks for your insight. That seems to be the better option vs touch up

.... it was rubbed somehow prior to assembly and after paint. ....

This is my thoughts as well