Hey guys I bought my 2004 Infiniti fx35 a few months ago and noticed that the rear and front bumper have a purple tinge to them compared to the rest of the car. I know that this is due to a respray but I think only the clear is causing this since a very small spot peeled and the normal black was underneath. I am just wondering if I polish the car will this take out most of the purpling or am I going to eventually need a respray? Just thinking the polish may help since the purple could be on the surface.
Purple-Black Paint
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Fire0nic3FX
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Looks like a cheap black paint to me.
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Yeah, sadly I think this was a poorly done repair. I may still try to polish to see if it helps at all but if not I will eventually respray. Odd thing was is that there was nothing in the car fax about the respray so I sorta figure a botch job. Oh well.
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Accidents and repairs don't always come up on carfax. I had an accident back in 2010 and up to this day my carfax still shows up as 0 accidents. My score is 93.
Yuck... yeah I'd try a wet sand. Polish won't do much. It does look like crappy black paint though.
When I first saw the thread title I thought "oh that might look interesting," but then I realized it wasn't intentional lol... there's plenty of orange peel on that repainted surface too, I personally wouldn't even bother with wet sanding and shell out the ~$350 or so to respray properly.
When I first saw the thread title I thought "oh that might look interesting," but then I realized it wasn't intentional lol... there's plenty of orange peel on that repainted surface too, I personally wouldn't even bother with wet sanding and shell out the ~$350 or so to respray properly.
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Whoever painted it did a suck ass job. Look at all that orange peel texture in the clear. It needs a wet sanding!
Yeah, I agree. I mean I got the car for a good price so not too pissed but it is something that really annoys me. Im gonna wet sand since I have the polish and rotary so in the meantime until I shell out the cash to get it repainted it won't have the orange peel at least. What price do you guys think I would be looking at to get the front bumper, rear bumper and rear right quarter repainted? Appreciate all of the input though guys!
Haha I wish.When I read the title at first, I thought you were going towards this:
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Lizard Lee
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same here! lol
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Did you take it to a reliable body shop when you re-spray it? To me it looks like they use some cheap paint, the color changes when you park directly under the sun. Polishing is not going to help a lot but definitely give a try.
When I read the title at first, I thought you were going towards this:
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Did you take it to a reliable body shop when you re-spray it? To me it looks like they use some cheap paint, the color changes when you park directly under the sun. Polishing is not going to help a lot but definitely give a try.
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Sorry for late reply, but I bought the car like this from a Honda dealership. Not sure if they did it or what, but it is only bad when in direct sun as you stated. It didn't seem like a big deal before I bought it, nor is it now but just an annoyance that gets at me when the sun hits it right. I tried some wet sanding and polishing and it got rid of the horrible orange peel at least but the purple is still there.
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- 2006 FX35 RWD
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Lol this^When I read the title at first, I thought you were going towards this:
