Paint Incident Identification Manual
The Paint Incident Identification Manual contains information to help you identify and diagnose paint issues. In order to achieve reliable paint diagnosis and ensure successful repairs, I encourage you to study this manual and become familiar with its contents before starting your paint inspection work. Furthermore, aside from providing identification information, this manual will answer commonly asked questions with regards to paint inspection AND paint incidents, as well as giving the warranty policy for both Infiniti and Nissan for each individual paint incident.
The photos in the manual show some examples of the various paint incidents described and are taken from various websites. I take no credit for any referenced images – they are owned by their respective right-holders.
Table of Contents (in order, please click for direct links to the post):
PRE-INSPECTION
Inspection Procedures
Previous Repair Indicators
PAINT INCIDENTS
Blisters
Buff Marks
Door Edge Chips
Stone Chips
Wheel Well Chips
Color Mismatch
Cracking
Craters / Fish Eyes
Dirt in Paint
Acid Rain Etch
Bird Droppings
Chemical Contamination
Hard Water Spots
Insect Spots
Iron Particles
Tree Sap Spots
Blackout Panel Fade
Fade
Loss of Gloss
Mottling
Orange Peel
Bumper Peeling
Bumper Scrapes
Clearcoat Peeling
Colorcoat Peeling
Grille Peeling
PGF (Paint Guard Film) Stains
Runs
Sanding Scratches
Surface Scratches
Thin Paint
