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I noticed Flashman's post regarding paint defects on his NV. I also have paint defects on my new black NV. It looks like some kind of small particulate was in the paint when they sprayed the panels. I have these tiny raised specs under the clear coat in random places all over the vehicle. Has anyone else noticed this on their NV? Brought it to a different Nissan dealer (local) and they said it was one of the worst factory paint jobs they had seen. I always thought it looked a bit flat, but figured it was a commercial vehicle so it was just a standard paint job. I hadn't noticed the specs of junk until he pointed them out. I don't know what the solution is here. If they repaint the vehicle, that typically diminishes the value significantly because the next buyer assumes it was in an accident.

I had a quick question about Nissan dealerships with their own body and paint shop. We have some body and paint damage following an unfortunate encounter with a snow plow. Their insurance is paying. We have been trying to get estimates from various independent body shops recommended by Nissan dealerships in our area, however none of them can accommodate the high roof NV in their paint booth or are unfamiliar about how to repaint and clear coat in areas around the rubber sealant between the large side panels. The estimates we have gotten range from $1200 to $3400. Damage is a dent in the rear driver's side column next to the door, scratches on the hinges, and a scratch on the large side panel on driver's side. And busted tail light. The issue every body shop seems to have is about how to clear coat the side panel since on each side it has that rubber seal and thus doesn't have a clear edge at which to end the clear coat. Some have suggested to clear coat over the seals ie the full length from the back to the driver side door. Are there Nissan dealerships that have their own body shop and paint shop which would be more familiar with repairing and repainting the NV specifically? We called about a half dozen or so in NorCal but none of them do their own work. Thank you very much!

So, I was looking out my second story bedroom window down at my NV and it looked like something was on the roof of my van. I thought it was a leaf so I went down and opened up the side door and peaked over the roof and flicked off the "leaf" only to discover that it wasn't a leaf but a chip of paint that has curled up. I'm having the dealer look at it tomorrow. The vehicle is less than a year old. I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that it may have been from bird poop that didn't get cleaned off? If that is the case, I know bird poop is acidic and bad for paint but christ we have gone away on vacation to come back to a rogue bird poop that dried on my wife's dark blue Cadillac and that left like a slight outline in the clear coat or something, this is insane. In the lower left corner where the paint is totally missing is a spot weld. In fact you can see all 4 spot welds in the photo. Am i crazy to think that bird poop (assuming that is what happened) shouldn't strip the paint down to the bare metal?