George's explanation makes sense and sounds very plausible. The nature of them isn't like something that could be caused by the abrasives in the polishes we used, they are waaaay too small.

Even though I am **** about stuff like this, it doesn't really bother me because nobody, but nobody, will ever see them unelss I point it out and even then you have to have the perfect light and have your nose right down on the paint surface. My wife doesnt even see it when I try to show her. When I seal and wax the car, you cant see them. So all in all I guess in my case I just wanted to know why; I know there's nothing that can be done about it, so I'm OK with them. Just curious as to what it was.

 

I totally agaree, they are so barely there that it's more a question of intrest than anything else.

 

Sounds like orange peel to me.

See here for photos to compare to your car: http://www.sherwin-automotive.com/re...peel/index.cfm

 

No sir, it's not orange peel. I know what that looks like (I actually had a small area of it on one panel and corrected it) and this isn't it.

 

Well all cars have some degree of orange peel. If you look at your paint with you head parallel to the surface and shine a light you will see that there are slight variations in the clear. This can't be avoided copletely since it would require wetsanding and polishing to completely remove it. But the only time you would see that done these days in in a refinishing job where you could apply extra coats of clear knowing you would be wet sanding it down. You can wetsand you clear if you want but that might a bit dagerous since there isn't much clear to begin with.

 

The time has come for pics.

 

some times things happen at the dealerships and they either have and in house painter or they send it out to be touched up. these small incidents are not usually reported by the dealer making the customer the looser. sorry to hear about your problem.

 

I will try to take pics, but until I was the car this weekend (if the weather coops) you wont be able to see them.

 

OK, it seems as if its not the paint at all. It mmust be something that I (we) have done. I came to this conclusion because I have clear bra over the whole front of my car. ON the hood I can see it as well. So it's not the paint itself or it couldn't be on the surface of the clear bra. Hmmmmm...

 

I just bought my 2009 G37s OB less than a week ago. Washed my car twice, and noticed the same thing. The funny thing is, its on my chrome Infiniti wheels also. Is there any solution to fixing this? Or is it something we have to live with.. Also a question on the healing paint, how long for small scratches to go away? I believe my friend was leaning on my car and his belt scratched the side of the car...

 

i actually just bought this 08 g37 and saw the specks all over the car, i havent told the dealership yet but i will be heading over there this fri, i actually checked the lot on other g37's they all have them. its overspray and it looks terrible, plus its more prone to scratches.

 

Well mine isn't specks - meaning it doesn't sit on top of the clear coat, its pits - like micor divots in the clear.

 

Ok.

 

I have the same problem but my car has blueish spots on it, I am taking it to the dealer for detailing. Also, after removing my emblems today, I found rust spots where the "G37S" was and in between the Infiniti logo. Any one else encounter such a thing ?

 

IMO this is a painting issue

Clear coat bubbles – so called solvent pop is caused by the paint topcoats trapping evaporating solvent gases during curing and drying (outgas) the pressure builds causing micro-explosions (pop) pushing up small blister in the wet paint or topcoat. Solvent pop will appear after the film is "skinned over" and when sanded will have pinholes
•Improper paint prep
•Wrong solvent or reducer
•Excessive film thickness
•Too heavy an undercoat can trap solvents •Insufficient outgas (paint cure)

Correction- Repaint the base coat and apply a clear-coat to the affected panel)

Air entrapment - may have an appearance very similar to solvent pop or dust contamination small crater like openings in or on the paint film; cause - trapped air pockets in the wet paint film that rise to the surface and "burst" causing small fissures; lack of atomization is the cause of air entrapment and may be due to one or more of the following;
•Spray gun travel too slow or
•Spray gun held too close to painted surface,
•Low air pressure or
•Improper spray gun setup.

Correction- sand or compound with 1500 or finer grit paper to remove and then polish to restore gloss.