# 2019 Nissan Frontier - Paint question

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [March 25, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175 "2019-03-25T04:25:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Sylvia07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@Sylvia07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Sylvia07)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 4:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175/1 "2019-03-25T04:25:09Z")

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I’m looking to purchase a midsize truck. I went to a Nissan dealership and I really like the Frontier but while I was inspecting the paint I noticed a section of the rear back side on both sides that have a bubbling paint look about 6"hx12"w that I have never seen on a new vehicle. The salesperson had never noticed it and could not explain why all the trucks in the lot had it. Has anyone ever reported this?

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175/2 "2019-03-25T11:23:55Z")

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If it’s behind the rear wheel and at the bottom edge of the bed, it’s to help reduce rock chips in the paint.  
 ![Capture2](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/0/021b68f84d313f03c0093f2375bd228f7a6c2517.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![MikeInNH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a587f6/32.png) [@MikeInNH](https://community.cartalk.com/u/MikeInNH)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 5:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175/3 "2019-03-25T17:47:05Z")

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It could be rubberized undercoating used as a rock-chip protector. It’s applied on the metal or primer, then you paint over it.

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**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175/4 "2019-03-25T17:51:49Z")

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@MikeInNH is correct and Nissan is not the only manufacturer to do this. Many cars and trucks use this on the rocker panels as well as area you noted.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175/5 "2019-03-25T21:42:30Z")

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> [@keith](#):
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> Many cars and trucks use this on the rocker panels as well as area you noted.

+1  
And, that car salesman was–perhaps–even more clueless than most of his peers.  
🤔

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2019-nissan-frontier-paint-question/137175/6 "2019-03-25T22:03:53Z")

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It is like this product.  
[https://www.3m.com/3M/en\_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Rocker-Schutz-Coating/?N=5002385+3293241997&rt=rud](https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/3M-Rocker-Schutz-Coating/?N=5002385+3293241997&rt=rud)