show us pics when u have time ^_^

Had a place try to do vinyl on my PW, wasn't gonna work out so he is having a guy come in to do a flat black paint job. Figured the guy paints cars he should do a better job, I seem to have no luck painting ever! Plus $150 isn't a bad price. Scheduled for the 25th so I'll put pics up after :)

Post pics when you are done so I can decide for sure :tup:

Could you use 2000 grit ultra fine sand paper instead of the brito pad?

yes yes u can even use 1500 grit if u like ull be fine.. the brito pad is actually equivalent to 1500 grit so ull be good... :tup: 2000 will take u a long time.... its like sanding with printing paper.... :shakes head:

man!...just damn...very sexy.

just got my pearl white, but scared to do the fangs, anyone done em in pearl white yet? hehe.

Yea I just did them but they came out less than spectacular. :(

wat happened?!?

ooo can u up some pictures? what happened?

Well my dumbass sprayed too close and it ran. I let it dry and tried sanding of that spot. Needless to say it was a pain in the ***. Also the lines at the end are choppy. I tried my best to neatly tape off the ends but it wasn't good enough. From a distance it looks ok but once you come in close and you can see my shoddy work. I'm debating if I should just strip it and start over or just have a body shop do it. Simota how were you able to get the lines so neat? I'll take pics during lunch and post them up.

Here are the pics, sorry for being late

http://www.the370z.com/members/zeto-...121-370z-3.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/zeto-...120-370z-2.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/zeto-...119-370z-1.jpg

I have to do some more detailed to pics to show the blemishes. Also using the satin clear coat I got more of a gloss black than a flat black.

you know, judging from the pictures, thats not bad at all.

are you going to do the back blackout near the exhaust pipes as well?

Yes I am but after this experience I think I'll leave that to a body shop.

I did mine this weekend and it didn't go too smoothly... I used flat black and a matte
clearcoat. For some reason the clearcoat got messed up, it turned white... So I sanded the clearcoat off and did 2 more coats of the flat black, no clearcoat. I am planning on getting a clearbra anyway, so I figured I can do without the clearcoat. In the end it looked fine, only problem were the lines on the left and right of the fangs, they were not straight! I really did my best neatly taping, but just like Zeto, not good enough. But I solved the problem today, I bought a set of fine brushes and sort of pin striped the ends, it turned out quite nice. I took before and after pictures, which I'll post tomorrow. So Zeto, I'd say try the pinstripe trick, it worked for me.
I'll do my rear bumper (the part around the tailpipes) this weekend, but instead of painting, I'll use vinyl, I ordered the vinyl overlay from Bluebat (vendor on this forum).

Thanks for the advice! I rep'ed you up! What kind of paint did you use for the pinstripe? Do you have the link for the vinyl vendor?

No problem, I hope my little bit of advice is helpfull. I used the left over spray paint, just sprayed a litle in a cup. The spay paint I used is Rust-Oleum "Universal" The brushes I used are simple hobby brushes from the WallMart arts and crafts section :)

Here is the link to the vendor for the Vinyl overlays:
BLUEBATMOBILE.net - Nissan 370Z Forum

I should be able to get these on the car tonight. I will post pics this weekend.

And here are the before and after pics and the brushes I used:

Very nice JB1 :tup:

SOrry guys... :shakes head: i havent been subscribing recently on the forum... this month sucks... anyways... i got the line pretty neat spraying thin coats and when i peeled the tape away... i peeled it away from the line instead of jus upward... and JB1... the clear coat turned white cuz it was probably cold or.. was shot to thick... it happened to me the first time when i did my fangs... so yah ull be good with the clear bra though :tup:

By the way!!! props on the brush trick :tup: seriously nicely done :happydance:

JB1, I can't seem to find the link for the vinyl overlay. Is there some where I'm not looking?

hey... ZETO!!! nice ride.... really feeling the vents reminds me of a GTR rep point!!! loving the fangs.... :tup:

Try this email address. They guy doesn't have an online store, just email him and he'll give you instructions on how to order. A bit weird, but it worked for me.

mailto:bluebatmobile@san.rr.com

I put the overlays on yesterday, but i'm not 100% happy. To the left and right of the " fog light" the overlay didn't cover completely, so I'll email bleu bat to get some feedback.

Simota, thanks for the diy! Did my fangs last week. As you can see in a previous post, I had some problems getting some edges straight, but in the end it all worked out fine. Your DIY was very helpfull!

Hey guys I redid the fangs and they came out great! I used the brush like you said JB1 and it worked like a charm. Simota thank you for the DIY! I sanded it down and I also borrowed some nail polish remover from my mom :lol: I actually put about 4-5 coats of the acrylic lacquer. I didn't use the clear at all. Let's see how long it lasts.

Do you have pics? How off was it?

I'll post pics tomorrow from a PC, I'm on my iPhone now.

I'm glad you were able to fix the fangs! Did you get the special WalMart brushes? :)

looks much better!

:tup: haha all of you are welcome.... im debating if im gonna do a write up for blacking out handles... u think i should? i alredy blacked mine out but... dint take pics cuz my camera is broke :shakes head:

write a general handle painting guide, haha

i'm gonna match handles to the red paint, btw. as soon as i find a shop to do it for me, no time to do it myself :(

Actually I bought thte brushes from Leows but they worked just as well.

Pics are attached below. As you can see it's not far off, but just enough to create 2 "fangs" on either side of the fog light cove thing. So I got rid of the front fangs, but added rear fangs, how about that... :confused:

BTW sorry Simota for taking over your thread :)

I see what you mean. It doesn't look bad at all though.

Yeah, its "not bad". But not bad is not not good enough for me :). The rest of the fitment is really good so to me this really stands out. It just bugs me a bit, that's all

u thread JACKER... i will never forgive u!!! hahah im jus playing man i just want everyone on this forum to help out each other haha.... dood JB1 dont feel bad... i have a gap like that too the two fangs thing.... thats why i aded my rear fog lamp to really hide it... ur own is very minimal.. mines a lil bit bigger... but nice rear valence none the less.. :tup:

phew, thanks for letting me of the hook Simota1 :)

i believe black fang is a must.. the look of body colored fangs are just ughhh.

:iagree: I realy like the overal looks of the car, except for the fangs, that's why this is the first mod I did

:iagree: hells yesh... haha :happydance: guys.... im so happy my eibach springs came in mwahahah.... :tup: gonna close that gap in the fender well...

congratulations simota :) I've never actually gotten springs itself.
I've always been a coilover kinda girl.