Nissan 370Z Forum

Nissan 370Z Forum (http://www.the370z.com/)
-   DIY Section (Do-It-Yourself) (http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-do-yourself/)
-   -   DIY: Blacked Out Fangs... (http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-do-yourself/6219-diy-blacked-out-fangs.html)

simota1 07-02-2009 05:06 AM

DIY: Blacked Out Fangs...
 
Alright... sorry guys... ive been super tired... and o man my days have been just so slow and tiring...

ANYWAYS...

what u need here to do this diy is...

Black satin spray paint
Satin clear coat
masking tape
masking paint paper or news paper works fine...
and a scotch brite brito pad... get the one that actually scratches dont get the non scratch one....

Step one... Wash down he fang area....

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-003.jpg

Use soap and water and scrub the fang area u wanna make the surface free of any contaminants like bugs tree sap bird crap etc.... at this time u can also begin to scuff the fang area with the brito pad..... so the paint will have something to stick to... be very careful not to scratch the areas that u dont want to paint because it will be dull......

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-002.jpg

Then wash it again and dry it with a clean rag....

STEP 2 Masking...

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-007.jpg

well this part is a no brainer just take ur time and mask everything chin spoiler and make sure the line that separate the fangs to the rest of the bumper is taped neatly.... u want a smooth line not a jagged line that u can tell u taped it badly and shot it with paint....

Step 3 Painting...

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-009.jpg

Start spraying in thin coats waiting 10 mins between coats... and then shoot it with the clear satin spray paint... also waiting 10 mins between coats... be very patient... dont rush or u might run with the paint or worse ull spray it to thick that itll take forever to dry....

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...-fangs-010.jpg


http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...housin-012.jpg

WELL this is the end result... i think that this mod is really easy and everyone is capable of doing it... just be patient and dont rush and the results will be fantastic... when i brought my z to a z meeting they thought i bought my z like that lol and they were saying i never knew that the new 370z had a black housing headlight and fang delete option? it just made me smile..... good luck guys... and remember patience is the tool to having clean and well done mods... finishing modifications isnt a race guys... so take ur time ;)

Shunya 07-02-2009 06:30 AM

^Props to you there~!
it looks good imho!!
I thought about doing the same thing as well.
but the projector housing (silver part) was gunna body color match too :)
but still this is very very sexy :D

simota1 07-02-2009 06:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shunya (Post 104604)
^Props to you there~!
it looks good imho!!
I thought about doing the same thing as well.
but the projector housing (silver part) was gunna body color match too :)
but still this is very very sexy :D

i was gonna do that too.. i even got the factory matched paint... but i didnt wanna do it cuz what if i changed my color in the future? =( so i just painted it gun metal... so itll look good even if i changed my color to something else... but i dont think people can notice its gun metal in pics... :shakes head:

sebaztianl 07-02-2009 06:45 AM

Thanks for the write up, looks awesome!

nogoodname 07-02-2009 09:00 AM

You might change the colour of the Z in the future??

simota1 07-02-2009 09:25 AM

i am the type of person who gets bored of colors fast... and i paint cars sooo... just keeping an eye out for the future... lol after all i wouldnt want a candy green z with red shrouds on the headlights? not saying i would paint it candy green but u guys get the idea.... :happydance:

nogoodname 07-02-2009 09:30 AM

Lol.. Christmas mobile. Paint the Z blurple.

simota1 07-02-2009 09:34 AM

i wouldnt mind... o man... dont put any ideas in my head lol my hands get itchy fast... :shakes head:

nogoodname 07-02-2009 09:47 AM

My bad. Blurple is just a cool colour

simota1 07-02-2009 09:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogoodname007 (Post 104705)
My bad. Blurple is just a cool colour

:drool: its even such a head turner color...

nogoodname 07-02-2009 09:54 AM

Put some Te37's with that special blue colour?? Or too much??

simota1 07-02-2009 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nogoodname007 (Post 104713)
Put some Te37's with that special blue colour?? Or too much??

i think to much IMHO... but having those rims in a hypersilver color and the rays lettering in blue with that color and blue extended tuner lugs with some endless brakes pure sex my friend pure sex.... :leghump:

nogoodname 07-02-2009 10:13 AM

Lol....... That's awesome..... I know you want it

phelan 07-02-2009 10:46 AM

oh man, i thought you were going to vinyl that! i still might just put a sticker on top...so if i get bored i can rip it off again :D

btw, those headlights? where did you get the color code for solid red? i'm not gonna change colors anytime soon, so i'm thinking of color matching the housing.

that is, unless i black out the entire thing and just put a thin red pinstripe on the front of the housing... :D

nogoodname 07-02-2009 10:49 AM

Pin stripe on the housing has never been done.... That's radical.

I might have to steal the idea


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:15 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0 PL2