Headlight modification?

ryan6042 · 09-11-2012, 03:44 PM

Taking the bumper off is pretty easy. I can help but I dont want to be blamed for hurting/scratching your paint.

chieuxuan · 09-11-2012, 03:56 PM

^ yeah, I did mine less than 5 min, but I got access to my friend's shop.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-11-2012, 04:45 PM

Here's what I was talking about with my wheels Dee. From a distance they look perfect, but when you get up close, you can see it's not perfect. Not bad for a project that cost me a whole $80 for the full set of wheels. My cousin was quoted $100 per wheel to do this at a shop and that was with a discount.

eastwest2300 · 09-11-2012, 04:52 PM

Two words we call that, orange peel and fish eyes...

eastwest2300 · 09-11-2012, 04:53 PM

Orange peel is when the paint isnt smooth and it looks like the skin of an orange. (rough)

b1adesofcha0s · 09-11-2012, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Two words we call that, orange peel and fish eyes...

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Orange peel is when the paint isnt smooth and it looks like the skin of an orange. (rough)

Hmmm, so what's the solution here? Sand with 2000 grit then paint + clear like we talked about?

eastwest2300 · 09-11-2012, 04:55 PM

Fish eye, if you look at the top picture, you can see small bubbles in the paint or little black spots, which are really small bubbles that have popped... kinda looking like small eyes. (fish eye)

MightyBobo · 09-11-2012, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Orange peel is when the paint isnt smooth and it looks like the skin of an orange. (rough)

It's science.

Sent from my Galaxy S3

eastwest2300 · 09-11-2012, 04:56 PM

It could be, the wheel wasnt clean enough, dirt coulda caused it, or the surface wasnt smooth. Theres a few reasons this could happen.

eastwest2300 · 09-11-2012, 04:58 PM

Just looking at the rim, the paint looks really rough. Im guessing this paint came out of a can, is that right?

b1adesofcha0s · 09-11-2012, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

It could be, the wheel wasnt clean enough, dirt coulda caused it, or the surface wasnt smooth. Theres a few reasons this could happen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Just looking at the rim, the paint looks really rough. Im guessing this paint came out of a can, is that right?

The wheel I think was clean enough and the primer before the paint went on perfectly smooth. It was out of a spray can.

eastwest2300 · 09-11-2012, 05:05 PM

Yeah, paint out of can, can come out clumpy/thick.. it'll be interesting to see what the sand paper will do, would say this, if you're gonna mess with it before saturday.. you wanna get a bucket with water and dish soap.. you'll need a sanding block, they're cheap. A hose. The key is keeping the sand paper, and the rim wet constantly while you're sanding the roughness out. If I had to bet, it'll look better than what it does now if you do it right.

b1adesofcha0s · 09-11-2012, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by eastwest2300

Yeah, paint out of can, can come out clumpy/thick.. it'll be interesting to see what the sand paper will do, would say this, if you're gonna mess with it before saturday.. you wanna get a bucket with water and dish soap.. you'll need a sanding block, they're cheap. A hose. The key is keeping the sand paper, and the rim wet constantly while you're sanding the roughness out. If I had to bet, it'll look better than what it does now if you do it right.

I'll just wait till Saturday to do that.

09-11-2012, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
b1adesofcha0s A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: MD Posts: 40,963 Drives: HypeTrain Choo Choo! Rep Power: 143	Here's what I was talking about with my wheels Dee. From a distance they look perfect, but when you get up close, you can see it's not perfect. Not bad for a project that cost me a whole $80 for the full set of wheels. My cousin was quoted $100 per wheel to do this at a shop and that was with a discount. flipcyder likes this. __________________ Project: b1adeZmobile (2009 370Z) \| Uprev Tune by AAM Competition \| Berk Exhaust Project: b1adeZmobile 2.0 (2014 C7 Z51) \| Corsa Xtreme Exhaust

09-11-2012, 04:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,035 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684553	Two words we call that, orange peel and fish eyes... __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-11-2012, 04:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,035 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684553	Orange peel is when the paint isnt smooth and it looks like the skin of an orange. (rough) __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-11-2012, 04:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,035 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684553	Fish eye, if you look at the top picture, you can see small bubbles in the paint or little black spots, which are really small bubbles that have popped... kinda looking like small eyes. (fish eye) __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-11-2012, 04:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,035 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684553	It could be, the wheel wasnt clean enough, dirt coulda caused it, or the surface wasnt smooth. Theres a few reasons this could happen. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-11-2012, 03:44 PM	#1 (permalink)
ryan6042 Base Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: MD Age: 40 Posts: 86 Drives: 12 370Z BS Tourin AT Rep Power: 15	Taking the bumper off is pretty easy. I can help but I dont want to be blamed for hurting/scratching your paint.

09-11-2012, 03:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
chieuxuan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2012 Location: MD Posts: 1,051 Drives: VTAK Rep Power: 17	^ yeah, I did mine less than 5 min, but I got access to my friend's shop.

09-11-2012, 04:58 PM	#10 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,035 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684553	Just looking at the rim, the paint looks really rough. Im guessing this paint came out of a can, is that right? __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

09-11-2012, 05:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
eastwest2300 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: South FL Posts: 91,035 Drives: '16QX70/'21 Supra3.0 Rep Power: 2684553	Yeah, paint out of can, can come out clumpy/thick.. it'll be interesting to see what the sand paper will do, would say this, if you're gonna mess with it before saturday.. you wanna get a bucket with water and dish soap.. you'll need a sanding block, they're cheap. A hose. The key is keeping the sand paper, and the rim wet constantly while you're sanding the roughness out. If I had to bet, it'll look better than what it does now if you do it right. __________________ Infiniti QX70 & Toyota Supra 3.0 Premium

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