No dust issues here.


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No need for the lenses to go outside anyway tbh


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I didnt notice any dust when I shot them with paint, I think the rubbing alcohol worked perfectly prior to them being sprayed.

So that's what you did. Cool :tup:

50% chance of thunderstorms late in the day tomorrow. Won't affect the painting since that will be in the AM but we need to be done by 5 for sure.


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I'm not crazy about the idea of exposing my intake directly to a thunderstorm but I do have a car cover.


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Oh that reminds me. Everyone bring your own phillips screwdriver. That was the #1 limiter last week.


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Yup, and before I shoot the pieces with paint, i'll give them a good look over, looking for dust, dirt, smudges, or fingerprints.

I think we should be done by 5. We've got the process figured out now and should go a lot quicker. My cousin's headlights are already out so we can start cracking them open immediately.

That would be excellent if we could be done by 5..

Mark's lights shouldn't take as long either since they only need to be touched up.

I picked up a large bottle of rubbing alcohol and 2 more packages of 30 gloves (assuming that's 30 pairs total) along with some electrical tape so we're good there. Just need a dropcloth.

I'm gonna pick up the drop cloth later today.

We're good to go in that case. I will be there at 10 or slightly earlier to get started.
Will need help getting my bumper off and removing the headlight assemblies but should be able to get started immediately after that.

Yall fellas got this under control, thats what I like to see.. Good stuff.

Washing the car today and now found paint flake on the front left fender joint. I could just f'ing cry. The dealership has had the car more than I have at this point.

Any chance I can make them repaint the entire thing at this point?


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Like I literally just got it back from having the rear bumper painted due to paint flake yesterday.-


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Damn that sucks man :shakes head:

It sucks, but unfortunately around here, its gonna happen. Crappy roads, road debris, and way too many cars on the highway. Thats kinda one reason, I like to keep a very safe distance.

This isn't atmospheric damage. This is paint flake. This is a defect and it looks just like the issue they fixed on my rear bumper for free but I'm getting annoyed with the car being in the shop constantly.

Flaking >< chip

Maybe we need to do a clear bra mod party...

*sigh* no this isn't due to road debris. This is the paint just wearing off of the car. See the nismo forum thread on the subject.

Clearbra is freaking expensive anyway.

You can get the 3M clear bra material for around $200.. then you'd do the install yourself.

Can we at least confirm that all of the bumper bolts for my car went back on last week because if not, I will take it to Nissan and they'll laugh at me.

I don't think clear bra will help the issue Mark is having. We'll find it tomorrow if all the bolts are in.

Just picked up the drop cloth and paint so we're good to go for tomorrow.

Yeah the paint issue I'm having is a legitimate Nissan fuckup (see nismo forum). I just want to make sure all of the bolts/rivets are in before I take it back and start yelling and look dumb.

good stuff blades

Sorry I've been MIA lately but the pics from the first go-around look pimp :tup: Wish I oculd get some time off but at least I found some FO time at work today to catch up one here.

hahaha...nice.

I just took the best shower of my entire life just a few minutes ago... Today's mod party took all the energy I had and more.

Is it really that bad ... ?


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Word of advice to anyone who is thinking about doing this themselves.

Pay someone to do it professionally. A professional job will be ~$200-300. This is not worth your headache or potentially damaging/destroying your headlights

It's a huge gigantic pain in the ***. You have no idea. Even if you have experience, there are no guarantees when ripping apart your headlights (which are not meant to be ripped apart).

:tup:

:iagree:

I did learn a lot so even if I end up spending another $500 getting **** straight (which is entirely possible), I now know how to remove my front bumper and put it back on which allows me to change light bulbs, clean air filters etc.

If you're wondering what the reason behind all these comments are then this should explain it all

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Yeah yours is about a thousand times worse than mine but still.