Nissan 370Z Forum - View Single Post - NISMO wheel paint flaws

sboden · 09-20-2011, 02:04 PM

I'm having mine redone by Alloy Wheel Repair. He explained how they do the finish. The use a dark base coat and then do a light hyper silver coating over the base coat. They then put on the clear coat. After the clear coat is on, they very lightly spray the hyper silver paint over the clear coat. It is not the easiest process and because of the light spray on the clear coat finishes can vary. He found areas on my stock nismos which were lighter than other areas because of this process. On the other hand this process does make them stand out.

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sboden Track Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Kansas City Posts: 580 Drives: 09 Blue 370Z T/S 6MT Rep Power: 16	I'm having mine redone by Alloy Wheel Repair. He explained how they do the finish. The use a dark base coat and then do a light hyper silver coating over the base coat. They then put on the clear coat. After the clear coat is on, they very lightly spray the hyper silver paint over the clear coat. It is not the easiest process and because of the light spray on the clear coat finishes can vary. He found areas on my stock nismos which were lighter than other areas because of this process. On the other hand this process does make them stand out. __________________ 09 Monterey Blue 370Z Sport/Tour, Takeda Shorties, Blk Nismo Wheels, Blk Painted Top/Exhaust cut out, Invidia Gemini CBE, Southbend Stage 2 clutch, Lite weight flywheel, Zspeed HD CSC, flat black headlights. Previously owned 03 G35 Coupe 6MT and Volvo C30 R Design.