DIY: Blacked Out Fangs...

simota1 · 08-24-2009, 04:34 PM

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..

JB1 · 08-24-2009, 07:03 PM

phew, thanks for letting me of the hook Simota1

Shunya · 08-24-2009, 08:05 PM

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

JB1 · 08-24-2009, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shunya

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

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

simota1 · 08-24-2009, 10:07 PM

hells yesh... haha

guys.... im so happy my eibach springs came in mwahahah....

gonna close that gap in the fender well...

Shunya · 08-25-2009, 05:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by simota1

hells yesh... haha

guys.... im so happy my eibach springs came in mwahahah....

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.

simota1 · 08-25-2009, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shunya

congratulations simota

I've never actually gotten springs itself.
I've always been a coilover kinda girl.

i wish i could afford coil overs.... but i cant right now...

i figured id blow my stock struts first then upgrade later... to the hks or the tein full damper kit.....

Romanowski · 08-28-2009, 06:24 PM

+1 Rep

midget · 09-05-2009, 06:24 PM

Love the DIY. Thought I would post a pic of the outcome on my car. Thanks and +1

iKnightmare · 09-28-2009, 12:10 AM

help! i did my fangs today and i was trying to spray the bottom edge and it sprayed on too thick. now it looks shiny while the other parts look like the satin black. how do i fix this? do i use a fine grit sandpaper to even the color all out? the paint also permeated through the plastic painters tarp i used and i got paint on other parts of my bumper but i used goo gone to get that off.

simota1 · 09-28-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by iKnightmare

help! i did my fangs today and i was trying to spray the bottom edge and it sprayed on too thick. now it looks shiny while the other parts look like the satin black. how do i fix this? do i use a fine grit sandpaper to even the color all out? the paint also permeated through the plastic painters tarp i used and i got paint on other parts of my bumper but i used goo gone to get that off.

ok man sounds like u were rushin... jus chill and do it slowly... if u didnt get it sprayed and missed some parts just chill first then spray it again.... to fix ur uneven coats... u have to reshot the whole fang area again....

jus do one to two coats of the satin black and ul be fine... but this time take ur time man dont jump the gun... REMEMBER... its not how long it takes to do the fangs that matters... its the OUTCOME of the fangs that matter...

iKnightmare · 09-28-2009, 09:19 AM

I took about a 15 minute break per coat and I was doing thin layers, but there was a corner that was hard to reach so it didn't get the paint it wanted and so I sprayed that area directly and it got blasted. I used 800 grit sand paper on the shiny areas and then resprayed 1-2 layers of the satin black. Then, I used 2000 grit on everything to smooth out the orange peel look and to even the partial shiny areas. Shot it with 3 coats of the matte clear coat, and wha-la! Looks better. Thanks for the write up and the help Simota1. =) Now I need to figure out how I'm going to get the small dent out of my hood.

simota1 · 09-28-2009, 03:55 PM

^^^^ no problem dood

any time... btw dont forget my rep point? haha

iKnightmare · 09-28-2009, 07:18 PM

+1 rep =)

simota1 · 01-27-2010, 12:55 AM

pretty good man.... its holding pretty good.... to the other post above urs man... his right u get a cleaner line when u take it out while the paint is wet....

08-24-2009, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	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.. __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

08-24-2009, 10:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	hells yesh... haha guys.... im so happy my eibach springs came in mwahahah.... gonna close that gap in the fender well... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

08-28-2009, 06:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
Romanowski Base Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 201 Drives: 09' Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	+1 Rep __________________ Amuse Body \| Stillen's Gen 3 Intake \| Stillen High Flow Cats \| Stillen CBE \| The370Z.com Decals! (Decals add an extra 100hp )

09-28-2009, 03:55 PM	#13 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	^^^^ no problem dood any time... btw dont forget my rep point? haha __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

01-27-2010, 12:55 AM	#15 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	pretty good man.... its holding pretty good.... to the other post above urs man... his right u get a cleaner line when u take it out while the paint is wet.... __________________ *TOP SECRET/POWERHOUSE AMUSE/ARC/DAYTONA RACING/VARIS/MINES/GANADOR/J-LINE/WORK EMOTION CR KAI/GT SPEC/CARBON SIGNAL/ZOOM ENGINEERING/ CARBON FIBER ELEMENT/STILLEN/*

08-24-2009, 07:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
JB1 Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 748 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z sold Rep Power: 18	phew, thanks for letting me of the hook Simota1

08-24-2009, 08:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Shunya A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,069 Drives: You Crazy! Rep Power: 22	i believe black fang is a must.. the look of body colored fangs are just ughhh.

09-28-2009, 12:10 AM	#10 (permalink)
iKnightmare Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 12 Drives: 09 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 16	help! i did my fangs today and i was trying to spray the bottom edge and it sprayed on too thick. now it looks shiny while the other parts look like the satin black. how do i fix this? do i use a fine grit sandpaper to even the color all out? the paint also permeated through the plastic painters tarp i used and i got paint on other parts of my bumper but i used goo gone to get that off.

09-28-2009, 09:19 AM	#12 (permalink)
iKnightmare Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 12 Drives: 09 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 16	I took about a 15 minute break per coat and I was doing thin layers, but there was a corner that was hard to reach so it didn't get the paint it wanted and so I sprayed that area directly and it got blasted. I used 800 grit sand paper on the shiny areas and then resprayed 1-2 layers of the satin black. Then, I used 2000 grit on everything to smooth out the orange peel look and to even the partial shiny areas. Shot it with 3 coats of the matte clear coat, and wha-la! Looks better. Thanks for the write up and the help Simota1. =) Now I need to figure out how I'm going to get the small dent out of my hood.

09-28-2009, 07:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
iKnightmare Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 12 Drives: 09 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 16	+1 rep =)

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