DIY: Blacked Out Fangs...

Romanowski · 08-28-2009, 07:24 PM

+1 Rep

midget · 09-05-2009, 07:24 PM

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

iKnightmare · 09-28-2009, 01:10 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, 07:58 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, 10:19 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, 04:55 PM

^^^^ no problem dood

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

iKnightmare · 09-28-2009, 08:18 PM

+1 rep =)

NISSNISS370Z · 01-27-2010, 12:54 AM

if you try it again try removing the tape when the paint is wet because you will get a cleaner line. When it dries and the paint is also over the tape (overspray) it acts as one piece and when peeling back the tape who knows what will be removed. then apply more tape for the clear coat...

LaSeeno · 01-27-2010, 01:36 AM

How is the paint holding up from chips?

simota1 · 01-27-2010, 01:55 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....

ctzn · 01-30-2010, 04:13 PM

Think I might give this a shot today. I have a few scrapes on my bumper so I was planning on getting a new one soon but this will hold me over for a bit...

simota1 · 01-30-2010, 05:02 PM

^^^ go for it bro!!!

post pics after

ctzn · 01-30-2010, 07:15 PM

Well I did it, and it didn't exactly turn out perfectly I'm afraid. Masking those curves at each end is quite difficult I must say, and I spent a good amount of time trying to get them perfectly.

After the first coat, I noticed two spots running, and it was due to the recessed areas in the inside of the fangs. As I tried to get up in there it ran in the surrounding areas. After the very first coat I went back over the runny areas with the steel wool, didn't seem to to do much. So I went back over it with a few coats and then the clear coats.

It looks perfectly fine from 10 feet away, but up close it is less than perfect. I am planning on getting some touch up pain for some other chips and once I get it I will try to get a perfect line. The tough bit is that with a white car, every tiny little mistake sticks out like a soar thumb.

I will get some pics later on but I already know I will plan on getting a new bumper (looking in your direction stillen...).

Good write up Simota, def takes patience and a steady hand.

Edit w/pic:
See my journal for more/better pics

nooblet · 02-09-2010, 06:09 PM

anyone got pics of what this mod looks like on a yellow z?

simota1 · 02-10-2010, 02:41 AM

thats a good question i havent seen much yellow z's doing this... i remember only one... from hp logic....

08-28-2009, 07:24 PM	#91 (permalink)
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09-28-2009, 04:55 PM	#96 (permalink)
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01-27-2010, 01:55 AM	#100 (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/*

01-30-2010, 05:02 PM	#102 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	^^^ go for it bro!!! post pics after __________________ *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/*

01-30-2010, 07:15 PM	#103 (permalink)
ctzn inquisitive Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Back in Midwest, StL Posts: 384 Drives: G35 Rep Power: 17	Well I did it, and it didn't exactly turn out perfectly I'm afraid. Masking those curves at each end is quite difficult I must say, and I spent a good amount of time trying to get them perfectly. After the first coat, I noticed two spots running, and it was due to the recessed areas in the inside of the fangs. As I tried to get up in there it ran in the surrounding areas. After the very first coat I went back over the runny areas with the steel wool, didn't seem to to do much. So I went back over it with a few coats and then the clear coats. It looks perfectly fine from 10 feet away, but up close it is less than perfect. I am planning on getting some touch up pain for some other chips and once I get it I will try to get a perfect line. The tough bit is that with a white car, every tiny little mistake sticks out like a soar thumb. I will get some pics later on but I already know I will plan on getting a new bumper (looking in your direction stillen...). Good write up Simota, def takes patience and a steady hand. Edit w/pic: See my journal for more/better pics Last edited by ctzn; 01-31-2010 at 12:04 AM.

09-28-2009, 01:10 AM	#93 (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, 10:19 AM	#95 (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, 08:18 PM	#97 (permalink)
iKnightmare Base Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Fairfield, CA Posts: 12 Drives: 09 370Z BS M6 Rep Power: 16	+1 rep =)

01-27-2010, 12:54 AM	#98 (permalink)
NISSNISS370Z Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: orange county Posts: 87 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 15	if you try it again try removing the tape when the paint is wet because you will get a cleaner line. When it dries and the paint is also over the tape (overspray) it acts as one piece and when peeling back the tape who knows what will be removed. then apply more tape for the clear coat...

01-27-2010, 01:36 AM	#99 (permalink)
LaSeeno Base Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mars Posts: 129 Drives: NA Rep Power: 16	How is the paint holding up from chips?

01-30-2010, 04:13 PM	#101 (permalink)
ctzn inquisitive Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Back in Midwest, StL Posts: 384 Drives: G35 Rep Power: 17	Think I might give this a shot today. I have a few scrapes on my bumper so I was planning on getting a new one soon but this will hold me over for a bit...

02-09-2010, 06:09 PM	#104 (permalink)
nooblet Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 42 Drives: 09 370z yellow M6 Rep Power: 15	anyone got pics of what this mod looks like on a yellow z?

02-10-2010, 02:41 AM	#105 (permalink)
simota1 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Dededo, Guam Posts: 6,642 Drives: solid red 370z 6mt Rep Power: 405	thats a good question i havent seen much yellow z's doing this... i remember only one... from hp logic.... __________________ *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/*

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