Painting the Front Fangs

birdman71 · 07-30-2015, 04:26 PM

Hi all,
I was thinking about painting the front fangs to my Z. I have a 09 Monterey Blue Z and I am blacking/carbonfiber'n the outside. Wheels, Fangs, Diffuser, Mirrors, spoiler, antenna etc.

As for blacking out: What kind of paint should I be looking at for quality and shine (gloss). So not a satin or matte
Any specific recommendations from past experiences?

kenchan · 07-30-2015, 06:22 PM

i had great luck with duplicolor engine enamel paint on the front of the car (no joke).

i used a low-gloss black on a fog lamp bezel on my dd, went through 3-4yrs of hard snow/salt winter and came out with very minimal chips.

you can clearcoat over the finish to get u the gloss you want. might even recommend UV clearcoat.

i recommend doing it in 2 steps (base coat + clear coat) so that you can add more clear over the black and wetsand/polish it real nice and flat (shiny) after it dries. GL

birdman71 · 07-30-2015, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kenchan

i had great luck with duplicolor engine enamel paint on the front of the car (no joke).

i used a low-gloss black on a fog lamp bezel on my dd, went through 3-4yrs of hard snow/salt winter and came out with very minimal chips.

you can clearcoat over the finish to get u the gloss you want. might even recommend UV clearcoat.

i recommend doing it in 2 steps (base coat + clear coat) so that you can add more clear over the black and wetsand/polish it real nice and flat (shiny) after it dries. GL

Thanks for the info Kenchan!
Funny part is I believe I actually already have a can the low-gloss engine enamel paint, I use it to repair little pieces of rim rash. It is the one that is heat resistive up to 500F

Cool I don't even have to get any paint at that point. Can just go tear up some trash bags and newspaper and get to work lol

CC QUIK · 07-30-2015, 08:48 PM

had my fangs and my rear valence wrapped in carbon fiber, looks great but not cheap.

birdman71 · 07-30-2015, 09:17 PM

I have cf rear valence that im going to be installing soon

but im sure that a cf fang and rear valence combo looks sick

07-30-2015, 04:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
birdman71 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,579 Drives: People Crazy! Rep Power: 40	Painting the Front Fangs Hi all, I was thinking about painting the front fangs to my Z. I have a 09 Monterey Blue Z and I am blacking/carbonfiber'n the outside. Wheels, Fangs, Diffuser, Mirrors, spoiler, antenna etc. As for blacking out: What kind of paint should I be looking at for quality and shine (gloss). So not a satin or matte Any specific recommendations from past experiences? __________________ *Birdman's Build:* Powerhouse Amuse/ Nismo/ Eibach/ ACT/ Tommy Kaira/ Avant Garde/ Fast Intentions/ Project Kics/ Fly 1 Motorsports/ EVO-R/ Z1 Motorsports/ Weber Sports/ Zoom/ Zele Japan

07-30-2015, 09:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
birdman71 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,579 Drives: People Crazy! Rep Power: 40	I have cf rear valence that im going to be installing soon but im sure that a cf fang and rear valence combo looks sick __________________ *Birdman's Build:* Powerhouse Amuse/ Nismo/ Eibach/ ACT/ Tommy Kaira/ Avant Garde/ Fast Intentions/ Project Kics/ Fly 1 Motorsports/ EVO-R/ Z1 Motorsports/ Weber Sports/ Zoom/ Zele Japan

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07-30-2015, 06:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	i had great luck with duplicolor engine enamel paint on the front of the car (no joke). i used a low-gloss black on a fog lamp bezel on my dd, went through 3-4yrs of hard snow/salt winter and came out with very minimal chips. you can clearcoat over the finish to get u the gloss you want. might even recommend UV clearcoat. i recommend doing it in 2 steps (base coat + clear coat) so that you can add more clear over the black and wetsand/polish it real nice and flat (shiny) after it dries. GL

07-30-2015, 08:48 PM	#4 (permalink)
CC QUIK Base Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Vegas Posts: 83 Drives: 2012 370Z Rep Power: 13	had my fangs and my rear valence wrapped in carbon fiber, looks great but not cheap.