Rattle Can Day - Front Lip

DeliriousClam · 04-15-2017, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayhovah

Came out great. I have been thinking of repainting my whole front bumper with that stuff + the 2k clear the DeliriousClam recommended... but I fear if the match is just the slightest bit off it may look bad for a whole panel like the bumper.

I did this and it came out awesome. Sadly I can't say accurately how well it held up because someone hit me in a parking lot a few months after painting it and I stripped it. It's still waiting for a repaint

Jayhovah · 04-15-2017, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DeliriousClam

I did this and it came out awesome. Sadly I can't say accurately how well it held up because someone hit me in a parking lot a few months after painting it and I stripped it. It's still waiting for a repaint

Awesome.. It's cheap enough to give a go and I can always take it a pro if it comes out bad. I want to shave the front emblem pretty badly as well.

Did you wetsand the basecoat before clear? Can you even wetsand a metallic base? Maybe I need to learn a little more about painting before I put this on the list.

Kzonts · 04-16-2017, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayhovah

You painted your whole bumper with this as well?

No. :-)

DeliriousClam · 04-16-2017, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jayhovah

Awesome.. It's cheap enough to give a go and I can always take it a pro if it comes out bad. I want to shave the front emblem pretty badly as well.

Did you wetsand the basecoat before clear? Can you even wetsand a metallic base? Maybe I need to learn a little more about painting before I put this on the list.

I didn't wetsand the base coat just the clear

Kzonts · 04-16-2017, 06:16 PM

Here's a couple better pics. I wet sanded and applied some Scratch-X to shine it up. I think it looks pretty good

I also ordered the 3M clear bra and another set of rattle cans for the next time.

SINISTER · 04-16-2017, 08:00 PM

Great job! Looks great!

Kzonts · 04-16-2017, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by SINISTER

Great job! Looks great!

Thanks!

kenchan · 04-17-2017, 07:54 AM

yah, looks cleaned up!

Kzonts · 04-23-2017, 08:43 AM

I attempted to apply clear paint protection film, but the spoiler has too many contours and curves for an amateur to get it right. Anyway, it looks awful but will leave it on until I can schedule a professional job. At least it will be protected for now.

My wife didn't mention they are scraping the highway on the route to work. That's why the damn thing looked like swiss cheese. And the construction will be ongoing for quite a while.
So... We found an alternate route for her last night. A toll road which literally leads right to the front entrance of the hospital where she works.

kenchan · 04-23-2017, 08:26 PM

humm... im a bit worried how well the paint will remain on the bumper instead of the clearbra when u pull up to have the pro redo it.

dogdamn.. u let ur wife drive ur car to work? im so glad i dont share cars with my wife. i mean my wife has no interest to drive my cars.

nor have any interest in cars. her car is so scratched up from daily use

Kzonts · 04-23-2017, 08:36 PM

Yeah. We'll see... I plan to clean it up some more and repaint anyway.

I travel quite a bit and take the SUV to the airport, so the wife drives the Z.

DeliriousClam · 04-23-2017, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

humm... im a bit worried how well the paint will remain on the bumper instead of the clearbra when u pull up to have the pro redo it.

dogdamn.. u let ur wife drive ur car to work? im so glad i dont share cars with my wife. i mean my wife has no interest to drive my cars. nor have any interest in cars. her car is so scratched up from daily use

Exactly why I bought a manual. Nobody in my family knows how to drive it and the only people that can drive it I actually trust driving it

Kzonts · 04-24-2017, 05:34 AM

Mine is a manual. She knows how to drive it. Her father taught her long ago and we've had several vehicles with manual tranny's...

ScottM · 04-24-2017, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Kzonts

I hear ya.... My bumper has held up pretty well. Only a couple small blemishes thus far. And to be honest, the bumpers on the PW don't match the rest of the car perfectly. They are just a bit off.

I seen this before but just in pics not in person. It did look like the pw bumpers are a shade or so off the rest of the car. I thought it was the angle of the pics or something that made it look like that

04-16-2017, 06:16 PM	#20 (permalink)
Kzonts Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 61 Posts: 872 Drives: 2019 Roadster Rep Power: 200741	Here's a couple better pics. I wet sanded and applied some Scratch-X to shine it up. I think it looks pretty good I also ordered the 3M clear bra and another set of rattle cans for the next time. __________________ 2019 Magnetic Black Roadster FI Exhaust \| EVO-R Rear Diffuser \| Artwork Bodyshop Front Splitter \| Tuned By Specialty Z Last edited by Kzonts; 04-16-2017 at 06:18 PM.

04-16-2017, 08:00 PM	#21 (permalink)
SINISTER Track Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Earth's Toilet: Houston Posts: 552 Drives: 2013 370z NISMO Rep Power: 2154	Great job! Looks great! __________________ Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everybody is suffering from it, so it is considered normal.

04-23-2017, 08:43 AM	#24 (permalink)
Kzonts Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 61 Posts: 872 Drives: 2019 Roadster Rep Power: 200741	I attempted to apply clear paint protection film, but the spoiler has too many contours and curves for an amateur to get it right. Anyway, it looks awful but will leave it on until I can schedule a professional job. At least it will be protected for now. My wife didn't mention they are scraping the highway on the route to work. That's why the damn thing looked like swiss cheese. And the construction will be ongoing for quite a while. So... We found an alternate route for her last night. A toll road which literally leads right to the front entrance of the hospital where she works. __________________ 2019 Magnetic Black Roadster FI Exhaust \| EVO-R Rear Diffuser \| Artwork Bodyshop Front Splitter \| Tuned By Specialty Z

04-23-2017, 08:36 PM	#26 (permalink)
Kzonts Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 61 Posts: 872 Drives: 2019 Roadster Rep Power: 200741	Yeah. We'll see... I plan to clean it up some more and repaint anyway. I travel quite a bit and take the SUV to the airport, so the wife drives the Z. __________________ 2019 Magnetic Black Roadster FI Exhaust \| EVO-R Rear Diffuser \| Artwork Bodyshop Front Splitter \| Tuned By Specialty Z Last edited by Kzonts; 04-23-2017 at 08:38 PM.

04-24-2017, 05:34 AM	#28 (permalink)
Kzonts Track Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Greenville, SC Age: 61 Posts: 872 Drives: 2019 Roadster Rep Power: 200741	Mine is a manual. She knows how to drive it. Her father taught her long ago and we've had several vehicles with manual tranny's... __________________ 2019 Magnetic Black Roadster FI Exhaust \| EVO-R Rear Diffuser \| Artwork Bodyshop Front Splitter \| Tuned By Specialty Z

04-17-2017, 07:54 AM	#23 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	yah, looks cleaned up!

04-23-2017, 08:26 PM	#25 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	humm... im a bit worried how well the paint will remain on the bumper instead of the clearbra when u pull up to have the pro redo it. dogdamn.. u let ur wife drive ur car to work? im so glad i dont share cars with my wife. i mean my wife has no interest to drive my cars. nor have any interest in cars. her car is so scratched up from daily use

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