The New "What did you do with your Z today" (with off topic replies) III

Isamu · 01-14-2013, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

and yours... how come you live in the wrong country

mine would have been the first birthday on there (Feb 5), but I guess I understand... after all, I didn't have a Z featured in the calendar... of course, I didn't submit a photo either

maybe next year

I didn't get my calendar yet

Isamu · 01-14-2013, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

folks... I say today is one of the best Monday we've ever had…!!!

me too, hung out with the Mrs. all day... killed some folks... saw a great flick.. and made some killer roast

Fire · 01-14-2013, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Isamu

me too, hung out with the Mrs. all day... killed some folks... saw a great flick.. and made some killer roast

Black ops.

Isamu · 01-14-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire

Black ops.

nope

alcheng · 01-14-2013, 10:56 PM

Fell asleep on the couch after dinner...

Time to tackle the race-seat now....

6MT · 01-14-2013, 11:10 PM

Dammmm.... 2 hours shovelling and blowing snow. What a country!

Isamu · 01-14-2013, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

Fell asleep on the couch after dinner...

Time to tackle the race-seat now....

kenchan · 01-14-2013, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

Not lowered anymore.

My car is Gun Metallic (KAD).

My rims are 40th Anniversary Quartz (KAV).

Spacers will be removed when new stock studs installed on Saturday.

mr.gurney-

thanks again for the info on the paints and where you got them!

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

If you take your time with the prep, there is no reason not to paint your wheels yourself. Mine had two different coats of paint on them, and needed to be fully stripped, that's why I had R&S Solutions here in Houston do the work. They are fantastic to work with.

when you say 'two different coats of paint' are you referring to the factory two tone paint on the nismo wheels?

i thought one could just sand them a little bit enough for primer to grab, prime it, then shoot the basecoat.

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Originally Posted by alcheng

folks... I say today is one of the best Monday we've ever had…!!!

mr.alcheng- how's the setup coming a long?

happytheman · 01-14-2013, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gurneyeagle

Here's a video by Duplicolor where they use the blue Metalcast.

Dupli-Color Metalcast - YouTube

I would've liked to have seen the dry product. Looks awesome wet!

GaleForce · 01-14-2013, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by 6MT

Dammmm.... 2 hours shovelling and blowing snow. What a country!

You need a shorter driveway

happytheman · 01-14-2013, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Zman

Kick up your feet and relax a bit in the best thread on the net

Oh wow! You just made me smile!

JARblue · 01-14-2013, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by happytheman

Oh wow! You just made me smile!

thanks again for the spacers

happytheman · 01-15-2013, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

thanks again for the spacers

For sure man! They were just sitting in my garage.

kenchan · 01-15-2013, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

I've watched the video several times now

It's just hard to get a good feel of the final result and the difference. Do you think it would work ok on the door handles? They're not chrome specifically, so I have no idea if they would look like crap or not.

mr.jar- ive done duplicolor wheel paints on my old dd's wheels and the biggest challenge was getting consistent spray coverage. the issue is, rattle cans tend to loose pressure while you paint unlike air brushes... this makes it harder to get a nice consistent spray & coverage.

for this, i usually set the cans outside in the sun to keep them pretty warm (not hot to the touch as it can explode

), set the wheels upright, then spray one coat on one wheel, grab a fresh can for the next wheel, and so on. best to do on a warm 70F - 80F windless day.

the trick that i found is before the last coat, use a very fine sand paper (borderline paper towel might do) and rid all bumpy dust on the paint. then, last coat needs to be a fairly wet coat. light coat ends up dusty and bumpy to the touch. you dont want that. after fully dry, 2 wet coats of clear.

other things to get is a mask and tack towel.

happytheman · 01-15-2013, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Isamu

I didn't get my calendar yet

I did, and I've enjoyed it thoroughly (twice)!

01-14-2013, 11:10 PM	#4566 (permalink)
6MT A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: ITU Zone 2 Posts: 22,459 Drives: Reliant Robin Rep Power: 1790	Dammmm.... 2 hours shovelling and blowing snow. What a country! __________________ Andrew 2009 370Z Sport/Touring 6MT sold 2013 Honda Civic Si coupe D/D

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