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Failed tremendously at wrapping my front bumper...
Wet sand with 600 grit, then 800 until smooth. Have a shop primer it with 2 part epoxy primer. Wet sand with 800 til smooth, then wrap. The primer that came on the bumper isn't ideal for wrapping. IIRC you're using Hexis which is a pain in the **** material to wrap with. Try Avery sw900 and you'll enjoy wrapping much more.
I just washed the car then spent 3 hours sanding the hood... Now debating if I should clear coat it, paint it, or wax it.
Pretty sure I got a sun burn, and it looks worse than when I started, did 150 then 220 wet.. Finally got the water spots out... Maybe ill hit it with 400 and paint it... Decisions decisions....
I decided to give my car to my local tech high school this winter. Let the seniors have a winter painting project. Only costs are the paint.
Wet sand with 600 grit, then 800 until smooth. Have a shop primer it with 2 part epoxy primer. Wet sand with 800 til smooth, then wrap. The primer that came on the bumper isn't ideal for wrapping. IIRC you're using Hexis which is a pain in the **** material to wrap with. Try Avery sw900 and you'll enjoy wrapping much more.
THANK YOU!!! Yes I agree about the Hexis wrap. I'll grab what I need today after work and get it sanded down over the weekend.
Finally got N3 front lip painted in two-tone and installed... Side splitters painted as well --- gloss black. Rear spats and Diffuser are Carbon Fiber.
While we had it apart --
- Rebuilt Alkycontrol.com methanol pump (slow leak after 6yrs)
- Added T-bolt clamps to all the smaller diameter piping (popping pipes)
- Refinished StopTech calipers (faded after 5yrs)
Wife had a hair appointment so I figured putting on the new brace wouldnt take more than an hour... Welp I was sadly mistaken...
First bolt the head broke right off with very little effort, using a ratchet... so I tested one from the other side using the impact and it came out, all the rest came out no problem...
Good so I drill the center of the broken bolt and stick an easy ouput in their... My 18 volt drill motor starts smoking while attempting to remove. So I use my other drill... Which shatters the easy put leaving the head of it inside the bolt... Ok great...
Do everything I can think of to get that damb easy out removed from the broken bolt, beat it with a punch, screwdriver, mini screwdriver...etc... Try to drill it out using a smaller drill bit... Bit snapped causing me to almost stab gas tank... (glad the gas tank is resilient) swap drill bits bust another one... Swap back to beating with hammer and screwdriver... Bend the **** out of screwdriver, almost stab gas tank again... Finally give up on the bolt removal.
Got on with small hammer modification, 2 bolts short but should be an improvement... Lost some sweet aerodynamic plastic pieces, and scared the **** out of myself a few times but welp thats what I did to my z today.
It was actually still all intact and in one piece, I thought it was in worse condition but it sure was ugly...
No I dont think so, seems about the same, the new one seems like its probably a little heavier also, but that might be because half of my oem brace was rusted away.
08-04-2016, 03:07 PM
I have gemini with Berk HFC. Wouldn't go any other route at the moment. Love'm
