wow, who made that red hatch carpet? Is that your handiwork? I like!

 

It's a Lloyd's Trunk Mat for 350z.. Google it.. there are many retailers and you can order it in pretty much any color and trim you desire.. I bought mine ~2 years ago.. the quality is much better than the flimsy stock trunk mat, fit is perfect..

After I removed the emblem, i did a quick sand with some 100 grit I had lying around.. just to score it up for better paint adhesion..

--mike

 

how many layers did ya do? and did you clear coat it?

 

1. I removed the cover and washed it

2. remove the Z emblem (be *very* careful) using a drill

3. I then sanded the cover lightly with 100Grit (just to make paint adhere better)

4. two coats of the black primer they give you.. 30 mins between coats.. dry overnight

5. four coats of the color they give you.. this took me two days because i thougt it wasn't working and gave up.. i realized that the more coats you put on, the more the color changes.. and the color doesn't really change when the paint is still wet

6. three coats of clear they give you.. this made it really sparkle..

7. used some kind of mothers polish and then nxt wax... put Z emblem back on with some epoxy glue

8. put back into car..

No sanding between any coats.. but i guess you can if you want... That's some awesome spray paint.. I give it 10 stars and a thumbs up haha


pull the top two end "panels" on each side completely off.. then seperate the back and front trim from the metal strut bar just enought to pull the cover out.. took me all of 3 mins to pull out.. if you are a n00b, it'll take you maybe 10 mins..

 

Some people have a knack for style..... you are one of them. Nicely done.

 

zhit son!. that look sicK!!

 

looks good man....sand that clear with 2000 then buff and polish it...it will get rid of that orange peel and look 10000 times better!! i like it though, good job.

 

Thanks for the process Mike. Again great work.

 

damn 100 grit? paint will be able to withstand a bullet impact son

take some 1000 wetsand, then 1500 wetsand followed by some hand polish, standback and watch the gleam (and it will get rid of any imperfections you might have done, dust etc)

 

100 grit was just to scuff it up for paint in the beginning.. I think i will take everyone's advice and wet sand it with some 1000 and 1500.. no more complaints hahaha

--mike

 

+1

 

Thats a pretty cool looking hatch area. Turned out quite nice!

 

only an insane interior like that could pull of that piece. for the love of god no one else try this. lol.

 

hey where did you get that sub box. how does it sound.

 

It's a WickedCAS MagicBox finished in carbon fiber..
http://wickedcas.com/store/product_i...products_id=49

You can PM Nazar on this site for pricing on various finishes.. He is a vendor here.. I have (1) JL 10W3 in there and the box obviously doesn't pound like (3) 10" subs would but it does make the hair on the back of my neck stand up and that's good enough for me..

--mike

 

Got it, took less than a minute w/ the help of a flathead

 

Awesome Mike. You could open your own Rattle can services I was thinking purple but it does look Titanium-ish. Good Job

Chris

 

I love your car Mike!

 

wtf dude, imagination is so 2005. haha! JK, very creative and its
pure s3x0r5!!!

 

I'm def feeling that.............nice work