kspec

On my other ride, I have a polyurethane kit on it and on the corners and in the middle of the sideskirts, dimples are growing on the paint.
What caused this so I can prevent it on my next kit coming in soon? (for the Z)
Also, how do you fix it without getting it professionally resprayed? My other car (mazda3) isnt worth the money to spend on getting the kit redone.

I imagine I could lightly sand it, use the paint I already got and brush it on? Will this prevent future dimpling? the dimples are very visible and white...

(P.S Never going to that body shop to get my things repainted again... even though there is a warranty, I dont know if I want to go through the hassle if I can do it myself)

kspec

nobody knows? stop buying fiberglass you guys...

azula

iTrader: (12)

my aerosync bumper has a dimple too, hard to see it so i tolerate it.

kspec

oh yea mine has quite a bit of dimples.
i dont know if it was prepared improperly or painted improperly or if i got tire spray on it which caused that...

bbs350z

iTrader: (85)

it adds character to the z

whitebwoy

iTrader: (5)

Leave it alone. Like a golfball the dimples help make the Z move faster through the air.

kspec

haha well its not on my Z. its on my other car, but its so disgusting looking!

overZealous1

iTrader: (27)

would have to see pics of it. then could prolly tell ya what it is from.

kspec

okay I will try to get pics of it when my bro comes home with it.
its basically like white headed dimples on the paint. Looks like something was underneath the paint and is now making its way to the surface.

eltness350

iTrader: (58)

my buddy is a painter and he said he uses a product called sanded/sandied (not sure how to spell it...) it basically fills in the dimples...kinda like bondo but u spray it on thick and sand it a bit till u get the desired smoothness...he had to do this on my expensive a$$ stillen pieces a while ago...smooth as silk though...
gl

kspec

cool that seems like a really good product then. im going to need that for my urethane front bumper here soon. id be SUPER not happy if that thing dimpled up...

overZealous1

iTrader: (27)

the stuff you are talking about is like a sprayable bondo. has a good set up, but can be tough getting it to adhere well and can create large bubbles down the road. even like years down the road. if you spray alot of primer to fill pin holes and stuff, unless you cook it, the thicker areas where the holes or scratches are will shrink and then you will see them again. that will usually happen within about 6 months or so.
i have learned to just skim the area with a finish type bondo (flows out smooth and super easy to use and sand) and then prime. gets rid of all the probs associated with both the above methods.

kspec

ooh cool cool. yea my kit was primered but still had bubbles in it. the shop just painted over it all and didnt really do anything to prep it after it was primered by TCSportline. I was new to the modding game and it was the first mod i ever bought so I didnt know...
I think i will try this bondo finishing type of stuff you are talking about if my bumper comes with even some bubbles. I want my stuff super clean and precise and have zero errors on it. but this is oklahoma.. and people here usually all have crap for body kits and paint jobs.. sucks.