05Z33

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I would swap out the tail lights for the JDM LED ones and have them lightly smoked out.

phenforum

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got a pic of that done?

05Z33

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I don't think it's been done on JDM ones yet, however I have seen different shades of smoke on the USDM lights.

BaZooKa

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sorry for my question ,, but what is the rear bumper on ur car OP ?

05Z33

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The OP has a Chargespeed rear bumper.

BaZooKa

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thnx a bunch

zMOSESz

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Sick Z. Can't wait to see the progress of this car.
Very nice build and choice OP.

phenforum

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thanks. I can't wait. almost time!!!!!!

Spork

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Tinted tails would look good.

phenforum

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I'm thinking about someone's suggest to tint the jdm clear tails... What do you think? it might look better than the usdm tails because there's less red, and my car's color scheme is monochromatic now.

zman600

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looks good. in for final

Adon

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oh for real... satin is the way to go man! your car looks awesome and will look even better when you put it together!! can't wait for updated pictures!
I got the total opposite of you, G coupe and Satin Lambo White..... too bad we don't live closer so we could get together for a photo shoot

here's mine https://my350z.com/forum/g35-g37/417...tin-white.html

phenforum

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that's cool, man. diggin your paint. standing out ftw.... yeah i definitely wish we could do a photoshoot. I'm gonna be doing as many as possible. I have tons of free time too so it would be awesome to get in magazines and maybe get some sponsors just for fun lol

phenforum

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ok guys John at Holt Wheels is insisting that he send the car down to PPG's building 5 minutes down the road so have them spray it themselves in their territory. The finish is apparently rough to the touch, with a couple specs of strange "debris" on the hood and they don't know why. He's really good an has been painting for 30 years, does porsches/lambos etc and this has never happened. PPG rep keeps buying John lunch and stuff cause he's sweating bullets about their paint not turning out right....

We'll see they have a week or so...... Sharif wants to get my car finished asap cause he has more time than usual this week only.

He's retiring the forged track Z to race the GTR and I'm getting his BBK and tein coilovers for a nice price. muahhahaha

sry110

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in for pics of the final product....ought to look nice!

snaponbrian

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what happened op

I have a similar set up I went semi-gloss instead of satin. It only took a few weeks and My shop used PPG paint also. They just flattened the clear, I love the finish...




I am changing the body kit, suspension and wheels now to make it more aggressive.

05Z33

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Man those satin looks are nice. I'm going in next week for a new paint job, I just don't have the ballz to go satin on Lamans Sunset.

snaponbrian

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I can't wait to see the flat white g should be nutty... what kind of process are you doing?

illudezion

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You didn't remove the spoiler before you painted? The original color will be underneth there!

Adon

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phenforum yea the clear they use for these types of finishes is tricky to work with, even an experienced guy can have issues with it. I got some minor things I need redone on my car as well. In a weird way the imperfections on our types of finishes are more easily seen in the nighttime and moonlight as opposed to sunshine and daytime with regular cars, that's what I noticed.


snaponbrian it's not a flat finish, it's a satin clear, so yea I guess that's right in between flat and gloss. I went with PPG Lamborghini color code Balloon White, topped off with a satin clearcoat I forget what brand exactly my guy used..... yours Z looks amazing man, nice work, good to see these types of finishes, and even with the base color being a regular white or black it's such a unique look for our cars


illudezion yea I didn't bother removing the spoiler because I had it molded onto the trunk. Also because I have no plans at all on removing the wing since it's a rare authentic DataSystems wing I would never sell.