So I just started this project, and so far it's going pretty smooth. I did notice that on my second coat of primer, it started to get splotchy (probably over coated). So I was wondering:

Before I apply the actual black paint (over the primer), should I sand it back down and redo the primer?

or will those primer splotches go away with some coats of the black paint I am going to lay down?

any help greatly welcomed

 

If by splotches you mean little bumps, sand them down. Paint wont cover any imperfections. They will look the same after paint.

 

yeah, was getting some bumps. guess i'll re-sand and take it a little easy on the primer this go around. it was just enough bumps to be noticeable ....grr..

thanks for the reply though! hopefully get some pics up soon...still at work

 

Plase what is the paint code ?? i'm looking in amazon.com but there are many colors. Thanks

 

There is a black trim paint, wanna say it's made by duplicolor. I used that on my door armrest pieces and it came out fantastic, and has not scratched at all since they've been done. I have to pull the cubby lid and paint it and the button soon.

 

really appreciated all of the posts about scratched interior parts. My last Z was black inside but, this one has an off white or beige color.. the driver arm rest is totally scratched by the previous owner. I had over 100K on my last one and it looked a lot better than my new one..

 

Bought a used 350z a couple months ago and thought I would just deal with the scratches and wrinkles on the center console shifter boot and center console bezel, but now it's starting to bother me. I've done a bit of research, however I'm not sure if painting over the pieces will help the wrinkles disappear. Also heard about Plasti Dip? I was thinking about purchasing brand new OEM parts, but that seems a little expensive. Also, the Z emblem on the rear strut bar is wrinkled as well. Anybody know of a good solution for all of this? Thank you! (Refer to pictures)

 

remove and take it to a shop to sand and repaint or powder coat

 

Not sure if you can powder coat that stuff it looks more like plastic then a thick enough aluminum. But paint it or take it to a good detail shop they may be able to come up with a cheaper solution. I think that the center looks nice in the exterior color to be honest.

 

Some guys use Plasti Dip for this.

 

Would this help with the wrinkles? And would it take away the ping pong paddle texture?

 

Yep, a plastic is a no no for powdercoating, seeing its a pain in the butt...not sure why I rambled about that.

Either way Op the wrinkles is actually the pre stage of cracking. The texture can be sanding smoothed

 

Sand and plasti-dip is probably the best and cheapest way to go. make a day project out of it. you can wrap the rear strut bar in CF or some aluminum/silver vinyl wrap.

 

really have no clue how you get your interior to look like this...

do you have claws?

 

lol i agree.

that or they have a g/f. my g/f gets really mad at me because i am so **** about the interior of my car , for some reason they just do not understand

 

I bought the car like this...but I have no idea how the previous owner did this. My only concern is how to fix it lol. Maybe I'll just sand and plasti-dip?

 

Why does everybody have a boner for plasti dip? If you're gunna sand it down anyway, just paint it. Sand away that stupid texture first. Or if you want to keep the original somewhere, just wrap it in a cheap vinyl from rvinyl or metro.

 

get a full carbon dress up kit
http://www.ebay.com/itm/03-05-NISSAN...ff15e1&vxp=mtr

 

Plastidip is nice on these areas because they're not high traffic areas.. I don't even touch these spots on my dash so I don't know how the hell that happened. But I personally like plastidip because I'm an inexperienced painter and it works great with my limited skill. If I mess it up I can just peel it off, or do a layer over it.

Chebosto you literally made me laugh out loud. haha.

 

Threads merged, there are some helpful options within this thread including repainting, vinyl wrapping, or replacing panels with CF versions.

I will probably end up eventually getting my panels rewrapped in a suede material or having them painted in a light gloss