scottyMIz Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 tell me what you think here is a before : here is a half way thru after paint just holdin me over til i get some new ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 They didn't look bad before, but I definetely like the black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 280ZForce Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 yeah I like the black wheels w/ chrome lips myself, but i'm a lil biased to that. what spoiler is that on the hatch? got any closer pics of it and also around the mounting area as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CantZme Posted September 1, 2007 Share Posted September 1, 2007 it's definitely an upgrade and compliments the car well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big-phil Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 damn that looks good, I should have gotten the black centers when I orderd my wheels. What kind of paint is that? Is it flat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbackz Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 i would say they look good enough to keep on there now. looks real sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 yea flat black it's just primer so it would stick to the bare metal, i think it looks good the wheels looked crappy before cuz you could see where the clear was flaking off. I can get better pics of the spoiler it's just an 80's trans am spoiler that i modded to fit on the 280z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRTY260Z Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Black is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators BRAAP Posted September 2, 2007 Administrators Share Posted September 2, 2007 The wheels in the "before" pics reminds me of custom wheels that you would see installed on a clean 1989 Ford Taurus. The "after" pictures of those wheels brings the style much closer to a modern look, and as interim wheels, look pretty good. Just shows that with a little ingenuity, a dated wheel style can still look good today. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 Wow..thats looks great Scotty! Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted September 2, 2007 Author Share Posted September 2, 2007 Thanks guys had a few people ask if i got new rims Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e_racer1999 Posted September 2, 2007 Share Posted September 2, 2007 new>>>>>>>>>>>old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxjoeyxxeb Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 They look great. I am actually about to go put another coat on mine! I bought a 94 Volvo 850 turbo as a commuter car, and the silver stockers were dirty, scratched, and had brake dust caked on them. I sanded them down with 400 grit, primered them, painted, and cleared. Did you sand or anything? Make sure you clear coat them, it will help them last a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfree Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Hi That looks really good as well as the car it's self but i really love the color of both the car and wheels Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbackz Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 They look great. I am actually about to go put another coat on mine! I bought a 94 Volvo 850 turbo as a commuter car, and the silver stockers were dirty, scratched, and had brake dust caked on them. I sanded them down with 400 grit, primered them, painted, and cleared. Did you sand or anything? Make sure you clear coat them, it will help them last a lot longer. 400 grit? isnt that kinda fine. i always go to 120 grit when prepping for the first coat of paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 i used 120 as well and it's just black primer no clear i wanted a mat finish, i could get mat clear but i am not worried about it sincence they wont be on the car for much longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR8ED Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 The wheels look much better! Gives it more of an old school racer look. The previous look of the wheels looks more like the early nineties method of putting on cheap 5 stars onto (insert name of car) to make it look racey. (no offence meant Scott) 120 grit sandpaper will take lots of sanding afterwards to get out that deep of a scratch. Anything grittier (lower number) than 400 can be tough to cover up with paint. Think of it this way. 100 grit (used to make the math easier) makes scratches 4 times as deep as 400 grit. If you sanded with 100 grit sandpaper, and then went over it again with 400 grit sandpaper, you would have scratches that are now only 3 times as deep as 400 grit scratches Now if your goal is to remove all of the previous paint off, then you will be ok. I'm only posting this only so people don't think they HAVE to start with 120 grit. I repainted my rear quarters on my Z this year (painted over the old paint), and I prepped the car using 220 before priming, and 400 after priming. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyMIz Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 i used the 120 just to scuff the clear on the wheels and to smooth out the spots where the clear flaked off. I do agree tho it is easier to cover 400 grit scratches than 120. I used black primer to paint them and it's buildable primer so it is alot easier to hide the deep scratches. The wheels had alot of imperfections so for me it didn't matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbackz Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 dont listen to me! lol. all i know is what i learned at UTI. and i havent done much since then. but now that i think bout it we started 80 grit to remove paint and went up to 120, primered then went to 220, painted and took care of the rest with wet sanding the clear. i think. but if we werent removing the paint we'd just scuff it with a scotch bright pad. sound bout right to ya'll? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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