Bodykits
08-23-2001, 02:18 PM
#3
Originally posted by 2K1MaxMan
On bodykits, do you paint them before you install it or after?
On bodykits, do you paint them before you install it or after?
08-23-2001, 05:18 PM
#6
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u should strip the paint of the factory bumper take the kit and mold it to the bumper then paint it...looks great...but i suggest painting both peices beacasue the elements the car have been exposed to will make the paint look slightly different shades.
08-23-2001, 08:51 PM
#8
If you get the AE kit it already comes prepainted...and I would recommend the AE kit on an Icelandic Pearl car more so than another color, cause the kit color is a perfect color match with the car. And from other's experiences with this color, the painted body kit piece is often more "white" than the off-white car. If you have a different color though, you should be okay or if you prefer one kit to another.
08-24-2001, 03:10 AM
#11
Originally posted by ItalianMax2kSE
I do not understand why some people's body kits do not match. Just make sure the place gets the paint from nissan, that is what my guy in Staten Island does and you can not tell at all
I do not understand why some people's body kits do not match. Just make sure the place gets the paint from nissan, that is what my guy in Staten Island does and you can not tell at all
08-24-2001, 01:42 PM
#14
Paint the pieces off the car, but have them test fitted before doing *any* work. This way they can see if anything needs to be trimmed/cut/sanded/etc. Good shops will blend in the surrounding area for a more gradual color shift.
Three-stage paints are a little more difficult to match, especially pearl white.
Three-stage paints are a little more difficult to match, especially pearl white.
08-24-2001, 03:29 PM
#15
Originally posted by got rice?
Paint the pieces off the car, but have them test fitted before doing *any* work. This way they can see if anything needs to be trimmed/cut/sanded/etc. Good shops will blend in the surrounding area for a more gradual color shift.
Three-stage paints are a little more difficult to match, especially pearl white.
Paint the pieces off the car, but have them test fitted before doing *any* work. This way they can see if anything needs to be trimmed/cut/sanded/etc. Good shops will blend in the surrounding area for a more gradual color shift.
Three-stage paints are a little more difficult to match, especially pearl white.
08-24-2001, 04:04 PM
#16
Originally posted by ItalianMax2kSE
I do not understand why some people's body kits do not match. Just make sure the place gets the paint from nissan, that is what my guy in Staten Island does and you can not tell at all
I do not understand why some people's body kits do not match. Just make sure the place gets the paint from nissan, that is what my guy in Staten Island does and you can not tell at all
I think it's s/t 2 do with fibreglass ... everyone that I've seen in person (my buddy daniel has the ninja kit) & those on the board (zach with the Ninja kit & irvine 78) has complained that it doesn't match ... not sure if its the fibreglass ... but that's what they all have in common ... if the stillen front lip is polyurethane .. then I'm talking outta my a$$
08-24-2001, 11:39 PM
#17
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Join Date: Apr 2001
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Originally posted by ohboiya
I don't think it matters whose paint u use .. they can custom match n e paint using what they have ... but good luck in trying to match the front spoiler with the rest of your car ...
I think it's s/t 2 do with fibreglass ... everyone that I've seen in person (my buddy daniel has the ninja kit) & those on the board (zach with the Ninja kit & irvine 78) has complained that it doesn't match ... not sure if its the fibreglass ... but that's what they all have in common ... if the stillen front lip is polyurethane .. then I'm talking outta my a$$
I don't think it matters whose paint u use .. they can custom match n e paint using what they have ... but good luck in trying to match the front spoiler with the rest of your car ...
I think it's s/t 2 do with fibreglass ... everyone that I've seen in person (my buddy daniel has the ninja kit) & those on the board (zach with the Ninja kit & irvine 78) has complained that it doesn't match ... not sure if its the fibreglass ... but that's what they all have in common ... if the stillen front lip is polyurethane .. then I'm talking outta my a$$
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