Posts Tagged ‘Nissan’

Grilled

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

I finally got around to “fixing” the grille on my car.

Supplies used:

  • 3M WetOrDry 600-grit sandpaper
  • Krylon satin black spray paint
  • 3M Scotch blue masking tape
  • masking paper
  • Acryli-Clean DX330 Wax & Grease remover

First I masked off around the parts I wanted to paint (the Nissan emblem was a chore), then I used the wax & grease remover on the area to be painted. I then wet-sanded the whole area, dried it off, used some more of the wax & grease remover, then sprayed a (probably too thick) coat on. After letting it dry for a bit, I wet-sanded the areas that were red (orange-peel like a muhfucka) or chrome (could see lines where I sanded them) again, and sprayed several thin coats, letting them dry between.

Pics:

Hopefully I can wash her and get some decent “after” pics this weekend.

_josh

Updated to-do list for my Altima Coupe

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Things I’d like to do to the Altima eventually, in the order I think they’ll probably occur:

  • 18″ wheels with summer performance tires (no chrome!)
  • 12″ sub added to the Bose system
  • tinted windows
  • different grille (or modify the current one)
  • stiffer sway bars
  • strut tower brace
  • high-flow intake

_josh

To-Do List

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Stole the idea for this post from jturkx.

Things I’d like to do to the Altima eventually:

  • Tint the windows
  • Black (or dark) 18″ wheels
  • Different grille
  • Nismo intake

_josh