Subject	Paint Refresh Project
Posted by	MikeD (Philly) on September 13, 2010 at 2:25 PM
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Message	Ok I know I have been posting comments and some remarks of the dedication and hard work that I have seen from you all on your Z’s. This is my first post so please give me some slack if this does not cover the full process (just giving you the short run down). I’m coming to the end of my first summer season with the Z and I have done some minor upgrades to the car from the help of a few good friends in the NOVA area. I purchased the Z in the Richmond, VA area from a former twinturbo.net member in good condition, but like any Z, the car will always need some attention as another season passes by. I had a nice day ahead of me this past Saturday with sun and a bucket of soap to get my Z cleaned. I have been searching for a while and have been making a tough decision to either get the paint refreshed at a local body shop or try another alternative product. I found that most on the site were praising the fact that Dr Colorchip not only was a good product, but the product was paint matched to the factory color code. I proceeded to purchase the “best value kit” to take my chance on getting the Z’s paint refreshed. Here are some pics of the process which took a good bit of Saturday…but as you can see the time was worth the hard work! Here is the car after a wash… Here are the road rash/damage areas… | Now time to Clay Bar the Z before moving forward… After the clay bar…starting to look like the Z is ready for the paint refresh… Now time to start Dr. Colorchip process… And here are the amazing color matched results… These pictures only do so much justice and seeing the transformation in person is just amazing. The best value kit covered my repairs to the front bumper and hood areas. I’m not a spokes person for the product, but I wanted to share my good fortune with you all that has not found this paint kit. The product will not be for all if you that have a custom paint job, but it really helps me buy some more time with the factory paint before a new paint job. I have a few more upcoming upgrades before the winter sets in and hopefully I will have my profile more up to date within the next few weeks with the new modifications. For those of you I met at ZCON this past year, it was nice to meet you all and hopefully see you soon at up coming Z events. Thanks! Mike D (Philly)
Follow Ups	Paint Refresh Project - MikeD (Philly) 14:25:47 09/13/10 I have that kit and had trouble using on my black car. I - 300NASeattle 14:43:49 09/13/10 us an old t-shirt rag and spread the paint over the surface (n/m) - MikeD (Philly) 14:55:17 09/13/10 Very nice! - TTZMatt 14:43:56 09/13/10 Paint is part of the kit and color matched to the year/color (n/m) - MikeD (Philly) 14:54:08 09/13/10 great job dude! (n/m) - Halo TTZ 14:59:26 09/13/10 Very nice. I admire your patience - ZXRider 14:57:12 09/13/10 +1 for stock rims. - huey24nissan(NC) 15:08:55 09/13/10 Nice! How well is this paint supposed to hold up? - ZXoltan 15:32:13 09/13/10 From the products supplied not only do you get the touch - MikeD (Philly) 15:59:50 09/13/10 Nice, it looks much better - RobZ32 15:32:56 09/13/10 Nice job Mike. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 15:51:19 09/13/10 Very nice. How much is the kit ? Well worth a long days work - z32z 16:03:50 09/13/10 $59 for the best value kit and depends then what your time - MikeD (Philly) 20:48:53 09/13/10 skeptic on it doing the same for black, mine needs it (n/m) - LJZTT 17:05:32 09/13/10 Works great on Superwhite Z's too... - zfreak(Dallas) 17:10:54 09/13/10 excellent results! (n/m) - Adam (NoVA) 17:37:08 09/13/10 Nice, Mike... looking much better now! (n/m) - Karl (MD) 17:38:56 09/13/10 Looks great Mike. It was great meeting you at Zcon. Hope - Pats300zx 18:27:21 09/13/10 Gorgeous Z my fellow Philadelphian! (n/m) - black300zx 18:34:36 09/13/10 i found one of those ice clay kits for $2 one time. - KasbeKZ(VA) 18:48:11 09/13/10 I fell in love with that Z - Roundabout136 19:40:47 09/13/10 Very impressive! Great job! - BeachZ 19:47:44 09/13/10 IF that stuff is as advertised, it looks great - SeedyROM 01:26:20 09/14/10 Impressive. - Got Z? 09:57:04 09/14/10 Wow, that looks really good. - TT XTZ 19:29:48 09/14/10
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