Nissan 370z Gets New Wrap (Part 1)

[@Ronnie_S]

What a coincidence?! About maybe a couple weekends back, I got around to vinyl wrapping my hood. The hood was not perfect by any means (faded clear coat, dull fade paint base coat, rock chips, etc) and I knew these imperfections would show through the wrap, but I still wanted to try it out. I did the best I could (trying to 'feather' the clear coat that still remains with the dull base paint using fine sandpaper, wash the hood and spray it down with a detailer). I was trying to match the factory 2002 4Runner 'Stellar Blue Pearl' paint with the 'ESSMO PET Super Gloss Metallic Royal Indigo Blue' vinyl that I just 'eye-balled guesstimate' by shopping off of eBay. I was kind of surprising at how close in color the vinyl was when it arrived, even though it wasn't an exact match to the factory paint (might be closer in matching if the paint wasn't 22 years old and slightly faded in the SoCal sun over the years). The end result wasn't perfect, but for my first time and the fact I had to do out in the sun due to lack of garage workspace, it was an improvement over what the hood looks like before. Up close it not great, but from about 10-20 foot away, it looks pretty good and has some shine to it. It's been a long time since I've driven a vehicle and not see a faded, worn-out, dull hood as I look through the windshield. Mechanically, the car runs fine and that hasn't changed, but the driving experience feels enhanced after wrapping the hood. It's slightly more presentable in traffic and in public. Sorry for the rant; it's just nice to see other people attempt to wrap their own vehicles as well. Looking forward to the next part. Thanks for sharing and y'all always know the good food spots!

[@Christian.Kimes33]

How was that process for you? For us it was very tedious and a lot of patience was much needed. But ooh that paint color sounds so good!!! The sun in SoCal is so harsh on our paint, that’s why I want to try and protect my paint for as long as possible. Trying to wash it, ceramic coat it, all those things. Working on our cars makes it so much better and more gratification. That’s cool man, hopefully we run into each other one day :) I’ve thought about changing my color but not too sure yet what I would want to do :) thanks for watching