Pete's GS400 Build Thread
#424
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whaaaaaat!! Ahhhh btw I ordered some of those leather wafers last night, can't wait! And I'm gonna get that orbital buffer for my paint after this winter, I'm gonna buy clazzio seat covers in a few weeks, going with black, I'm tempted to get saddle, figured why not, new leather smell wafers why not buy new leather, lol
Last edited by DosyBoy; 11-21-13 at 01:27 PM.
#425
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Had about an hour last night after work before the sun went down. Used it wisely ![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Quick Mobil 1 Full Syn Oil Change @ 201,220 (<-- i may need to look at this post sometime in the future)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g182.jpg)
How cool is ClubLexus? Pretty damn cool cuz the homie FlockoGS4 hooked me up with this extra Strut bar he had. Thanks man!
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g183.jpg)
Till next time![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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Quick Mobil 1 Full Syn Oil Change @ 201,220 (<-- i may need to look at this post sometime in the future)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g182.jpg)
How cool is ClubLexus? Pretty damn cool cuz the homie FlockoGS4 hooked me up with this extra Strut bar he had. Thanks man!
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g183.jpg)
Till next time
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#429
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whaaaaaat!! Ahhhh btw I ordered some of those leather wafers last night, can't wait! And I'm gonna get that orbital buffer for my paint after this winter, I'm gonna buy clazzio seat covers in a few weeks, going with black, I'm tempted to get saddle, figured why not, new leather smell wafers why not buy new leather, lol
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thanks man
#430
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not sure if you can tell how flat it was sitting at this point. was more of a shelf than a curved spoiler
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g296.jpg)
Mother Nature forced me to remount my JP Rep like STAT. It was raining for like 3 days straight here. the right side of my spoiler was off the car and it was hanging! haha. yeah took a lot of elbow grease to get all the previous 3m extreme tape and epoxy and glue residue on it off.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g297.jpg)
Here's the Betatech through the applicator gun. It is black and i actually laid one more bead on top of this one to ensure any gaps would be sealed. Hold it down firmly in place for a good 15 minutes. Then i let it sit for a day.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g298.jpg)
now she is on there nice and strong and has a smoother curve to it again. May have to wetsand and buff out my trunk again as i got some residue and minor scratches on it over the past year.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g296.jpg)
Mother Nature forced me to remount my JP Rep like STAT. It was raining for like 3 days straight here. the right side of my spoiler was off the car and it was hanging! haha. yeah took a lot of elbow grease to get all the previous 3m extreme tape and epoxy and glue residue on it off.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g297.jpg)
Here's the Betatech through the applicator gun. It is black and i actually laid one more bead on top of this one to ensure any gaps would be sealed. Hold it down firmly in place for a good 15 minutes. Then i let it sit for a day.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g298.jpg)
now she is on there nice and strong and has a smoother curve to it again. May have to wetsand and buff out my trunk again as i got some residue and minor scratches on it over the past year.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g299.jpg)
Last edited by Sevenevez; 11-26-13 at 06:12 PM.
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Project Color Match Wheels::..
Never really liked the Grey/Graphite Matte color. Wanted them to match my black onyx paint.
I actually got a day off of work on Friday so i got at it.
Once again, didnt pay a penny. Just used everything i had in my garage.
Took about 13 hours start to finish 2pm-3am.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g300.jpg)
Washed em down real good with a scrub brush to get all the brake dust and residue off
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g301.jpg)
Gotta take all these out. There is like 40 per rim. Thats 160 haha, what have i got myself into?
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g302.jpg)
Taping them off as meticulously as i could took quite awhile. If this tape line isnt almost perfect your wheel will look like its out of balance while rolling
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g303.jpg)
3M Scuff to give that paint some grit to stick to
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g304.jpg)
Blew them all off with the air compressor then wiped them down with Prep Wipe
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g305.jpg)
First Coats: Black Primer
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g306.jpg)
Second Coats: Black Gloss
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g307.jpg)
Third Coats: Chrysler Brilliant Black Pearl
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g308.jpg)
Fourth Coats: Lexus Black Onyx
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g309.jpg)
After every paint change i would run the Heat Gun on them to bake the paint in real well, since this is a wheel and they can take a lot of abuse and heat.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g310.jpg)
Fifth Coats: Clear ( 3 coats )
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g311.jpg)
Dry. Peeled the tape
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g312.jpg)
Now....
i went over this in my head so many different ways
How i can add a little more creativity to this wheel?
Photoshopped like 6 different options before i made up my mind.
And i surely wasnt going to paint 160 of these by hand!
So i took a screwdriver and poked tons of holes in a piece of cardboard and then each snapped into my holes firm enough to hold them still.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g313.jpg)
Instead of chrome, my favorite color combo always been black and teal. So, hey, what do ya know, my '50 is Teal and i have paint for that in my garage too.![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g314.jpg)
3 coats Ford Bright Calypso Metallic, 3 thick coats clear to lock it in.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g315.jpg)
Had a little overspray on a couple of the lip edges, so i rubbed that out
then re-polished all the lips with Ultimate Compound.
I will let the paint cure for a couple days before i wet sand these smooth and buff them to a good reflection without orange peel
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g316.jpg)
3am. Check it out!
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g317.jpg)
Next day.![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g318.jpg)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g319.jpg)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g320.jpg)
Never really liked the Grey/Graphite Matte color. Wanted them to match my black onyx paint.
I actually got a day off of work on Friday so i got at it.
Once again, didnt pay a penny. Just used everything i had in my garage.
Took about 13 hours start to finish 2pm-3am.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g300.jpg)
Washed em down real good with a scrub brush to get all the brake dust and residue off
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g301.jpg)
Gotta take all these out. There is like 40 per rim. Thats 160 haha, what have i got myself into?
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g302.jpg)
Taping them off as meticulously as i could took quite awhile. If this tape line isnt almost perfect your wheel will look like its out of balance while rolling
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g303.jpg)
3M Scuff to give that paint some grit to stick to
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g304.jpg)
Blew them all off with the air compressor then wiped them down with Prep Wipe
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g305.jpg)
First Coats: Black Primer
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g306.jpg)
Second Coats: Black Gloss
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g307.jpg)
Third Coats: Chrysler Brilliant Black Pearl
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g308.jpg)
Fourth Coats: Lexus Black Onyx
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g309.jpg)
After every paint change i would run the Heat Gun on them to bake the paint in real well, since this is a wheel and they can take a lot of abuse and heat.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g310.jpg)
Fifth Coats: Clear ( 3 coats )
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g311.jpg)
Dry. Peeled the tape
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g312.jpg)
Now....
i went over this in my head so many different ways
How i can add a little more creativity to this wheel?
Photoshopped like 6 different options before i made up my mind.
And i surely wasnt going to paint 160 of these by hand!
So i took a screwdriver and poked tons of holes in a piece of cardboard and then each snapped into my holes firm enough to hold them still.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g313.jpg)
Instead of chrome, my favorite color combo always been black and teal. So, hey, what do ya know, my '50 is Teal and i have paint for that in my garage too.
![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g314.jpg)
3 coats Ford Bright Calypso Metallic, 3 thick coats clear to lock it in.
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g315.jpg)
Had a little overspray on a couple of the lip edges, so i rubbed that out
then re-polished all the lips with Ultimate Compound.
I will let the paint cure for a couple days before i wet sand these smooth and buff them to a good reflection without orange peel
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g316.jpg)
3am. Check it out!
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g317.jpg)
Next day.
![Smilie](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g318.jpg)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g319.jpg)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g320.jpg)
![](http://straight-p.com/gs400/g321.jpg)
#435
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I love it. U always keep me thinkin what can i do without spending any $. Btw my wife loves you for makin me think that way so i bought k sport air ride and blamed it on you. Shes not happy with you right now lol