Right i have been thinking about De-swaggin the zed and want do this myself to keep cost of body shop down, I know that i've got to sand the paint work right down to the metal on the metal pannals.

But on the bumpers??? do i need a surtain type of filler to fill the lines.

and on the dimpeled area is spray filler the best way to do this or is there a spiecal type of spray filler needed as well

thanks

graeme

fibre glass and resin is your best bet, its lighter and its easier to work and shape correctly

fibre glass and resin is your best bet, its lighter and its easier to work and shape correctly

 

so you'd cut small strips of glass to fit in the lines then????.

and build it up level then spray fill it for a smooth finish.?

U-Pol make a glass fibre filler :)

I completely de-lined my zed with the help of rainbowztt bud.

 

When you get to the soft chip protection layer on the metal work below the lines on the zed, best thing to use is a drill with a wire brush on it. Dont be tempted to spray it with a primer filler. Get it back to the metal then use fibreglass filler to remove the lines. then do your priming work.

 

It does take some time to get the soft stuff off but its worth it in the end. As for the rear bumper a filler will prob be the best bet, I just took mine off and chopped it up n threw it away n fitted a diff rear bumper :)

 

I did de-locked the doors as well, just take the handles apart, remove the lock barrel that you dont want and then fill with fibre glass filler, clean it up the finish off with regular filler, then you're readu for priming n painting.

so you'd cut small strips of glass to fit in the lines then????.

and build it up level then spray fill it for a smooth finish.?

 

No dont cut fibre glass into anything :)

 

If you use a fibre glass filler it will be ready to use, dont overdo the build up with the fibreglass filler, its hard to sand and the metal on the doors is quite flexible and you may get distorted areas.

 

Also make sure you get the hardener mixed properly you dont want soft spots. Plus...dont mix up too much in one go it goes off pretty quick and you dont want tons of it glooped all over the car...like I said its a lot harder to sand down than regular filler.

 

Once you have the FG filler nearly at the correct level you can switch to a regular filler to finish off nice and smooth.

 

Also remember that filler will absorb the first coats of primer. After FG filler work I would go over with a spray primer filler, then a regular primer.

If you havent done any body work before bud.....its better to get something to practice on 1st besides your zed.

 

Me and rainbowztt (paul) completely stripped my car, de locked & delined the whole car.

 

I then fitted a body kit that I modified quite a lot. I even had to make the lleading 1/3 of the rear wheel arch that come up from the skirts - I wanted a completely lineless and smooth zed.

 

It was a LOT of work. You cant do it in a day :)

 

Also because the doors etc are curved all over...if you botch anything its very easy to see.

 

Paul and myself then set about spraying my motor. you have to take a lot of trim off to do the job properly.

 

My advice if you havent done this sort of thing before...let some one else do it. If you mess it up it will cost more trying to sort it out.

 

If however your meticulous and not in a hurry then get stuck in, I enjoyed doing mine :)

Right i have been thinking about De-swaggin the zed and want do this myself to keep cost of body shop down, I know that i've got to sand the paint work right down to the metal on the metal pannals.

But on the bumpers??? do i need a surtain type of filler to fill the lines.

and on the dimpeled area is spray filler the best way to do this or is there a spiecal type of spray filler needed as well

thanks

graeme

 

am i being dooopid??

 

What's De-swagging?

am i being dooopid??

 

What's De-swagging?

dunno, but it sounds uncomfortable :rofl:

dunno, but it sounds uncomfortable :rofl:

 

 

lol

am i being dooopid??

 

What's De-swagging?

No mate, Not being dooopid at all :x:

It's removing all the lines that are around the bottom of the car, to give it that smooth more modern look.

If you dont know then you only fnd out by asking. :dance:

oh right, i get ya.

 

Thanks for that, i was going dizzy from confushion.

am i being dooopid??

 

What's De-swagging?

If you want to see what a Z32 looks like thats been completely de-swaged take a look at my Journal here

two pics show swage and deswage (smooth)