Thank you for this thread. I am a new G35 owner, and this is the first thing I've done to make this car my own. I just did my grille yesterday. It looks great, thanks to this thread.

 

This is how i did my grille too! worked perfectly. First tried painting it flat black, but it didnt go well with a black car. It looked much better when i painted it gloss black afterwards

 

very nice work man

 

I did this some months ago and was going to go a car show/bbq here in UT yesterday but decided to add a small coat of paint to the grill to hide some rock chips and blemishes.... and WOW what a disaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I lightly sanded some of the old paint off and cleaned it then did my light coat just to have the paint get all wrinkled on me, so I sanded and added a coat of primer to it, which immediately got that antique crackled look on it GRRRRR... so I resanded and tried to alternate between a light coat and a heavy coat to try to get any cooperation from it.... and now I went to o'reily and bought a very expensive can of adhesion promoter and I am working on getting all of the paint and primer off to start all over again.
and I missed my small show/bbq I was pretty ticked off.
anyways that's been my experience with trying to do a light recoat. maybe I should try the plasti-dip stuff.
sorry to vent.

 

Did this today on my LR coupe!
looks way better!
thanks for this DIY

 

What was the best way you figured out how to take off the grill? I noticed they have like these plastic square nuts that need to turn a certain direction for it to come off it seems like it will be a pain to get back on.
Thanks

 

bout time to repaint mine lol

 

Just did mine today. Turned out nice in my opinion.

 

thought id contribute.. couldnt find better pics of it. sorry!

 

heres mine

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417915541/http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417915541/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/92137405@N06/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417914729/http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417914729/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/92137405@N06/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417913971/http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417913971/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/92137405@N06/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417913381/http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8417913381/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/92137405@N06/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8419004822/http://www.flickr.com/photos/92137405@N06/8419004822/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/92137405@N06/, on Flickr

 

Is this gloss black, flat black or flat black with a clear over it? Looks sharp!

Im doing this tomorrow

 

Thanks OP just finished mine!

 

MP35
Did you do your own headlight retrofit?
That combo looks awesome lights grill and that lip. ��

 

Thanks for this ! Debating on blacking out the infiniti logo too...

 

This is my PNM35 wagon. Front grill is painted in plasti-dip matt black.