I got ambitious yesterday and decided to use my folks' garage and make my diffuser mod a little more permanent. It took me about 30 mins and was way easier than I thought it was going to be. Used black bumper paint and I think it turned out really well!

I might be looking into a new diffuser all together but for now this is definitely an improvement. Comments welcome as always.

Quick Shot Before:



After Sanding, No going back NOW!!



Finished with Second Coat:



Off with the Tape:



Plate Back On and Out in the Sun to Dry:



All finished up!

 

i likey =]

 

this is something i debated doing as well, but didnt really want to risk a DIY on something so permanent....

what grit sand paper did you use? what kind of paint exactly? (brand, type, kind of black (gloss, flat, etc)) did you use a clear finish? how many coats of black? how many coats of finish?

I recently painted my friends grill and did like 5 coats of black and 3 coats of clear after sanding and it turned out really really nice, but am really skeptical about doing it on a car panel ..

 

looks great!

 

looks good

 

turned out very nice! great job

 

Thanks for all the compliments guys!

I did as well, that's why I was going to just do the overlay (Sorry Bat!!) but finally said what the hell! My pops is a retired body and paint man (the front end of his current project can be seen in pic 5) so I figured he would/could fix whatever I f'ed up

I used P400 to scuff up the original paint, then hit it with P1500 after the first coat (probably an unneeded step for most). Only needed 2 coats of black total after sanding. The paint I used was flexible bumper coater:


I picked it up at my local auto paint store for $14 bucks.

I did not use any clear coat as I wanted a matte finish. No shine. Some of the pics may have looked a bit shiny as the paint wasn't fully dry or picked up some of the camera's flash.

Well, I knew it could be done but I did get some additional courage from a post on here not to long ago. A sedan owner painted his so I figured I could give it a shot. I don't have the link off hand, sorry.

Overall, I am very happy with the results and the pics really don't do it justice. I will try and take some better ones soon in a better location.

Thanks again for all the positive comments everyone!

 

in regards to P400 and P1500, is that just 400 and 1500 grit sand paper, or is the P a certain type of paper or?..

your thread might give me the courage to do it myself haha

 

Nice job, looks great!

 

Just regular dry 400 and 1500 grit. P doesn't mean anything. Just the brand I used.

Well, if you don't want to jump right to painting, you can get an overlay instead to make sure you like the look on your car. I might still have mine being sent to me. I purchased one from BlueBat a couple days before I decided just to paint. So if you want it, lemme know. HAHA

 

looks nice...thinking about doing this myself

 

looks nice man
great work

 

looks good bro

 

Very nice... Someting i need to do very soon