PAINT grill black..
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PAINT grill black..
okay i am going to paint my grill black this weekend.. so any tips from anyone that has done it before??... here is what i am going to do..
1. sand down the grill..
2. spray primer on grill
3. spray a couple layers of black paint.
4. clear coat it..
any other things i should do?? also.. what kind of paint is recommended..
1. sand down the grill..
2. spray primer on grill
3. spray a couple layers of black paint.
4. clear coat it..
any other things i should do?? also.. what kind of paint is recommended..
If you're gonna do it in a garage or something....some people like to wet the walls in order for dust to stick to them. I know it's ghetto...but it works
when i did mines, i used a rotary sander and standed it to the plastic, and that wasn't nessisary. it just made a whole lot more work. just sand off the top chrome layer. and it won't look "great" becasue i think only a shop can make it look really good, unless you have the factory black. (if your cars black)
I would take it to a shop, spray paint on the front of a vehicle won't last you more than a few months at best, and all of that prep work and having to redo it again will suck. Even if a body shop sprays it, its going to get chips, spray paint will be even worse. I would also sand all the way through the chrome to the black plastic underneath so when the chips start occuring, the chrome won't show through the paint
Originally Posted by redlude97
I would take it to a shop, spray paint on the front of a vehicle won't last you more than a few months at best, and all of that prep work and having to redo it again will suck. Even if a body shop sprays it, its going to get chips, spray paint will be even worse. I would also sand all the way through the chrome to the black plastic underneath so when the chips start occuring, the chrome won't show through the paint
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Joined: Apr 2006
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From: seattle, Washington
thanks a lot guys... well the spray paint i was going to use was the Duplix Paint, it is k04.. which is black factory paint. yea i am definately gonna do it myself.. dont got the money to get it painted.. planning on getting the mrev2 and the spacer... very excited 
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why? nothing wrong with the chrome grill. it makes this car a luxury. if u paint it, then u are down grading ur car to a honda civic. whats next? APC stickers all over? painted brake rotors? another 'rebadge' to make the car look like something it isn't? haha.
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Mine's holding up good. Got it on this site from Sundeviljay (pretty sure it was him)
Last edited by redlude97; Oct 17, 2006 at 01:15 AM.