DeathMetal

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I have duplicolor on the grille.

My front bumper is fairly shredded due to 295 construction.

The grille is not.

snake134

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^^^^what was the paint code/name that you used? what kind of prep work did you have to do? did you sand the satin metal parts? why am i asking so many questions?

snake134

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bump?

DeathMetal

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Don't bother trying to paint the satin parts, even with sanding and a self-etching primer, rattle can will still not stick properly, wrap those parts or have them professionally painted.

Prep work was standard fare: Sand, prime, paint, clear, cure, wetsand, polish.

practice89

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Anyone know where i can get that same exact grill???

maharajamd

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^Why on earth would you want those big cuts showing? Lol

practice89

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They wouldn't be showing he didn't finish his, whereas i would fill the cut and wrap with cf.

nhb04tl

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Can the guy in the first post please pm me im very intrested in making a grill like his and im in maryland.

GCSIMON

Anyone have pics of a blacked out grille with the center bar factory polished silver?

heyitsnickk

Anyone wanna paint or vinyl my grill and trim? I'm looking to get it done gloss black/nbp. Obviously your time would be compensated as well. Let me know I'm in Central Jersey.

Agressor

My grill:

vincentbesner

went to a paint shop today and they told me that if i painted that chrome strip on the lower part of the grille, it would start chipping immediately. any feedback or suggestions? im trying to have a nbp grille done... or do it myself

maharajamd

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They all say that. It's becuase of the material it is. Mine said that, I had them do it anyways, and when I picked it up there was a '09 TL getting the big tooth painted. He told me they had done about half a dozen of those and not one complaint.

If they prep right and use good stuff, chipping will be minimal. You can always clear bra the grille too if you're worried.

Get it done professionally.

powerflow

^^^ I concur. Get it done professionally. Proper paint prep is key for something like this.

I would have the trim parts removed, and painted. Then let the parts fully cure for a few weeks off the car. Apply the clear bra at that point. But a small rock/pebble is going to pit or chip any part no matter what.

vincentbesner

what was a reasonable price on getting it done? i took the parts to the shop, already off the bumper and everything and they wanted 100 bucks. fair price?

maharajamd

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Paid $75 for mine off the bumper as well.

typeS219

how to you get the front plate that says acura to change a different color??

CLtotheTL32

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Wtf are you talking about?

vincentbesner

^^^ hahaha

typeS219

on the type s is says acura on the front bumper.....i wanted to turn it black or red.....how would i do it?

LexLuminati

SavKyle

seanmanila

looks good. What did you use to paint? I was actually thinking of using "plasti-dip"

SavKyle

Yea, i used plasti-dip. Its holding up really well, just make sure you do a good amount of even coats.

Srhayden21

What kind of paint did you use? I painted the emblem on the front, and it came off when I washed the car!!!

McCollins23

Plasti Dip

mrlunecy

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Painted mine a few years back, NBP rattle can spray and for the emblem I used duplicolor metal cast, some type of bronze, I believe. Looked great for a month, or so, but started chipping right away...specially the emblem. Then the NBP grill pieces began to get hair-line cracks also... now I decided to carbon fiber wrap it;



It was a PITA, specially since this is my first time using vinyl wrap, but WELL WORTH IT. I left the center bar as is, painted NBP, since it doesnt look bad even with the hairline cracks.

mrlunecy

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^Sorry, ipod camera with no lighting = crappy pic. I'll try to shoot some pics w/ a better cam in the daytime.

Chessie724

Might as well post an update on mine while the thread's been bumped back up.

Phambam12

^ is it just me or... is the acura sign small...

PPLAPW

Oh memories...

frodosphotos

the emblem does look a tad small. Still looks really clean though. Id like to do that exact combo but go black acura lettering instead.

McCollins23

It looks like that is the emblem from the engine cover. That one is a tad smaller than the original one on the front.

AnthraciteAspec

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That emblem looks tiny

SharksBreath

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a tad?

mrlunecy

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Here are some better pics:

McCollins23

I was trying to be nice....

joeitovtec69

Aretardedorange

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I like it. Looks very nice.

mrlunecy

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All black....very nice, looks GANGSTA'!
Now you need to blackout the headlights!