^Sick.

 

thanks! Best $4 I have spent on my car lol

 

What kind of paint did you use? Did you remove the grill and then paint it or did you tape off the area and paint it?

 

I purchased Trim paint by duplicolor.. it is in a green spray can at any autoparts store..

Here is what I did:
I removed the front bumper.. once you get the front bumper off you will see how to remove the grill.. there are a few screws and clips to get the grill off.. then I removed the "A" emblem on the grill. 2 Screws hold that on.. then I sanded the grill with I think 600 grit sand paper.. wiped it down.. then cleaned it with alcohol and let it air dry.. this is to help clean the surface of any oils that could mess with the paint sticking... I then sprayed it with Duplicolor adhesion promotor. I followed the directions on the spray can. Do light coats!! I think I did 2 coats.. this is to help prevent paint chips and help the paint stick. Then I sprayed it with the Duplicolor trim paint. Again with light even coats. I did about 3-4 coats.. This paint dries very evenly and doesn't need clear coat. I have used it to paint side skirts and other parts of my other cars and it looks like paint they use from the factory. Never had a problem with this paint chipping or falling off. Make sure you prep it so the paint will last longer!

Good Luck and pm me if you have any questions!

BTW, Here is a pic of the trim paint:


Here is a pic of the adhesion promoter:

 

I did the same thing before, but the paint still chips eventully !!!

 

bzyrice you are the man for typing that up and even giving me pictures...I really appreciate it!

Hopefully I will knock this out next weekend!

 

No problem man! just let me know if you have any questions!

 

what paint did u use? and how did you prep it? mine is holding up nicely! it has been about 2 months.. and for $4.00 I don't mind doing it again later

 

I was so bored today studying for exams, i decided to take some time to black out my grill. I used what bzyrice recommended with the trim paint. Although i did skip the adhesion promoter. Hopefully, i wont run into any issues. Didnt bother taking off the bumper to remove grill though. Just masked around the area and covered the rest with newspaper.

I think it turned out pretty well

 

I don't know if my eyes deceive me but your a-spec looks silverish.
Interesting.

Nice job on the grille!

 

I posted in this thread back when my grill was flat black. Here it is in all NBP:

 

You didnt take it apart? lol .. you are good at masking!! I hate masking stuff off.. when you take the bumper apart you dont have to mask anything off.. looks good man!!

 

^^^LOOKS HOT^^^

I am considering painting the outer part white like you, but have the center bar black chromed.

 

Haha...coming up behind me in the rearview Trew I would swear I have a look-a-like! Good work son!

A lot of good looking grilles in here...woke me from the dead!

 

Well look who it is!! Haha thanks man.

This is some thread you got here

 

Here's a few PICs of some Before & After Custom Grille thats i've done to my 07 TL-S NBP.

This was the 1st CUSTOM GRILL I did.




BELOW is my CURRENT GRILL set-up.

 

this is the only shot i have right now

 

I haven't posted in here yet and this thread needs some more AM love so here goes:

Colormatched outer trim | Gloss black inner trim | Colormatched crossbar | Gloss black emblem

 

not feelin this at all, way to much black, but if you like murderd out, then that's a differnet story!!

 

Hey, Thats ur opinion.
My style is NOT like every onther TL out there! I try to bring something different to the scene.
Its easier to go ALL MURDERED OUT...But everyone does it.
This was the simple fact why i didn't go with RJ wheels...they're Hot...But everyone and there MOMMA got em.
BUT obviously u don't appreciate my style, and thats fine.
BUT I GONNA KEEP DOIN' ME.

ACU-RATE !!!

 

fuck y did i click this thredd ...................... now u all got me thinking lol thanks alot

 

Those look great, my 2007 TL S is next for the job.

 

I think it looks awesome!!
How did you make it?

 

He bought the o4-o6 eBay grille and put it over the Type-S grille.
Looks nice... until I notice the original part of the grille.
Pretty ninja with all that black though Almost didn't notice at first.
Would look much cleaner if it was flush.

 

I know, it would...

I bought the grille off a another guy who back out on the install. At that time, I didn't know that it wouldn't fit the TL-S bumper...I found out after I already cut the bumper and ready to install...thats when i found out it woundn't align...SOooo I had to get creative to make it work...

 

04komodo pretty much made a long story short on how i did the grill...

 

The ebay grill WON'T align with the TL-S bumper UNLESS you do some CUSTOMIZING to it...trust me, I know 1st hand. Just giving you a heads-up...

 

I like it murdered out! Plus, the red trim on the wheel/tires really sets it off well.



2009 Kansas City All Acura Meet-May 17th

https://acurazine.com/forums/midwest-312/kansas-city-2009-spring-all-acura-meet-may-17th-12pm-%40-jay-wolfe-acura-714994/

 

This was done with dupli-color graphite wheel paint. I was going to do the whole thing the same color, but I ended up liking the contrast.

 

I dont know if i should go with a semi gloss black or a matt finish black or a oem NBP. I have a ABP TL 06 and i wanna leave the silver outside trim alone and the A in the middle. So what do u guys recomend ?

 

ACU-RATE - everyone really seems to hate your car. Oh well, keep doing your thing and enjoy it. I like the eBay grille...the double trim is actually kind of neat. I wish you had had that on when you came to the meet here (or did you and I just don't remember...that's very possible ).

 

yea..there's a few heads out there that don't appreciate my creativity, BUT they won't stop me & They CAN't STOP ME !!!.....

"pinky, I here to take over the world"....lol.

Ooo yea...i did have it on at the meet.

 

only 2 people said they didnt like it.. and 2 people said they did like it.. including me!! lol

 

Loved that show.

Oh...well, my memory sucks...sue me.


My comment comes from posts in several threads where pictures of his car have been posted, not just this one.

 

oh my bad... lol

 

Go with the Matte finish if you're doing black. It makes the "A" pop more and it appears to float in mid-air.

 

So after two weeks, im experiencing paint chips. I dont tailgate people really closely nor do i drive on dusty/rocky roads. I sanded it down with 400grit sandpaper and sprayed on black trim paint.

I will have to re-do it and im just wondering if i should use a different sandpaper or try other methods. Will a layer of adhesion promoter help before i lay on the paint? I thought about clear coating it but it will make it shiny and i like the matted black of the trim paint.

 

Yes adhesion promoter!! and then put like 4-5 coats of trim paint!

 

i know a thing or two about paint chips in a refinished grill fucking new england roads..



I refinished mine and used a couple of layers of clear coat over it, havent had a single issue since. dont know why i didnt think of it from the start.

 

^clear coat on matte black defeats the purpose of matte black, like he said.

Is there any way to protect n seal flat black paint without shinny-ass clear coat?