So I've been trying to decide on a way to change my upper grill for a few weeks now and I finally decided what I was going to do. I bought some flat black spray paint for abour $3 from the hardware store and painted the entire thing, including the chrome peice. Surprisingly, I didn't even have to sand the chrome down or anything, I just directly painted the whole thing, no problem. Anyway, let me know what you think, critism is more than welcome.

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How do you smoke the clear corners out?
Can you still see the turn signals when they are operating?

 

I like it! Definitely changes the look of the front of car.

 

I don't think that spray paint will last very long without proper priming/sanding etc. But looks good.

 

i like em both

but i like the chrome look better
since your car is black

looks good either or

how did u paint it chrome like that?
it really comes out

 

yeah i like the black grill nice!...are far as blacking th eclar corners buy a spray called nightshades thats what i did and buy some clear coat too...spray a couple layers of the nightshades and a layer of the clearcoat after each layer has dried...ill put pics of mine soon...and as far as the tur signals showing yea it will show up just fine...i coated mine when they were still orange so now they look kinda red...lol

 

looks good man

now you just need to black-out the trim around the windows

 

i was first to ever do this in 1998... It wil last just fine as long as you used a good paint,... I used rustoleum, high heat, quick dry... But you made a big mistake... you gotta get that "A" painted too... it looks stupisd chrome w/out the chrome trim... sand and paint it..

oh btw.. expect to paint it 2x a year with water and chip ware and tear!!!

 

good job on the DIY. looks good. you should darken everything now.

 

I Like it better now black. I like so many things about 98-99 CL's more than my 97...EXCEPT for the grill. I love my 97 grill. Im glad you painted your 98-99 grill. I dont like the vertical lines in it. Thats just me though I guess.

 

Nice ride, hey I noticed you have the carbonfiber dash setup. Let me know if you want to get rid of the woodgrain center consol piece. Im trying to update my 97.

My ride: 97 2.2 5spd.
Euro Accord type-R H22 220hp 165ft lbs 11:1 comp.
4-2-1 genuine Mugen header
Greddy catback
JDM SIR Accord electronic folding mirrors
JDM Integra bumper lights(flipped upside down)
O.G. dealership CL foglights
Oldschool 18 inch 3-piece chrome MHT V-10's
Apexi fullbody coilovers w/slotted and crossdrilled rotors

 

it looks really good, i've been wanting to do the same for a LONG time along w/ the chrome around the windows

 

looks good

 

i like it alot. i'm gonna do mine black tomorrow!

 

damn i like that. looks real clean. that's what i'll be doing to my type R grille if i ever get it finished

 

Thanks for all of the compliments on my grill fellas. I like it more and more everytime I look at it. haha

 

it looks good but i dont think the paint is gonna last that long....

 

exactly what's prevented me from doing it