agranado

Couldnt find what I was looking for in the archives

I want to know if I have to sand down the badges before I spray paint them... or If I can just apply the flat black directly to the chrome. (probably not.)

If not, what grit sandpaper should I use to sand...

-Alex

BDiddy

I would recommend sanding with 600-800 grit sandpaper.

DaInFaMMuS1

could we get some gotdamn pics of ur CL already...i only remember seeing some shitty night pics after ur suspension install...get on that!

97BlackAckCL

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My guess would be sand them down, and prime them, I would use like 800 grit or 1000 grit. Maybe 2000 afterward to make it smoother, 800-1000 to remove the chrome dip

97BlackAckCL

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Did u never see his steering wheel pics???hey DaInFaMMus, you go to PSU? Or is that just for fall spring??

hybridnrg

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yeah thats the most famous steering wheel here! or infamous...depends on how you look at it! haha

agranado

ive been cameraless for quite some time... soon thopugh, i promise

fucking steering wheel gah i ripped the old leather off damnit!!!!

teh CL

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ur steering wheel is brought up in almost every thread

97BlackAckCL

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that's cuz it's funny shit

mrsteve

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Sand, prime, prime, paint, paint, paint

agranado

see? It looks better now...

and thanks for all the HELPFUL replies (aka the ones not dealing w/my steering wheel )

teh CL

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it looks like it got a complete make over...

espmirage

agrando, is your carpet black?? Is the headliner, sunvisors black?? Im thinking of getting black leather seats that were for sale and didnt know what stock black leather interior looked all around. thanks

agranado

its more grey than black, but yea. That's it more or less.

fabrikated

I didn't sand shit. I used high temp flat black paint I had left over from my blackhoused lights....went on perfect.

hybridnrg

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acura call its "charcoal gray" I always though it was black untill I saw it in direct sunlight…and I was like ohhh I see..lol

h2o-pr00f

i did this a while ago and gave klepto some info on it n he did it as well i just washed my car, i might do housings today.. anyways i didnt sand i just primered a coat or two on and put a few coats of black paint and high gloss finish.. the A in back is fine but the front 97 emblem has paint chipped off thanks to the 57 freeway here.. so sanding might not be such a bad thing since my emblem has chipped paint after about 6 months or so

agranado

high temp huh? Knew i should've bought high temp.

h2o-pr00f

examples:







looks like crap i know i gotta redo em

h2o-pr00f

also i didnt paint the other inside part of the 97 grill, which is why it looks like

Nato

i painted my 99 grille black.. just washed and degreased it.. then primer and paint.. its still good condition no need to sand

DaInFaMMuS1

I attend PSU for school in the fall/spring...im in NY for the summer. I'll b at PSU for artsfest thas 4 sure tho

hybridnrg

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nooo!!! wait i want to do mine too!!! lol!

DaInFaMMuS1

GOTDAMN thas a nasty steering wheel..ive never seen anything liek that b4

oh and sanding helps make the surfaces better for the paint, but if ur too lazy then just primer and paint w/hi temp paint

chuckz

did u end up having any shadows left when u removed the emblems?

h2o-pr00f

ya the acura and 3.0CL are still a LITTLE visible in the next week im gonna use paint cleaner and scratchx to see if maybe i can get that a little better

AMorgCLS

F'ed up steering wheel and missing rubber piece on your clutch peddle. I wonder if the outside of your car looks as good as the interior LOL JK

And do what "MrSteve" said; Sand, prime, prime, paint, paint, paint

Slooo97CL

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i used honda touch up paint to paint the emblem, it applies like nail polish and is the exact color match of the car, i think its better than spray paint

wilp99

oooh ooh me next...



http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...8e.jpg&.src=ph

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...23.jpg&.src=ph

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/wilp99...74.jpg&.src=ph

my front grille is painted nighthawk black pearl.. the rears i spraypainted with gloss black..

teh CL

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too nice..

fabrikated

When I debadged the Acura and 2.3CL emblems off of my black CL, it left NASTY shadows....which I just recently got off PERFECTLY with a buffer. Buffing is magic.

wilp99

do you use a high speed buffer? i bought one bout 2 mos ago but im too scared to use it.

suprheero

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sand with 400, prime, high temp paint, clear coat!!
just need to get the holes filled now

suprheero

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/johngr...=/44a8&.src=ph


sand with 400, prime, paint, paint, clear coat, clear coat!!

VB87

That's something different. Everyone seems to have black. I might give this a try...

Mulk

3M Rubbing compound works well for the shadows, its like $8 a bottle, but it's good stuff

97BlackAckCL

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3m rulez

klepto

ohh ohh my turn. And yes, thanks to mr. h20 for helping me out with some tips to do this project

wilp99

i see you got the tail light tint.. do you like it? is it shiny or dull.

woodek

I took off my badges, and it wasn't only a shadow, but the clearcoat was screwed from either the glue or heat from the Fla sun. Had to glue them back on.