Paint or no paint?

I just wet sanded the one so that you guys can see what it looks like just plastic. The other one with the keys is what it looks like before I sanded it.

Not like many people are going to see them... I have some spray left over from when i painted the wheels and various other things on my now sold 99 3.0CL

I'd be worried about the paint flaking off....I would just leave them as is.

Yea man i would leave them as they are..

i think it might be pretty damn cool if u paint them glossy black

I mean i have dont it in the past and have gotten them to go about 5 months before they chipped but that was because it was dropped with a text book on top of it.

Maybe just sand it down and polish it up.

I would be more concerned about the paint coming off in my pocket and on my hands. I would have left them alone personally.

I'd love to tape off the gray area on mine... and just repaint that, but then I'd have to make little stencils for the lock, unlock and trunk buttons too cause they would look crappy next to the new paint...

Well for now i whipped out my Mothers Plastic Polish and started polishing. And well the product is... Well see for yourself:






Cant really see it in the pics, but tis nice and slippery looking. Its shiney.


Maybe these will be better:

wow how the hell did you get your remotes looking so shitty?!

go buy some new ones on ebay...they are like 10 bucks

I will in time. Just figured I'd play around with it a little...

i still say pop out the acura emblem in the back and paint it black then put the emblem back in. worse case scenerio it looks less shitty than it does in the pictures and you can always buy a new one.

Or dont paint it..

to tell the truth, it looks good in person. when i was sanding, the 3 horizontal lines are above the panic button got sanded down and when i polished it up, it gives the remote a 3D look kinda.

to tell the truth, it looks good in person. when i was sanding, the 3 horizontal lines are above the panic button got sanded down and when i polished it up, it gives the remote a 3D look kinda.

You would have to hold it to see how it came out.

I'll be looking for new ones that are not all scratched up.

Yeah, for used ones that will probably be in almost as bad condition....

New ones are gonna cost a little bit more than $10

<=== had E4EG8D as a ebay favorite search for awhile...

Why bother? They are remotes. They spend their time next to an object with sharp edges (called a key) rolling aroung in your pockets.

Where's the "who gives a shit, it's a fucking remote" option?

guess I better not start the "should I have my wife paint her toenails the same color as my car" poll...

I actually think that would draw more interest.

I'm going to buy some '03 remotes when I get paid this week. As nice as I've been to my remotes, The #1 one looks like crap.

nice mod to the poll

maybe it will add 18 horsepower if you paint them neon yellow!!!