evan03CL

first off, yes. I know there are no type R Acura CLs.

But I'd been wanting to do this for a while, so I figured with an extra 30-40 minutes I would do it.

Paint bought:

(1) - red
(1) - black
(1) - primer
(1)- clear coat

1. Take the grill apart

2. Tape off the sections of the grill you do/don't want painted. I basically just painted the interior section (behind the A) red, after primering it, then taped that off and painted the rest black



Then just hit the whole thing with clear coat....and put the emblems back on....



And here is how it looks (some of these pics don't do it justice)







enjoy!

Nersh7

I don't like it, but you did it well.

immauser

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i like that lip man.... probably had to do a lot of cutting and fitting for it?

great emblem work btw..i have an emblem i got back then that looked exactly like the one you just painted...not on my cl of course....

MD03CL-S

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I think the grille itself came out pretty well...

Just not a fan of it (the red) on the AM.

p.diddy

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+1

StreetKA

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i was thinking to do mine red but just a "A" and leave the background black
as for now is black and only black

brian6speed

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good work, i think body color behind the A would look best tho.

nspec_ya4

iTrader: (38)

yeah i think it came out good, but i just dont think it looks good on our cars.

civicdrivr

iTrader: (9)

Im with the above. I give credit where it is due, and you deserve it. The execution was good, I just dont like the product.

But, since Im thinking about painting my grille black to get rid of the gun metal, how many coats did you do of each? And how is it holding up?

97BlackAckCL

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nice work, looks good

PAYMEE

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i think it looks great...nice job man...i think the black, chrome and red combo looks awesome on the am...

DC3328

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YHU 13F

ASASN21

HAHA I love how people actually block off their plates on this forum like somebody is going to steal their identity or something. You do realize hundreds of people see your plates everyday right?

Anyway, OP, I think it came out extremely well. I actually really like it

SeeVuPlay

what kind of paint do you recommend? Anyone? I wanna paint my grille a different color...dont know what yet, but Im just wanting to know what types of paint others have had success with.

evan03CL

Appreciate all the comments and compliments guys!

As far as paint goes, I really didn't get anything special. I got the "Valspar" paint from home depot. It's probably the cheapest paint they have. Just sanded it a bit, primed it, put a good bit of coats down, good bit of clear, then let it cure and put it back together.

I think all in all (paint, prime, sandpaper) it cost be around 12 bucks and took about 2 hours (including sitting on the couch and watching TV while it dried)

Jacobpockros

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I like it, i also like your lip kit as well. Looks mean

cu0ngsayz

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i want your lip kit... we have the same color car.... but grill turned out nice

evan03CL

lip kit was the best (and most frustrating) mod i've done to the car.