love_removal_machine

as we all know, the 2nd gen is a pain to mod. has anyone removed the grille and painted? I want to black out the grille, but am wary about painting. i can't find grilles anywhere and hate the mesh grille generic nonsense.

slawek65

Yas, I painted not only grille but every chrome on RL. Acura logo to.

Chas2

Do you have some pictures?

Blazing GT

look at his avatar

slawek65

Hey Chas, I can send You pictures and You can post them for me. Tx. Avatar is old look with S6 led lights and they are gone. Now I have a-spec bumber.

Chas2

slawek,

go ahead and email me the photos and I will post for you!

23109VC

yes, post those, i want to see them. i'd love to see how the RL looks wiht all the chrome and grill painted...

slawek65

For now You can look at my avatar.Pics are coming soon.

ichi d

looks pretty fresh so far cant wait to see bigger pics of it. how much did it cost to paint?

slawek65

F R E E !!!!!!

Chas2

Here are some bigger pictures courtesy of Slawek.

Enjoy!

ichi d

im feeling it. looks clean.

poppintec

when you painted these parts did you sand or just use some plastics paint...?, for the inner part of the grill i mean im sure you prepped the chrome inserts

nodegree

I'm also really curious how you did the painting of the chrome side pieces and grill. My grill is starting to show some nicks in it

slawek65

Yes, You have to sand these parts. Chrome and inner part of the grill, and use paint then clear not plastic paint.

nodegree

awsome thanks slawek65! did you remove the parts or paint them on the car? I'm guessing you just bought the oem paint so they matched perfect? I know i'm asking alot of questions but I've wanted to do this for awhile and the bodyshop I took it to before said they weren't sure it wouldn't peel off of them and weren't sure how to get them off to begin with without breaking them. Thanks again!

Chas2

The blacked out headlights look great also!

slawek65

If the body shop don't know how to remove parts from the car I stay away from them. As for the paint I will get You more info what brand I used.This is some new primer before paint for chrome parts.I decided to do it after I see brand new Maxima get this (chrome parts painted) done and look very nice. And yes, You have to remove all parts from the car.

sherman_nguyen

wow look at those body kits, they looked great, where did you buy it

love_removal_machine

slawek65, thats exactly what I'm thinking of. Please let us know what paint you used, primers, etc. Did you remove all chrome molding or just mask off the body? I'd imagine it'd be a pain to remove all the chrome...

poppintec

i imagine those inserts pop out.....sand and prep paint and then throw em back on..... car looks much cleaner, You ever think about droppin it, makes a huge difference

slawek65

I have A-spec suspension witth 18" wheels and I am happy wiht this set up.