Anyone ever touched up the interior silver plastic?

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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 02:17 PM
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Anyone ever touched up the interior silver plastic?

I've had my new (to me) 09 TSX for about a week now and I'm really loving it. However there's a spot on the interior where the silver color that is on that band of plastic that runs across the bottom of the black on the dash has worn down. I'd like to touch it up. Has anyone had luck matching this color and can you provide me the details if you have?

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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 02:59 PM
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i wouldnt touch it up. if anything, id sand and just respray the whole thing to match it.
its not that big of a piece to do that to.

or you could just buy the gunmetal kit for $160.

http://acura.bernardiparts.com/Acura...-TL2-220A.aspx

or buy replacement pieces.

http://acura.bernardiparts.com/SearchOptions.aspx

but seriously, if youre gonna paint it... just paint the whole thing so it matches.
a nice satin silver should do the trick.
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Old Dec 20, 2012 | 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by BobbyC
i wouldnt touch it up. if anything, id sand and just respray the whole thing to match it.
its not that big of a piece to do that to.

or you could just buy the gunmetal kit for $160.

http://acura.bernardiparts.com/Acura...-TL2-220A.aspx

or buy replacement pieces.

http://acura.bernardiparts.com/SearchOptions.aspx

but seriously, if youre gonna paint it... just paint the whole thing so it matches.
a nice satin silver should do the trick.
+1 -- just repaint the entire thing --and use this type of paint made for plastic.

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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 11:06 AM
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ive been tryin to wrap those pieces in CF since i got the car.
its damn near impossible to wrap those 2 curvy pieces without messin up the pattern.
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maybe ill just paint them.
not a big fan of the silver.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BobbyC
ive been tryin to wrap those pieces in CF since i got the car.
its damn near impossible to wrap those 2 curvy pieces without messin up the pattern.
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maybe ill just paint them.
not a big fan of the silver.
You could always wrap it in a solid color. I have wrapped many curved pieces with solid colors and they have turned out fine. I can see how the carbon would be hard.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 11:26 AM
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yea. i thought of that too..
still not sure what i wanna do with it.
im not a fan of the silver is all i know. lol

maybe ill plastidip + Metalizer. give it a black chrome look..
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 01:21 PM
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Or you could buy the black oem trim available from acura its a nice look if you have black leather int.
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Old Dec 21, 2012 | 07:49 PM
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I'm not either. I love the interior overall, but I wish they offered something else in place of those silver bands. I may be in the minority, but I was a fan of the wood grain in the first gen tsx. It broke up all the plastic nicely. The area I need to touch up is tiny, just a few millimeters in diameter, so I doubt I'll respray the whole thing. But thanks to everyone for their input.

Originally Posted by BobbyC
yea. i thought of that too..
still not sure what i wanna do with it.
im not a fan of the silver is all i know. lol

maybe ill plastidip + Metalizer. give it a black chrome look..
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 02:54 PM
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I like the dark wood trim in my SE but that stuff scratches so easy I had to wrap it.
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Not just that but its fake wood so it won't fade like real wood in 10 years.
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 10:02 PM
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Man I just noticed your grill, that looks fantastic.

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I like the dark wood trim in my SE but that stuff scratches so easy I had to wrap it.
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Old Dec 25, 2012 | 05:02 PM
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Thanks. I think that's like one of the first mods I did.
I hated that chrome beak.
Pretty easy wrap if you have a heat gun.
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