I'm finally getting around to painting the beak on my 2010 and would like to find related "how to" threads on bumper removal and prep along with some pics. Not having much luck with search.

Any link suggestions or a good search phrase greatly appreciated.

 

This might help:

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-photograph-gallery-144/finally-painted-my-grille-915286/

 

If you want to just paint the beak but not the surround then unscrew the beak from the inside (take off the top plastic cover) and break the rivets for the A emblem (you'll have to glue it back on)

 

plastidip that bitch black..no need to remove anything..just mask away

 

used this video when i took my bumper off .. but +1 for plastdip. I also clear coated over the plastidip.

 

i used glossifier over my plastidip. didn't seem to make much of a difference. feels sticky to the touch too. gonna give it some more time to see how it feels later

 

eh in that case.. I probably won't be putting glossifier on my fog light covers once I dip those. I get enough dead bugs on the front of my car as it is.

 

Nah the glossier is only sticky for the first few days then it's fine.

 

+1 on the dip. no peeling issues and only ~$6 for a minty grille

 

yea it's been getting better but still a little sticky. i need to wash my car and then see how it feels after. will post back after i wash. dunno when that will be though.

 

the dip can dry/apply in funny ways sometimes.
first time I did my grill it was minty but started to peal so I ripped it off and sprayed it again. this time some of the overspray dried before it got onto the grill so therese all these flaky, felt like textures all over it. I just tell people its that new felt dip.
Looks kinda like a kevlar thing so I left it