1supafly

Just trying to get an opinion. I really want to do it, but have been told not do it. Just a quick photoshop. My car is on stock rims. I saw other member have something similar, but theirs was dropped and on rims, so I had to create my own...so yes or no?

I CU2

Nooooooooooooooooooooooo.

LC2ner

I don't so much mind it. Just plastidip if you do it, so you can remove if you don't like it.

spdandpwr

do it, i think it looks better and a tad bit sportier...even the rear lip spoiler for this car blacks out that part of the rear end.

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

i could barely tell what the difference is. if you wanna do it go ahead...doesn't do anything for me though.

Acura_Dude

This. I kept staring at first. How about plasti-dip? If you don't like it you can remove it.

ceb

The intent of blacking out the lower portions of a car is generally to make it lower. Here it doesn't do that but it does hide the exhaust cut-outs.

iamitman

Going for the Mazda 3 look?

iamitman

So glad I have SE LOL..

Terdbath

I've thought about doing this as well in flat black/primer black.

Plasti-dip is a great suggestion or some of that vinyl overlay stuff. Peel it off if you dont like it.

opboarding

I'd say try it. Tape it off and plasti dip it wouldn't take too long. For an hour or two of prep and $6 its not a big deal if you end up not liking it and peeling it off. I feel like its tricky though to follow the lines and have it blend well in, but you'll soon find out!

TSXy Luster

Not a fan, but if you like it personally, have time, and is bored, then go ahead and do it.

ed_423

i like it, a good alternative instead of spending 500 bucks on a sports rear bumper (which i still love haha)

i'd becareful with plasti dip. i would go with the vinyl route since it has a more clean cut off line vs. plasti dip, where when you rip out the tape the edges might be a bit rough. but vinyl can get very tricky and time consuming

PyroDave

i stared at the picture for a good 2 min, looking at the exhausts, tires, tailights, thought maybe sport bumper, till i realized you blacked out the diffuser. i don't like it too much on silver, i think it makes the car look higher

myMRMARK

I like it, thought about it myself. Nice quick photoshop solution to review.

ceb

Correct. Oddly enough, on this car it does the exact opposite of what it normally does. Here, it makes the car look higher and narrower - odd

mkeefe

It looks like you lifted the back of the car, must be color specific. Oh and it took a good minute to even notice the difference!

1supafly

haha sorry guys. I should have said what I changed.. but hey, acuraziners dont mind a little "whats wrong with the picture" game, right? lol especially on acuras..

1supafly

Well, I got the idea from an a-spec bumper. I just dont have the cash for it YET!! So, ive never done any vinyl work or plastidip..so from what i researched, you just spray on the plastidip? and wait for it to dry, right? I really want to try this look. And yes i just noticed, it does make the car look more narrow and somewhat higher..wierd.

tobwac

agree with others go any try plastidip
its your car man

cisobe

Lol, I was sitting there scratching my head trying to figure out what changed too...

It doesn't bother me. My TSX wagon is blacked out like that... didn't even notice it till the first time i waxed and polished my car...

PyroDave

contact ssjoe, he did a really good job with the diffuser on his car. but he has white, i dont like it too much on the silver, up to you though. your baby haha

ssjoeboe9

^^ hey thats me! yeah check out my thread... you will see pics. I personally loved the way it looked. On white it looked great. Getting a perfect line was a little difficult and there are some areas that arent exactly perfect, but no one can even notice unless you are looking for it. ANDDD if you check out this video.. http://dipyourcar.com/shop/page/50?shop_param= you wont have to worry about the plastidip sticking to the tape anymore. PERFECT LINES. Such an easy fix, wish I knew before I did my project. Anyways good luck with whatever you choose.

iamitman

How does plastidip hold up in the elements?

1supafly

ssjoe- thanks for the link. I think it will help. And, from far away, does it look good? can you post up a picture from farther away, cuz you have it up close on your thread. If you have time, that would really help.

tobey457

Didn't someone here Plasti-dip their chrome grill, and when they went to remove it it took the chrome off? I'd keep Plasti-dip off the paint, vinyl IMHO is the better choice.

ssjoeboe9

Yeah Ill try and get some more shots from far away. And it really does look good. I was really happy with it.

ssjoeboe9

Yeah that was me too, it was only on the smiley face part. But that paint was cheap anyways, It had small nicks and stuff just from daily driving. I think what happened to mine was a combination of Florida heat and cheap paint from Acura. Not too worried about it.

swarlos

i think it looks good as long as you do a good quality job. I've seen some botched up plastidip jobs that just cheapened the look of the car...

1supafly

oh snap. I live in California where it gets really hot during the summers. Like on a normal day, 100 degrees... So would it be a good idea to do it?

1supafly

haha no. pretty much every sporty car has this now...Even a camry!!

Mr. NC

Didn't benbenbenbenben do this as well but with vinyl?

denwhat

I would use vinyl. It would be very hard to get the plastidip to lay in a straight line. If you use masking tape, it will case jagged edges when you peel off the tape cuz the plastidip will cling to the tape.

ed_423

^ +1. vinyl is very difficult (IMO) and time consuming for that area though.

PyroDave

watch his technique with the electric tape and how he applies the plasti. http://dipyourcar.com/shop/page/50?shop_param= i think this would help alot to do the diffuser

ssjoeboe9

agreed with pyro... I might fix mine up when I have time too. Here is a far away shot you were asking for.

And, only the smiley part gave me problems as far as the paint goes... but go look at it right now, it looks cheap and even feels like cheap paint right from the factory.

1supafly

@pyro - thanks dude. really helpful video

@ssjoe - thanks for the pic. It looks really good... do you think the heat will mess the plastidip up?

ssjoeboe9

Nahhh you will be fine. It won't mess anything up. I'm pretty sure the heat coming off my tips are way hotter than it ever gets down here and the plastidip isn't showing any signs of wearing off or doing anything harmful to the paint. When I posted about my grille no one had ever seen or heard of that problem so I'm summing it up to cheap oem paint plus 5 layers a black rubber causing the issue. It would be very easy to find the paint code for that metallic grey and re paint it if something did happen. But in the end, painting your diffuser will be perfectly fine. Good luck!

PyroDave

ssjoe, theres actually a TSB for that, which you were told i think... it wasn't the plasti, as i've taken mine off, and i didn't have any peeling. hold on, im gonna find the TSB for the grille...

yea here, i found it. look under 2010 for grill peeling https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tsx-2009-2014-143/2nd-gen-tsx-tsb-information-789358/.

the heat will not make the plastidip bind to the metal, or paint. plasti actually bonds as it cools because it pulls together to form like a stretched layer of whatever you plasti. heating it will only help take it off

ed_423

hey ssjoe, nice shot lol