Nobles

Sorry if this isnt in the right section, but its a mod and in the mod section.

so here we go.

Painting your grill .

Items Needed:
1. A 3rd Gen Acura TL $ = ???
2. Plastidip Spray BLK $ = < 10 (Amazon, Home Depot)
3. Painters Tape $ = < 2.39 @ Home Depot
4. Time and Patience


Step 1 : TAPE/WRAP
Tape or wrap around all the edges around the grill and have atleast 6 inches of tape or wrap from the grill for excess paint particles.



Step 2 : PAINT
Having the can 12-16 inches away from the grill itself. apply a coat of plastidip until a wet and even surface. dont stress if you have uneven paint or a big blob in places, the other coats will even this out. You can have as many coats as you like but i recommend 3-5. Wait approximately 15 minutes before applying another coat,NO LESS.



Step 3: Removing Tape
AFTER the end of your final coat, gently take the tape off, (some people say to wait until dry to take tape off but its rubberized which means any stuck to the tape will pull the rest off, so imo, do it while its wet)



Step 3: WAIT
wait 4 hours for final coat to dry. do not do anything that has the potential to harm it.

STEP 4 (OPTIONAL) : REMOVAL
If you dont like it and want to remove it or are just tired of it, PLASTIDIP is 100% removable. Just Peel it off and there you go back to normal!


BEFORE:


AFTER:

justnspace

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cool!

Davewhodundun could take tips from you.

EvilVirus

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Story!

TheLowLife

bro!

lucnex

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Bro!

EDIT: MOTHER F%$$#%# beat me to it while I was quoting....damnit

justnspace

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casty

Nice!

ebelp

Nice work, but there's a 100% chance you have overspray all over your car now.

CLtotheTL32

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Yeahhhhhhhhhh I would remove the whole grill assembly before painting.

justnspace

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^butt butt its just plastidip

CLtotheTL32

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butt butt that shit gets in your engine bay near the radiator and all over the rest of the car

justnspace

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^ohh now i understand

he didnt cover behind the grill, so when he sprayed....skeet skeet everywhere

ebelp

^yeah, OP's potato cam doesn't show all the details...

CLtotheTL32

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lucnex

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ehhh, a lot of members have done exactly as the OP did....besides just rub that shit off if you care that much about it. Granted I did disassemble my entire grill when I did but....but I digress

OP, you need to spray the top part black now too since you sprayed the silver trim black....its gonna look weird with your hood trim silver with the rest black...just my .02

jpm3071

I really like the way that looks. I noticed you painted the lower silver trim piece. Does the plastidip make it look like the grill and the trim are one piece?

BuLtL00

bro,i respect your time and effort,but this is just pointless,doesnt do anything to the car to stand out or be noticed by anyone!!sorry maybe its just me..slowly puting my flame coat on..lol

CLtotheTL32

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^I mod my car for my own pleasure, not for other people to enjoy.

If he likes the grill, that's all that matters.

ez12a

Nice job, OP. I would ditto masking off a little more and behind the grill itself.

Mine:


subtle, and looks better than the ashy grey that was there before. My friend's RL looks great with it too.

advance pass go

I second this motion...
It looks pretty good to me... Nice outcome OP

Nobles

Thanks guys! and who cares if you get a little overspray on your car, its made to be reversible, so just rub it off and/ or wash your car and its gone.

EZ12A : i like how you kept the silver trim on the bottom piece, thinking of taking mine off there.

UA6

Nice

Undisputed

Grab a piece of cardboard and place it behind the grill before you start painting.Very simple.

570_Jon

Doing some plasti dip right now, Will post some pics up of it/outcome.

1black_seven

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Didn't come out too bad.

I did cover the mesh in the grill.

Mopply

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Do you have to remove the chrome at all for it to hold or does it just stick perfectly fine? For ref: I'm doing this on an '01 CL.

1black_seven

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I just taped up the grill like in the first picture. Didn't have to remove anything.

Chad05TL

Its amazing how much bigger the opening looks on the silver car after the paint. Like, you fooled the eye enough to think it is a newer TL because the 07 and 08's have bigger grills. And the black car looks awesome.

cinobyte

How hard is it to peel this stuff if you over spray or just don't like it? Would I be picking it out with a toothpick in the crevices ?

1black_seven

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I sprayed over the acura logo in the begining. Just use a tooth pick to cut in the fine corners.
The stuff once it dries, peels off like elmer's glue off your skin.

cinobyte

Thanks I may give this a shot looks easy enough

ResistaNce

is it terribly bad if the stuff gets inside the engine bay? ill prolly through some paper towels behind just to make sure none gets in. Looks good tho, BC Acura decal and blacked out grill should look great on WDP

Undying Dreams

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Don't even risk it man, tape up all that you can, better yet, take it off the car, there is a great video on how to take the front bumper off.

Chad05TL

I thought about putting a thin layer of vaseline on the chrome ring, then paint everything and then wipe off the vasiline afterwards. The paint or plasti-dip wont stick to anything with vaseline on it. But you won't want to get vaseline on the rest of it so maybe tape might be better..

ez12a

I think it's easier to get clean lines with tape vs. vaseline, imo

Chad05TL

Definately true but that emblem isn't exactly straight lines. Nevertheless tape may still be better. Don't know. Haven't tried it.

AccordFlex

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Whenever I coat something along these lines, I always do a light sanding on the part to ensure it sticking firmly.

TheLowLife

^not necessary with plasti dip

njkode

That looks great, I may have to this to my TL

cazio

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still on the fence about this one, maybe seeing it in person will make my decision easier