Painted my grill black (pics)
10-14-2010, 11:08 AM
#2
Looks pretty good. Find an air-brush guy who does work on dealership's used cars, you can have all those rock chips air-brushed for about 50 bucks, it makes a huge difference in about 15 minutes of work.
10-14-2010, 11:12 AM
#5
Yeah ill order one, they cant be that hard to find
10-14-2010, 11:50 AM
#9
I always wanted to do that to my 5th gen but I would have kept the emblem the way it was but since you did that you should get rid of all that other chrome **** too. Good job though came about nice 
10-14-2010, 12:06 PM
#11
Did mine a few weeks ago too , cant remember what I used but it was some Wal-mart grade stuff....I was watching south park and got bored so I decided to paint it
popped it out
sanded it
popped out the emblem
painted.
mind you the bolt that's right infront of the hood latch can be a little annoying to get if you're taking the whole thing out like I did
popped it out
sanded it
popped out the emblem
painted.
mind you the bolt that's right infront of the hood latch can be a little annoying to get if you're taking the whole thing out like I did
10-14-2010, 07:06 PM
#14
10-15-2010, 05:00 AM
#17
Did mine a few weeks ago too , cant remember what I used but it was some Wal-mart grade stuff....I was watching south park and got bored so I decided to paint it
popped it out
sanded it
popped out the emblem
painted.
mind you the bolt that's right infront of the hood latch can be a little annoying to get if you're taking the whole thing out like I did
popped it out
sanded it
popped out the emblem
painted.
mind you the bolt that's right infront of the hood latch can be a little annoying to get if you're taking the whole thing out like I did
10-15-2010, 11:23 AM
#19
Thanks
Im getting rid of all the chrome on the car, i really dont like it especially the trim around the doors
10-15-2010, 11:25 AM
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10-15-2010, 11:29 AM
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10-15-2010, 11:32 AM
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10-15-2010, 11:34 AM
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10-15-2010, 11:36 AM
#24
No, it's real. Go buy the weather strip kit from your local Nissan parts department. It's like $18 USD, or thereabouts.
BTW, I'm with you guys... that Merlot 5.0 gen looks fantastic. Really, really good.
BTW, I'm with you guys... that Merlot 5.0 gen looks fantastic. Really, really good.
10-15-2010, 12:12 PM
#29
Imma paint my grille black soon... probably Krylon Fusion for plastic with a Duplicolor CC like the OP did. But I like the burger left shiny I'm not a fan of too much chrome on a vehicle, but in this case, the emblem looks good IMHO. (I have a 5.5 gen though, so the burger is a little bigger, etc. Maybe that's why I like it so much, I don't know...)
10-15-2010, 12:16 PM
#30
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I painted my 5.5 grill gloss black a few weeks ago using the same paint w/out the clear, and left the chrome burger. On my white car I really like the way it turned out. I only painted the silver though, b/c I wanted the contrast of the gloss black and the flat black plastic. I spent hours taping over all the black plastic... just need to upload some pics.
10-15-2010, 12:32 PM
#32
I painted my 5.5 grill gloss black a few weeks ago using the same paint w/out the clear, and left the chrome burger. On my white car I really like the way it turned out. I only painted the silver though, b/c I wanted the contrast of the gloss black and the flat black plastic. I spent hours taping over all the black plastic... just need to upload some pics.
10-15-2010, 12:48 PM
#34
10-15-2010, 12:57 PM
#35
I have to say, I'm becoming increasingly jealous looking at this work.
That's why I'm interested in this JDM Grille; (which also comes in carbon fiber, btw.)
Imagine this JDM grill painted satin black, with gun-metal black chrome across the face of the two bars.
Last edited by Rochester; 10-15-2010 at 01:14 PM.
10-16-2010, 12:42 AM
#39
They make a tape for that, I wouldn't paint it if thats what you're planning.
http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/200...sing-tape.html
http://www.nissanclub.com/forums/200...sing-tape.html
10-16-2010, 12:56 AM
#40
...Like Rochester said, its weatherstripping, came with the new headlights after my front end collision. They both started peeling off after just a couple months so I had to glue them back on.Are you talking about the color of my Maxima? its Merlot and yes, its a standard color