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Very cool look. Did you use factory paint? I asked at a body shop about painting the lower grill and they said it would just chip off. Is there something special you have to use to prep?

I think the red contrast will look great!!

 

yes I did... on the covers as well... I had the lower grill painted awhile ago I'm just now posting pics, but you see is still holding up..

we did use a chrome looking primer first on the lower grill and also sanded it, I dunno if that helps at all. but all is the factory paint.

 

Tek, quality work, your **** is boiling over, great job...

 

thanks Chris, i always value your opinion..

 

This site is really making me drool...

I'm just itching to get started on personalyzing my max...alittle pricey for me at the moment, but I'm sure the day will come (...com on lotto!!!...)

Do you know the name of the primer you used and where you got it?

Thanks for the info!

 

that ****s hot

 

Looking good Tek!!!!! I like the red pop you got going on in there...

 

Looks fabulous Tek!! Great job.

 

I will get that info for you later today... I will call my painter..

and thanx to all, you guys are great...

 

Let me know too... I dropped off my spoiler to get painted on Thursday and I was talking to my guy. He said that he usually doesn't paint engine covers because the heat of the engine could mess them up after a while, but if you've done it with OEM paint and it's holding up then I'll have him do mine anyway.

 

I will... check back later today..

 

After having the lower grill painted its really hard to appreciate stock maxima's with that hidious black grille. Looks like they should come that way from the factory. Good work and nice engine bay

 

looking great. i'm in the process of painting my engine bay covers.

 

Mine lower thing is painted too but its chipped to hell. Anyways I think it would look nice black if you had the black AT grill or the SS grill in black to match the lower one.

 

Tek looks sweet!!

 

I called my painter,

he bought the paint at "Sherwin Williams" it is a sherwin williams "plastic adhesion promotor",
this will make the paint stick well on plastic peices.

so the steps are:

1... sand the peices some, clean them well..
2... plastic adhesion promotor (this was sprayed by a paint gun)
3... automotive paint (choose your color)
4... turbo clear for fast drying (you can use any clear, but thats the quickest dry)

hope that helps my boyz..

just an FYI: I had the lower grill painted 2 months ago, those pics are new, but the paint is 2 months old, still looks good so far..

thanx for all the comments guys...

 

It looks real sharp! and its good to know that the paint holds up well.

 

damm tek, cars coming along very nice

 

working progress jeff... alot more on my list... thanx for the props..

The Game:

so far so good for the lower grill, i know the eng covers will be alright...

 

looks sweet. i like how you painted the letters.

 

thanx.....

I will paint the clips, washer/ coolant covers in red also.. I will buy a oil cover in red..

when I'm done the whole thing will match..

 

the front plastic piece for the air flow can be easily removed and you can paint them too, same goes for the top portion of the air filter case.

 

Yep, the part that goes straight to the intake... 3-4 of those clips IIRC.

 

I didn't bother cause it will be removed once the SC comes out or an intake is installed..

what I have to do, is that fuse box next to the batt..

 

Great job. I especially like the lower grille paint job. I wish mine was the same color as the rest of the body. In my opinion, the stock black lower grille (horizontal line) interrupts/intrudes on the uniformity of the rest of the body and is at odds with the shape/line of the car along its length.

About how long did it take (to do the lower grille) and could you give a cost breakdown (labor and various materials)?

Thanks.

 

This is exactly what my guy said... same stuff he used for my bumper when he painted it. I think they need to use that to help paint stick to plastic, but I think he was worried that it wouldn't hold up because of the heat. But if it works for you (and the other people out there that have had them painted) then it's party time...

 

Looks real nice Tek. I sill love the 22's on that bad boy.

 

it was 55 bucks for the turbo clear, and about 20 bucks for the silver paint...

I can't give you a actual labor charge cause I didn't get it done in a shop. my friend did it in his garage and only charged me for the clear, the silver he had at work. he works for a body shop.

all i payed was the 55 dollars...

hell yea, its party time for you... the way I see it VIG, if the car paint can handle weather and the hot sun, it can handle the engine heat no prob you know..

party on my man..

thank you sir.... where the hell have you been?

 

Would you mind taking a shot from about 15 feet away from the car? I'm interested in seeing how the front looks from far away (w/ painted front)

 

I just noticed... what's up with that 0-gauge wire coming out of the positive terminal? Amp in the trunk or something? I'd like to know how you ran that bad boy through the firewall if so...

 

no VIG, I haven't started my system yet... those wire's are my alti positive and ground. I upgraded the wires so when I get my sound put in..

the rest of the wires are the ground kit..

 

I don't think I have 15 footer's, but I'll try to show you acouple shots..







if you need more I'll get some.... I don't think you should even think about doing it though, its worth it..

 

Thanks tek, I appreciate you taking your time to take the pics. I really like them. Now why couldn't Nissan think of this? Your bottom goes well with your eyebrows. Is a front grille in your mind for the future?

 

yea.. i'm still trying to deside between sarona or just modding the oem on. take out the teeth and put mesh in there like HZ did..

I want some chrome in the front, I don't wanna loose all of it, cause I want it to match the wheels some..

 

Just Do It!

 

tek is killin em out there....wooooo shiet looks sweet.

 

thanx logik, I appreciate the love man...

forever working progress..

 

no problemo meng, can I ask where you got them eyelids?

 

e-mail this guy my freind:

dubbleA@peoplepc.com

his name is Andy, you can get a set for 20 bucks, and a black set so the light won't shine through them for 25 dollars... so for 25 you get your color and the black set too..