blacked out grill

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BrianAC2.5
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Car: 2008 Nissan Altima 2.5

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Getting closer to being murdered out!


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phobs
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now you need to paint or vinyl that mustache next, heh

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Goon
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Car: Altima Coupe 3.5 SE Precision Grey

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I like it! It feels like the Altima becomes Grill-less, until you walk up close and notice the stock grill blends in with the body. Almost 350z like cause there's only the bottom grill.

Ya, I agree with the mustache. Blend it in. I'm kinda interested in painting my Grill Precision Grey to my car.

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Rellz CT
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looks clean

2brian0
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Yeah but if you're going murdered out, go all the way....Either way, welcome to the club...


Anstability
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Is this spray paint or what? I wonder if spray paint would look good?

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RobPaulson
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it doesnt really look THAT much different . . . the gloss doesnt look even close to how glossy the car actually is, i feel like this is what would make it look more unlike the current matte-like finish.

the stache would be much more noticeable, and they r quite cheap as overlays =)

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razah9
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nice

coderedk
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razah how did you get this done because i took my car to a body shop and they told me they could do it but that eventually all the paint was just gonna come off????

ItsEcko06
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RobPaulson wrote:it doesnt really look THAT much different =)
+1kill that emblem! and yes paint yo stasssshhhh

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CanadianCoupe
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2brian0 and BrianAC2.5, what kind of paint did you use to paint the grill?

2brian0
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Sorry, couldn't tell you....I had a shop do mine when it was in getting the bumper fixed after my tint shop put a nice gash in it backing it out of their bay...

(hey! where did my signature go?)

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RobPaulson
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2brian0 wrote:(hey! where did my signature go?)
sig only appears in first post of the page, after that it cuts it out. quicker page load times etc.

2brian0
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Oh that must have changed since I first joined on. I don't do as much posting as I used to....

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ThatGuyRoger
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Car: 08 Super Black Altima Coupe 2.5S

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my grill and mustache are blacked out, but i couldnt tell you what paint my buddy used but i know he added something to it cuz my stache has a chip in it, and it hasnt cracked or anything like that

Scott21384
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Car: 2008 Altima Coupe 2.5S - Super Black

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I painted my grill and stache with black spray paint. I used fusion spray paint for plastic and then used a few coats of clear coat. It looks really close to the car in terms of shine.

It was quite easy to do and looks o much better in my opinion.

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BrianAC2.5
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Dupli-color self etching primer Dupli-color gloss black spray paint Dupli-color clearcoat

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CanadianCoupe
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I bought Krylon Fusion black plastic spray paint and did my grill and moustache yesterday. It looks great, and this is definently the paint I suggest when you feel the plastic after it dries its like the paint becomes more plastic.

coderedk
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CanadianCoupe wrote:I bought Krylon Fusion black plastic spray paint and did my grill and moustache yesterday. It looks great, and this is definently the paint I suggest when you feel the plastic after it dries its like the paint becomes more plastic.
did you use just that one spray can or a primer as well?

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CanadianCoupe
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I did not use a primer, but i did sand the chrome all the way off then paint-sand-paint-sand-paint and then I put two coats of clear coat. I have not installed yet but hopefully it doesnt chip, it looks solid.


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