Painting Faux Vent
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Painting Faux Vent
Looking for a cheap mod to do tomorrow and I've decided to try and paint my faux vents on the front bumper (sides and middle -where new models have fog lights). Has anyone done this? I searched the forum but couldn't find much. I'm hoping to paint them a glossy black to match my newly wrapped grill better.
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Looking for a cheap mod to do tomorrow and I've decided to try and paint my faux vents on the front bumper (sides and middle -where new models have fog lights). Has anyone done this? I searched the forum but couldn't find much. I'm hoping to paint them a glossy black to match my newly wrapped grill better.
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I wouldn't do it. Its gonna make the mesh stand out more and since they're just plastic pieces they look better in a flat black so they aren't too noticeable. Somebody else on here had the mesh done in silver and later painted them gloss black...both looked awful. The upper grill has horizontal slots, the lower grills have a mesh design...making them more noticeable will make it look worse/match less bc the difference in the grills will b more noticeable. Sometimes less is more
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I wouldn't say mods are all about trying something different and hoping it turns out great.. everyone has their own preferences to how they would like their car to look, sound, or perform and thats why they mod it. I don't think many people do it just to be different, but unique is a characteristic of modding just by the nature of it. Anyways, I would hate for you to paint your faux vents and not be happy with it, then you just wasted time and money, let alone being disappointed. Here is a picture I found of gloss black side faux vent, maybe this will help you invision your own car with it.
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I wouldn't do it. Its gonna make the mesh stand out more and since they're just plastic pieces they look better in a flat black so they aren't too noticeable. Somebody else on here had the mesh done in silver and later painted them gloss black...both looked awful. The upper grill has horizontal slots, the lower grills have a mesh design...making them more noticeable will make it look worse/match less bc the difference in the grills will b more noticeable. Sometimes less is more
That looks very cool
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So don't do it on your G then. I read Sara's OP a few times and I didn't see where she was asking for anyone's opinion on how it would look. I don't really think coming into someone's thread and saying the mod they are going to try is going to look "awful" is very nice.
Well said! Good luck with the painting. Adhesion spray for plastic works VERY well. Just spray the inserts before you spray them and let it dry before you spray them gloss black. Can't wait to see how they come out.
That looks very cool
Well said! Good luck with the painting. Adhesion spray for plastic works VERY well. Just spray the inserts before you spray them and let it dry before you spray them gloss black. Can't wait to see how they come out.
That looks very cool