EGkTiOn_CiViC

yea to everyone who has one you know how they have little air ducks right. Well i just got a paint job in white and i just realized that they painted the air ducts and i don't like that i like them black so what should i do to remove the paint?? off the bottom grill and the air ducts???


[Modified by EGkTiOn_CiViC, 3:24 AM 2/21/2002]

RoaringTurtle

omg same thing happened to me
i was kinda mad at first
but it doesnt look too bad since my car is black to begin with
i dunno what you could use but whatever you use, you gotta be really careful not to remove the paint on your bumper as well

jonas

you cant just take it back to the paint shop for them to fix it? tell them they werent supposed to paint it LOL

EM1

you can just cut the air ducts out , it will probably help a little if you have a cai.

Mr. Thunderlips

i know its more $, but you can always get the ever so popular OEM fog lights...theyre really clean looking...and theyre made by raybrig...so you cant go wrong...

WiZeBaNaNa

the moldings for the oem fogs do not cover the faux brake ducts...

Mr. Thunderlips

yeah they do...i dont know what youre talking about...theres a plastic piece that comes with them...




[Modified by Slo_Teg, 12:45 AM 2/21/2002]

RoaringTurtle

unfortunately for me, the shop i went to just plain sucked, they sent it out to get painted and the guy constantly gave me the run around and, when i finally got my stuff back, there were numerous things i didnt like but by that time i was just happy to get it back i just vowed never to go back, rather then make a scene and tell him off, which imo would have just made things worse, because he seemed the type to take it personal and have my car marked
the job was fairly cheap so i guess in the end, you get what you pay for

Type R106

Just remove the paint with paint thinner. Tape off the other areas and just be VERY careful.

Mr. Thunderlips

im sorry, but paint thinner is not going to eat through multiple layers of both clear coat and paint...

tFUnK

DO YOU WANT TO BET THAT IT WILL EAT THROUGH THE MULTIPLE LAYERS OR BOTH CLEAR AND PAINT??? Well, i mean it wont take off the paint right away, but let's say a drop gets on the paint, and you use a towel to wipe it clean again. Sounds good? Not really, because the chemicals aren't fully wiped off, and they'll dry on your paint and then the paint will start to loosen up and peel. That's what happened to my bumper when I painted my grills

tFUnK

I ended up cutting mine out... it's kind of messy though. Its not that easy to make a custom mesh grill in that area as well. U might look into fog lights, Grill craft, or do a good job cutting it. I strongly do NOT recommend trying to take off the paint. either cut it out or cover it up.

DSC

Cut it out Put some black mesh instead.

EGkTiOn_CiViC

I am thinking i don't really want to waste any money and i don't want to **** up the brand new paint job so i am going ghetto and getting some black electric tape adn just putting it over the air duct strip by strip and since my car is slammed you can't really tell right???

Mr. Thunderlips

are you making a statement, or asking a question...? i really dont think investing in some fogs is a waste of money...but obviously you do...its your thing bro, just giving my advice...


[Modified by Slo_Teg, 9:33 PM 2/21/2002]