Stylinhonda

I am having a guy paint my front lip, rear lip, my si grill and my stock (EX) side skirts. I know that I have seen tons and tons of EX side skirts painted to match the OEM Color of there car. The guy that is painting all my stuff said "but I need to know if the side skirts are Si or ex models ?if they are si there is no proplem painting them if they are the textured ex or lower model skirts they can not." He says "They have a mold release agent that keeps them from sticking to the mold but also keeps paint from sticking."


Arnt the SI and EX side skirts the same, just the SI has comes with them painted from the factory. What should I ask/tell the guy.

piscorpio

As far as actual dimensions, yes the sideskirts are identical.

I don't know specifically about painting the ex sideskirts, but I know they do have a texture to them, where the Si sideskirts are smooth. I have seen EX sideskirts painted before that were chipping badly, but I would not be able to say for certain that it was due to the design or mold release agent you mentioned.

Interestingly, you can order "Si sideskirts" for an EX as well. I ordered a set that were factory painted clover green on my old coupe.

C_Civic

i painted mine and it turn out fine....just have to do the sanding then add paint

Stylinhonda

How much are they from Honda? My car is VSM. I have seen lots done without chipping. Ive never herd of them not being paintable.

piscorpio

Pretty pricy, I can't remember exactly, maybe 200-300? So if you can get the EX's painted rather cheaply without problems, you definitely make out better.

Stylinhonda

Yea thats up there. What should I tell the guy? To sand them 1st and so on, and that I have seen many others painted?

SOHC4life 96

my ex sideskirts are painted on the external part, all the stuff you can see with the doors closed. but when i open the door, now i dont know if this was just a ghetto paint job or because of the anti-mold agent, there is none or very little paint, it is grey with some white mixed in. just tell the guy to paint the 'external' part of the sideskirt. good luck

vtecb20coupe

uh, he's bullshittin you. they sell stuff that actually takes to plastic to help make the paint stick. as long as he sands and primes them well, you will not have a problem. if he's had a problem with reaction, then you need to find another painter.

94civicCx

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by C_Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i painted mine and it turn out fine....just have to do the sanding then add paint </TD></TR></TABLE>That what we did to my homeboyz ride!

vtecn8ive

When I put Si side skirts on my coupe they were actually longer The Si is already painted and is smooth compared to the non-painted EX (and lower models) with the plain black.

Stylinhonda

Well I would deffintely take the whole side skirts off so they could be painted. Cause I want it all painted. I might just have them painted by someone else. It dosent seem right that he cant do that. Everyone around here says hes a really good painter.

Ricey McRicerton

I pained mine and they've been just fine for over 2 years now. Mine were off of a DX hatch. Just prep and paint as you normally would.

Stylinhonda

How do you take off the Side Skirts? I havent looked at them yet, but it dosent look like much to remove them.

Kp_VtekNiks

painted mine on my 97 ex and there fine. havent had any probs with them

Boltz

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Stylinhonda &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am having a guy paint my front lip, rear lip, my si grill and my stock (EX) side skirts. I know that I have seen tons and tons of EX side skirts painted to match the OEM Color of there car. The guy that is painting all my stuff said "but I need to know if the side skirts are Si or ex models ?if they are si there is no proplem painting them if they are the textured ex or lower model skirts they can not." He says "They have a mold release agent that keeps them from sticking to the mold but also keeps paint from sticking."


Arnt the SI and EX side skirts the same, just the SI has comes with them painted from the factory. What should I ask/tell the guy. </TD></TR></TABLE>


That guy sounds like a moron.. ALL rubber bumpers come with that mold release action. It gives it a waxy feel. Thats why there is rubber bumper preperation. If this guy can't paint them because of mold release agent, I wouldnt trust his knowledge enough to give him money to paint my nails.... (not that i paint my nails or anything )

Stylinhonda

HAHA. How do you take off the side skirts? I have takin the 3 screws off the bottoms, what other screws are there? Do you have to take off the fenders?

Stylinhonda

NM I got them off