It was pretty simple and it came out quite good! The key is lots and lots of <U>clear coat</U>. I should have used more, but it came out OK.

Here's all I used:
Can of adhesive promoter (clear primer)
2 cans of milano red duplicolor paint
1 can of duplicolor clear coat

Total cost: $22




a bit closer here:

 

 

where did u get the paint from?

 

NICE!! I had talked about doing this a while back but haven't gotten a lip yet, haha. Glad to see it looks so good though.

 

you can sorta tell the paint difference, didnt really blend well.. but for the money, worth it!

where did u get the paint from?

 

yea the paint on my front bumper is all chopped up from hwy. driving, so there is a difference up close, oh well.

i got all 3 at the local auto parts store - US 1 Auto Parts.....I have seen duplicolor milano red at wal-mart also.

 

anyone have any painting tips on how to get the paint to fade better?

in these pics it looks like the paint is "waved"

 

waved? you mean orange peel?


it's too bad VSM is hard to find

 

give it a little wetsanding.

 

wow not bad at all

 

wow not bad at all.. might try it someday

 

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Nice job OP. Not perfect of course, but damn good for the price. Guess you can use the leftover paint to paint your sideskirts and side mouldings when/if they start fading. :]

 

maybe a bit off topic, but do they make canned paint in all the stock honda colors? cuz i have some really bad spots on my teal eg, btw anyone know the official name for that color?

 

Did you sand in between coats?
Looks good.

 

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Looks good.</TD></TR></TABLE>

nope!

 

very clean!

 

did the same thing to my itr lip and my stock side skirt and it blended in with my car color. All you really need is lots of patience to make it look good

 

i did a bumper like this, and it was chipped to all hell after a summer of driving!! D'OH!

the color match isnt that bad at all, and hell for $22 you cant beat it! DIY &gt; *

 

All parts can be found at your local auto parts store (autozone, kragen, napa).

Don't want to steal the thread, but i have some tips:

Prep area first by sanding with 230 grit sand paper to give better texture for the primer to stick to. clean with damp rag followed by dry rag to remove all particals.

Good form of painting is to paint parallel to the part in a back to back motion.

Apply first coat of primer in a very light but wet coat. repeat with a medium coat, and last coat should be a little more heavier; the key to a good coat is to not get wet spots or have it running.

Sand the primer lightly with a 800 grit paper for a smooth surface. Key to painting is the prep work.

I used 3 cans of duplicolor paint for the actual color coating. Again, apply the first coat in a very light, but wet fashion. The increase the coat thickness with each coat. Put as many coats as the cans will allow, i used up all the cans.

For the clearcoat, again use a very light first coat; then apply a nice heavy coat for the remaining. Try and use the whole can again, as it will give the best finish. Let the paint cure for about 2 days before mounting.

I'll post pics of my painted lip later.

Hope this post helps anyone out.

 

very nice DIY

 

good job

 

mine turned like that also, it was hard for me to find my paint because it's not in the stores, but....

seems Like I need to wetsand and buff it out. I haven't learned that yet so i'm not gonna do it yet.

 

i like how your lip turned out! looks good..
i just got my thin side molding and i was either wanting to go black or the electron blue. they dont have any primer or anything...would painting them be the same??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by littlegreenb18 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">maybe a bit off topic, but do they make canned paint in all the stock honda colors? cuz i have some really bad spots on my teal eg, btw anyone know the official name for that color?</TD></TR></TABLE>Are you referring to the 93-94 civic coupes? The color is "AZTEC GREEN PEARL".