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haha. wow, this really sucks *****. i spend a couple hours this afternoon painting my a/c vents silver, and once they're done, i'm all excited and go to put them back in. now i'm putting the driver side one in, and the paint gets stretched and cracks. anyway, i guess my question here would be, what's an easy/good way to get rid of all the paint so i can start over again? i already got most of the paint off, then used goo-gone to get the primer off, but i'm having trouble getting the spots that are really thin, like the three hollow lines at the top of the vent.

so, to those of you thinking of painting your vents, put them in CAREFULLY. i'm so dumb. btw, the passenger one came out well

edit: oh yeah, i forgot to say the line that i made this thread for. i was thinking (and this was after i took that picture) "man, this sucks *****." haha, look where the vent is in the picture. ummmm, yeah, it was funny at the time ....

 
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dude....did you have to take that picture positioned like that?

 
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Sand it down with a # 400 grit paper, primer, paint (vinyl paint).
Before you paint new pieces, go out and get "Auto prep" (Pepboys) this will remove grease, armorall (spelling) and stuff so the paint will stick. Repeat above, and let dry for 24 hrs before trying to install (BE PATIENT YOUNG GRASSHOPPER)
Hope this helps!

 
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yeah, it helps importz2k1, thanks ...

and yeah, i had to take it in that position . i was sitting in the car and i needed a closeup....and it would've been a bother leaning over the e-brake.

plus it's pretty appropriate for the whole "sucks *****" thing jk

 
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why u paintem man?? what color were they before?

 
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they were just the black plastic. a lot of people do it, and i'm a sheep, so i did it, too

btw, i fixed the crack in the paint, so s'all good; no need for advice on redoing it

 
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I'm getting my vents done in carbon fiber,, it's better since i've tried painting other parts and ****ed them up.

 
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i know you fixed it, but i painted mine, and when I primed them i used the wrong primer...oops. I just scrubbed it with MEK, and it came right off. It kinda smoothed out the plastic too; took out all those little bumps. Anyway, if you haven't already painted it; paint it, then wait a day or two, then prime it (with matching primer! enamel-enamel, laquer-laquer!) Then wait about a week so that it funny dries. I did that, and I still yet to get a scratch, even with all the crap I have painted. It looks good. Check out my gallery.

 
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You know you live down south when you call only them "A/C Vents"

 
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hahahaha!

 
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haha. hrm, what am i supposed to call them ?

and pshhhh, "south"? hehe, yeah so cal, but it's not like i'm in "the south."

 
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ehh...just vents? heat comes out of them too, you know.

 
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A/C = air CONDITIONING........that means any kind of air, cold or hot. hehe, yeah i don't mean any offense, just saying.....

 
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they;re only AC vents when you have the AC on...i normally don't have the AC on when I have heat on....Actually I just leave the windows down unless its insanely cold.

 
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hassoomi, you put those vents in while the paint wasn't completely cured, didn't you?

always, always, always, allow your paint to dry 24 hours in a warm, dry place (preferably dust free) before messing with it!

-DINGALING

 
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your fly's unzipped.

 
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oh..........hehe, interesting.

well, how's ONE hour? it's only twenty three hours fewer lease:
hehe, well my lesson's learned, i guess. thanks for the tip, though


and hey AR, that was intentional ....haha. jk

 
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Its just so damn cold up here 8 months of the year

We only get 4 months of wonderful heat.