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Ok, so just recently bought an alteeza front grill for my civic, and im was trying to get it painted clover green like my car.. ok heres the deal... the stealership wont touch non honda parts... 2 dfferent paint shops gave me a quote of over $100 to paint it.... and i am stuck!

What should i do

Can someone Help me out

 
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holy *** $100+ for just the grill...its times like these I'm glad i know a couple of painters =].....yellow pages ftw

 
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i got mine painted for $40... and thats expensive. find other shops...

 
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theres a shop down the street for my house that will do mine for 20$ bucks, u should slap the guy who gave u that quote...it shoudlnt be that big of a deal. Id pay 40 at the max liek the guy above me..u can find it for cheaper..keep searching...yellow page it

 
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100 sounds rediculous... thats 3x more than the grill costs

 
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yea, i got my altezza grill painted for $35. just keep looking, and dont get desperate.

make sure you get only the outter rim of the grill color matched with the inner grill part black. i think having the whole thing green or white, etc. looks tacky.

 
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just wondering how much pple paid to get fenders painted?

i left my grill unpainted.

 
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arg.... well time to pick up the yellow pages and go all out tomorrow day.

 
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ok do these people think im dumb or something.... cause i just got done calling alot of places and they are all like around 80-100 dollars...gah!

ok fellow 7thgeners or civicforumers.... lol im asking for your help. any other ideas?

like can i buy the paint myself, then take it to a shop to be painted??

 
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couldn't you get a spray can of touch up paint from the dealership and just do a really nice spray job? i think H and A has the cans of paint too, and you can get the exact color. it's not like it's going to matter much because it's such a small area, and if you take the time to do it right it'll look fine.

and those prices you got quoted are outrageous. it's costing me 45 bucks to get my entire rear bumper cover sprayed.

 
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^^ good idea too. Umm when u call these places. tell them str8 up, "well im looking to get a medium sized grill painted for a honda civic, ive gotten quotes from many other places in between 20$ and 40$.....what kind of deal can u give me??" lol that shoudl do it...right now they all think ur a doofus

 
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imo i think that people are telling you this because they think ur some run around guy or something. I think you should go up to a place and make a deal. To me they make better offers if you talk face to face

 
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wow that dealership is stroking you with out lube... i know of plenty of dealerships that will nistall non honda parts. in fact the dealership near me sells aftermarket parts as well.........

and $100 to paint the grille is outrageous but its probably because they dont have that color in their shop. any type of metallic paint for honda is around 40-60 just for a quart. if they dont have the color they have to buy a quart minimum. so that is why they are charging soo much

 
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i say do the job yourself, its much more effective and you'll learn from it for future project that need little touch up paint... beside that, just keep looking around man, you should come across somebody that woudl do it much more cheaper than what those prices are... w/ the spray can of paint, just practice on a test subject until you get the hang of what your doing and from there, it should be easy man... good luck

 
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i say buy a lip and whatever else u want that needs to be sprayed. it should cost u the same amount

 
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i can do it for like $30. shipp it to me.. should be under 100 for sure lol

 
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see thats the thing guys, i do offer how much im willing to pay but they still wanna jack up the price... then i procede to say im going to the other place, and walk out... i swear these people are horrible! but they have a spray can of the oem honda colors ar HandA??!! i thought the only touch up stuff was the little "nail polish" bottles of the colors...

 
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you might be right, but i'm almost positive the dealership would have actual spray cans. not a honda, but my friend went to a toyota dealership last week and bought a spray can of touch up paint for his xB.

hopefully you get it all worked out.

 
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http://www.automotivetouchup.com/cho...%2C+G95P%2C+No

i think imma buy this and Do It Myself Thanx for all the help guys.

Now if i bought this, would i have to buy like a clear coat protectant from like auto zone or something after i already apply a few coats of the base color?

 
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^ just get the touch up spray clearcoat also


isnt primer needed also?

 
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yea almost forgot that... i think imma go over the whole thing with the primer, then the whole thing in green, then prime the middle part, and paint it black then with the extra black paint imma paint my calipers, and drums... hehe

 
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Prime the whole thing all at once. It will save you some masking time. Just take your time with the rattle can and do light coats. If you're patient enough, I would wet sand with 800-1000 grit between each finish coat, that way it will come out smooth as silk.

 
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yea i said i would prime the whole thing first, but the black part i didnt think paint stuck to paint all that well, thats y i said i'd re prime the actual grill part.

and what about sanding now?

 
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Gotcha, missed the first part about the primer, paint, then primer again.

Rattle can jobs, being what they are, take some work to come out right. You've got to have a precise distance away from the part (different with almost every can) to get the correct amount of paint to lay down without running or creating the "orange peel" effect. A light wet sand (800-1000 grit) between completely dry finish coats (24 hours each) will make all the difference in the world on the finished job. What you save in money, you lose in time, but that's free anyway. Hope that helps.

 
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gothca thanx for the info man, can i just pick up some "wet sand (800-1000grit)" at walmart or something?

 
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Autozone, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, really where ever you want that carries sandpaper. Just keep it wet while you work - I dip mine in bucket and keep a fair amount of water on the thing I'm sanding. Let the grit do the work and don't press too hard while you're doing it.

 
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as usual i still cannot rep you... gah this needs to be fixed... but hey man, quick question. Like with my grill, half and half are telling me to paint it or just not paint it. If i put it on unpainted could u photo shop it painted so i could compare the 2 pics?

 
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should be plenty of cars out there with paited grills. THX for the website thinking of buying fenders to fix the indent someone left on my car. gonna have to get a new door panel too.

 
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You bet. Just PM me the pics and I'll work it up.