Yep! Since I am going to paint my rims black, I'm doing the grill and window trim too! :banana:

So Far I've painted 2 layers of black on the grill and in a few minutes, going to do the clearcoat layer !:naughty:

As of now:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3423/3991119278_092ebb850c_b.jpg

What Car looks like now:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3491/3990364825_905e039cbd.jpg

--Planning to repaint the H a dark shade of blue

Edit:
Plan to have the car finish like this.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2509/3991016733_0bf47faac9_b.jpg

looks nice. the stocks look nice the way they are but i see your going with the whole blackout theme. are you going to darken your tail lights and headlights too?

looks nice. the stocks look nice the way they are but i see your going with the whole blackout theme. are you going to darken your tail lights and headlights too?

I do plan on doing that, but the real question is WHEN will i do it! haha

hey i never took off the grill before.. but im wondering.. is the chrome piece and the "plastic diamond mesh" 2 different pieces that arent stuck together? the H is removable via clips right? I was wondering if i should paint the grill black and take the H off to have it look similar to the JDM sport coupe grill thread

hey i never took off the grill before.. but im wondering..

is the chrome piece and the "plastic diamond mesh" 2 different pieces that arent stuck together? *Yes*

the H is removable via clips right? *Think So*

I was wondering if i should paint the grill black and take the H off to have it look similar to the JDM sport coupe grill thread

Answers in Quote (Bolded)

I say if your planning on taking the H off, might as well just buy a mesh piece and replace it. Otherwise your going to have a Hole looking like an H, which kinda looks weird lol

Thats why im going to paint mine a dark blue. (Planning on doing a Black and Blue Theme, later on when I have money -- Do a White and Blue Theme -- and possibly keep the rims black :))

ohhh it leaves that hollow look? alright then yeah i do need to buy a mesh piece.. have any idea on how to stick the mesh piece to the chrome piece? Its cus Im trying to make my front end look like:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/showthread.php?t=37557

and you said buy a mesh piece.. Home Depot/Lowes ftw?

oh sorry, i forgot to comment.. your grill is going to look sick after its done :)

Ya, I wanted to do that too, but I kinda like the H so I am going to keep it. Here are some pics of the 2 pieces apart from eachother. You can try to make the same holes like the original grill so attach on.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/3990575761_881b6146de_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/3991330546_2fe4b93e88_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2655/3990573185_ec39197372_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3990571663_417ab08fe6_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2446/3991326736_22b238b2b9_b.jpg


Edit: lol thanks :D

you think this would work as the mesh?
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100012640/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#reviews

edit: i can just pull the grill off after i get the bumper off right?

edit2: hey sorry that i just completely hijacked your entire thread.. ill delete all my posts if you want and just PM :)

^^I believe that is what most DIYers use.

PM sent (:

you think this would work as the mesh?
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/R-100012640/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053#reviews

edit: i can just pull the grill off after i get the bumper off right?

edit2: hey sorry that i just completely hijacked your entire thread.. ill delete all my posts if you want and just PM :)

Don't worry haha, I love helping people -- Anyways, I think that would work, as do others think so too :yes:

Don't delete because some one else may have the same questions and we can yell at him for not searching for the answer! :D

Looks like it's gonna look great. Prepare to have your touch up paint handy to touch up all the rock chips that show.

Don't ask me how I know...
hint...NBP TL.

Nice though...I did the same...took me forever cause I kept tyring different paint to get it to look glossier. Turns out caliper paint came out best for me...it looks pretty mean with the front blacked out. I opted for chrome A though cause the contrast looks great.

Looks good! I'm thinking of either painting my chrome trim or getting a vinyl overlay made.

A few questions:

-How did you remove the grille? Does it involve taking off the bumper?
-Did you strip the chrome before painting?

-GT

Ya, I want to see how the H Looks OEM Chrome. If I don't like it, I will paint is a dark shade of blue, probably a little darker than the BBP Accord

--Reminder of a Black / Blue Theme. Later a White/Black/Blue Theme


Edit:
Looks good! I'm thinking of either painting my chrome trim or getting a vinyl overlay made.

A few questions:

1. How did you remove the grille?
2. Does it involve taking off the bumper?
3. Did you strip the chrome before painting?

-GT

(Numbered the Questions in Quote)

1. Think I said earlier --> Remove bumper and there are clips holding the grille, there are also clips holding the mesh
2. See #1
3. Sandpaper. I will do this process for the Window Trim too since it turned out very well for me.

Planning to have the Car look something very close to this
--Edited OP to make thread more organized--

Edit2:
Probably get these headlights eventually
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/08-09-HONDA-ACCORD-COUPE-CCFL-HALO-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem439a9e6ca1QQ itemZ290356882593QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fParts Q5fAccessories
Either that, or get someone to do a custom version for my headlights :)

make your door handle colored too. that would make it look better cuz the chrome door handles looks like its just out of nowhere lol.. ehh i wouldnt trust those ebay headlights

OMG Thank you for reminding me, I believe I have to remove the interior door panel in order to remove the Window Trim, So I will remove the handle at the same time :)


--Edited OP to show what i plan to finish the car off with--

lol yeh. damn i just looked that pic and smiled. looks so niceee dude. i wanna do it now lol.

lol yeh. damn i just looked that pic and smiled. looks so niceee dude. i wanna do it now lol.

Lol I dont think I'm going to have a lot of fun with the rims..

i like the way the rims look stock, but if u want it black then thats fine. lol im goin with stock rims or some bronze/gold colored one with a black car. since i have 3000k hids. i think the yellow/bronze/gold theme looks classy and i like it. but first i really want to get rid of my trunk cause of that damn wing, but im sure my dad dont cuz he was the one that wanted to add the wing. :/ i really like the v6 lip makes it look real clean and simple.

http://i65.photobucket.com/albums/h226/Sivic2ner/IMG_8780-1.jpg
http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u232/csieradzan/gold2.jpg
http://www.kru-tha-nooch.com/ms/wes/2.jpg
http://images.superstreetonline.com/featuredvehicles/130_0311_02z+Skunk2_Honda_EP3_Civic_Si+Rear_Right_ Side_View.jpg
http://www.autoweek.com/files/specials/2005_sema/gallerys/civic_part2/images/09_skunk.jpg
http://aycu15.webshots.com/image/41494/2004586165100294694_rs.jpg
http://aycu08.webshots.com/image/40087/2004508303271666847_rs.jpg
http://aycu33.webshots.com/image/38192/2004553979944073915_rs.jpg

waht you think about this? i had my little sister do it...i dont know anything about ps lol, but damn i had no idea you can do all of that to make your car look better...thought it was the camera that did that.

http://i36.tinypic.com/256dawn.png

waht you think about this? i had my little sister do it...i dont know anything about ps lol, but damn i had no idea you can do all of that to make your car look better...thought it was the camera that did that.

http://i36.tinypic.com/256dawn.png

eh i dont think that pic brings the black/bronze combo justice. haha it will look good but that pic looks like shi** :D

lol yeh. lemme try to fix it.
http://i33.tinypic.com/29yjqtl.png

lol im still new with this whole PS thingy.

hopefully some Photoshop pros chime in and help me with the photo lol. well thats what i had in mind for the stock 18s

bruceleroy chopped a black coupe with bronze rims before and it looked SICK.. ill try to find the link

Try this in photoshop. Select the rim, Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation. Check the Colorize Box. and Set up these numbers from top to bottom

47
24
-45

--Dark Bronze Look

http://i37.tinypic.com/1zlsnr4.png

looks good..i like that color

http://i37.tinypic.com/1zlsnr4.png

looks good..i like that color

a lot better haha :thmsup:

Finished--Looks good, 2moro take pics, will bump and edit OP :)

Hey, 3 questions
1.) what kind of paint are you using to paint your rims and grill?
2.)where did you get the paint and clearcoat ?
3.)Are you doing anything special with the paint? like are you using brushes or cloths to get the even coat of paint and to give it the nice finish?


btw. the car looks awesome dude. keep working at it and doing what your doing