What I would do is scuff it up lightly with a scotchbrite pad (multipurpose) then thouroughly wash in soap & water, rinse and let it completly dry. For painting Id spray with Krylon fusion. Id spray 3 light coats then let paint cure for 3 days. Then Id give it a clearcoat, the first coat being an extremly light coat followed by 3 light coats. Then let cure for 2-3 days before install.

 

DAMM.

i'll never be able to listen to the radio then... lol.

 

That is a clean head unit. I say go with Krylon Fusion using the method kamlooper described... the after pic looks good. JVC makes high quality, long lasting products. All my decks and CD changers have been JVC. Nothing but good things to say about them... never let me down.

 

As for the deck Id say its kickass. My Sony mp3 is getting a little old and Ive been waiting for a newer one to come out in the lower price range that reads dvd's. But Id have to say the usb input really looks like the next big thing.
Almost evertime I pick up an electronics flyer theres a new deck replacing the last one I seen

 

There already is one, it's the same process as Mossy's interior paint DIY.

https://www.hondacivicforum.com/m_56988/tm.htm

 

Thats what i thought....

 

i was about to say if your talken about painting all the silver that would be a task! LOL

if your just painting the trim ring ya thats realy easy!
just scotch bright and clean it then just spray it with some black plastic paint and it will be great.
tho thtas probably why i woulda bought the right radio first

i yanked my silver sony radio outta my civic right after i bought the car and out in my chrome/black clarion radio. looks so much beter!

 

painting it now...

 

drbyers what is the unit model number on that, i just got an iPod from work and an thinking about either getting a new deck or an FM transmitter... but that deck is 1JVC (i ONLY get JVC decks) and 2) looks killer

 

it's the JVC KDG720 and it's fresh...lol.

here's some pics before I started work on my trim plate. BTW, the gloss paint i got was TOO glossy. I'm gonna get some "hammered" matt black paint tomorrow and try that instead.

me with dress clothes on admiring shiny silver trim plate... lol.




and me with USB thumbdrive kickin' teh jamz.... lol.