I just ordered a body kit and I want to paint all of the mesh black after I get it. I also want to paint a few of the plastic gray interior pieces to white. Could I get some reccommendations on good paints to use for these applications? I used touch-up paint on my old mesh grills but the black wore off after a short while, so I'm looking for something that'll last. Peace.

 

Duplicolor

 

Sweet. Would that be for both interior and exterior jobs?

 

and remember to clear it it will work on both of them sanding would help make the paint stick but good luck on the grills i would just clean and clear it should be good

 

Nice. Thanks, I'll hit that up when I get ready for painting. Once these upcoming mods are done I'm definitely posting some pics.

 

Wait are you painting the kit to match your body? Are you doing it yourself? How much would it save you by doing it yourself? I am thinking about a kit like those z3 fenders but I hate 2 tone... any info on that??

 

Yeah, I'm getting a body shop to paint the kit so that it can match my body, which is white. I got rear-ended a week ago, so my back bumper got all bashed up. Insurance covers the replacement, installation, and standard paint job, so I figured it was a good time to just get a whole body kit and put in a little extra money for the set. I ended up liking the Buddy kit the best. Definitely posting some pics once everything's all fixed up nice.

As far as the painting though.. that's covered by the insurance for just a standard color to match the car color, it doesn't include the black I want on the grills (with the kit, the grills are gray/silver by default..boo), so I'm planning on doing that myself since I previously did that with mesh I bought to go over spots on my stock grill spots in the front bumper. It turned out really well, but my problem was that after a few months the paint would rub away and show the original gray/silver (probably from all that high-speed wind, man haha). I just picked up a couple cans of Duplicolor from Forty04's suggestion to go on my exterior grills (black) and on some interior trim (white), so we'll see how that turns out. I'm getting the parts next week sometime around the holiday.

I think if you've got the good quality paint that exactly matches the color you want (gotta make sure it's exact or else it'll look like poop), and you also have the equipment/patience for doing so, then totally go for spraying the fender yourself because that's just more fun. If not, it's always the easiest to take it to a body shop that'll spray it for you within the day. Get it done quick and right. That's what I'd do for all things outside of touch-ups, personally. I'm not sure about the costs of a shop painting a body part though. Since my job is covered under insurance policies, I didn't look into the price, because it's just included.

If anyone else knows the cost of paint jobs, definitely jump in on this.