Undecided on if I hsould spray paint my lip

[s13pignose]

I wanna spray paint my lip until I can get it professionaly done. car show is coming up and I would like something else to add to the look of my car, so I figure why not put my lip on. Only thing is it's brand new, and I had planned on getting it professionaly painted oem pearl white. But I don't have enough time or money to get it done that way before the show.

My question is by me spray painting, would it ruin a professional job, as far as adhesion is concerned. Like I don't want them have to scrape at the spray paint and using a bunch of chemicals that might ruin the lip, just to put the oem color on.

I'm no paint or bodywork expert, so I figure I'd ask.

This is for a 95 se lip btw.

Thanks for any suggestions

[s13rookie]

I would imagine you would lose more points for having a spraypainted part on a show car than not having the part at all.

Id say wait and do it once-the right way

[OptionZero]

if you're broke, why are you wasting your money entering in a car show?

[Hooorahh!]

if you're broke, why are you wasting your money entering in a car show?
what he said.....

[s13pignose]

Not to enter..this car show is a small local one...You don't get anything or judged, just to show off what you got done to your car hang out with people you know or meet new people


Mall parking lot and its free lol

[breakindrifts]

So it's really a car meet?

god, rattle can some primer and paint on there. done.

body shops don't have to "scrape" off the old paint WTF. It's just the simple stuff they do when RE-painting any other car,not going to damage your precious lip.

[aznpoopy]

that's called a meet.

the shop can always sand off whatever you paint on it so it doesn't matter

[20 til 3]

undercoating FTW.... i've done it to all of my lips on various cars... looks oem and can take alot more than regular paint

[s13pignose]

I figured you guys would assume its a meet. Its not. This is a car show for all types of cars. Technically its a show, because you put your car inside the roped off area, and people walk around and look at your car. People bring kids family out yada yada. But it's not a meet lol. I just said you can meet people sometimes.

I was just thinking of something I could do quick to get my lip on, because this show will be one time where most of my friends will probably be out and I can get a chance to show them.

[projectRDM]

I figured you guys would assume its a meet. Its not. This is a car show for all types of cars. Technically its a show, because you put your car inside the roped off area, and people walk around and look at your car. People bring kids family out yada yada. But it's not a meet lol. I just said you can meet people sometimes.

I was just thinking of something I could do quick to get my lip on, because this show will be one time where most of my friends will probably be out and I can get a chance to show them.

So in other words, it's a place to advertise what you have so all the local thugs get a good inventory for when they come back and steal it later.

[240heaven]

^^^hahaha
anyways just spray the lip.

[TipStylez]

So its pretty much a meet with ropes?

Paint it black. Black lips are cool. JDM points.

[s13pignose]

So in other words, it's a place to advertise what you have so all the local thugs get a good inventory for when they come back and steal it later.

Lol nah not like that around here...knock on wood.

[longdy]

well if anything.. what kind of lip is it ???
lol unless its a zenki lip then just spray paint it black with a rattle can!!

[IIIXziuR]

Just make sure you do an even clean job.
And dont use any harsh chemical ambrasive on the plastic.

[s13pignose]

Yeah its a zenki lip I got completely brand new..hardware and all in nissan box lol. That's why I'm being so careful I guess lol.

[azndoc]

Wow seems like a lot of trouble and decision to impress some strangers at a car meet.

[KA-T_240]

just rattle can it black. practice on something else. You can rattle can a whole car and it will look prof. providing you know what you are doing and do it right.

[importperf]

If you rattle can it, go to a auto paint store and get SEM bumper paint and a scuff rag to scuff it. That's what we do to car lot cars.lol

[s13pignose]

Thanks for the tip

[Addicted2Kouki]

If you rattle can it, go to a auto paint store and get SEM bumper paint and a scuff rag to scuff it. That's what we do to car lot cars.lol

word.

im taking autobody. you can always get rid of spraypaint by sanding or using lacquer thinner. and it wont damage the lip.

doing what he said up there should be fine.