painting hood flat black

[Jsd21hb]

What do you guys think about just painting your stock hood flat black to mimic a CF one. and one other thing, do you guys know where i could find the hood pins on the Fast and the furious 1 eclipse, its got the lanyard and i cant seem to find em anywhere.
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[9D9 MITSU RS]

www.prostreetonline.com has pins w/ lanyards

 

[ArticNemesis]

I'll answer the painting question since the hood pin question was answered..

Black painted hood to mimic carbon fiber = ghetto.

 

[lexrockhard]

I agree. Painting it flat black would just open you up to questions like: "When are you going to have this hood painted?" or "What happened to your old hood?"

 

[Defiant]

My 1G's flat black as a factory option.... with the help of nine years of California's sun.

It's not especially racey, though.

 

[brcewane]

Painting your hood a normal black with a pearl coat of the same color as the rest of your car may look cool

 

[stock1g4g63]

You might get flamed for this, just a little warning. But it's worth the money when you see the real cf weave on your hood. Also, save your hoodpins (when you get them) for your real cf hood. A low quality cf hood is better than even the best "black" painted hood with pear and metal flakes and etc. It's kind of like wearing a knock off rolex, I'd rather wear a real Timex then a fake rolex.

 

[brcewane]

Yeah... if you look into getting your hood painted with a quality paint job.. it won't likely cost a whole lot more to get a "cheaper" quality CF hood itself.

 

[97dsmbishi]

Originally posted by Jsd21hb
What do you guys think about just painting your stock hood flat black to mimic a CF one. and one other thing, do you guys know where i could find the hood pins on the Fast and the furious 1 eclipse, its got the lanyard and i cant seem to find em anywhere.
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Don't "PRETEND" to have what you don't. If you want a CF hood, it will cost you the same as getting it painted. Unless you are using cheap paint from Walmart....Bottomline, don't be g a y. You will be made fun of. To make matters worse, even riceboys will laugh at you.

Phil

BTW..the fast and the furious Eclipse is g a y.

 

[Defiant]

Originally posted by 97dsmbishi

BTW..the fast and the furious Eclipse is g a y.

What a horribly slanderous and inconsiderate thing to say. About g a y things.

 

[stock1g4g63]

I agree, that's not very nice. It's kind of funny, because I have a friend who's gae, and she calls thing's gae all the time. I guess it's different when you're a girl or gae, or both. But seriously though, I don't think it's necessary to call anyone or anything harsh names to get your point across, it simply shows ignorance. If you don't like it, that's fine, but to each his own. If he's asking for opinions, it's possible to give it without bashing. C'mon now guys, we're DSM tuners, we have more class then that.

 

[chrysler kid]

i wouldnt do it, just sayve up for the c/f hood

 

[InfamousEclipse]

it will be a total waste of money and look really ghetto. Thats really "tryinng too hard"

 

[97dsmbishi]

Originally posted by stock1g4g63
I agree, that's not very nice. It's kind of funny, because I have a friend who's gae, and she calls thing's gae all the time. I guess it's different when you're a girl or gae, or both. But seriously though, I don't think it's necessary to call anyone or anything harsh names to get your point across, it simply shows ignorance. If you don't like it, that's fine, but to each his own. If he's asking for opinions, it's possible to give it without bashing. C'mon now guys, we're DSM tuners, we have more class then that.

I say everything is g a y......

Defiant....:bow:
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Phil

 

[FiReBReTHa]

if we wanna get all literal etc



Its a repulsive thought that deserves to be on a honda forum, because thats who you find doing it most of the time.


and no primer black looks good on a car, unless its about a couple hours before its going to get painted. normal quality painted black hoods can be decent.

But trying to mimic it????

give me a break, dont be such a cheap ass and buy it, its not ridiculously exspensive.

i want one but im going to wait until i can afford to do it right.



your response when you pull up and others get to see your car. who is it going to impress? i just see people going, What a pos.

that is ###, out of the norm and annoyingly attrotcious.

(sp)


the whole www gets to use whatever they want to express something, me and the others choose that way. im not going to sit here and talk about a "not to use the word ###" thread

 

[97dsmbishi]

Ha ha.

WORD!!
Phil

 

[GForce]

Well, I just got a red '90 Talon TSi AWD that came with a black Laser RS-Turbo. The red hood was really faded and the black hood was in great shape, so I went ahead and switched them.

It looks really good with the black top and black spoiler. I'm not saying to paint yours black, I'm just saying that it doesn't look as stupid as some people might think. But I'm not going to try and pass it off as CF.

At the same time, I agree with whoever it was that said that you're going to pay almost as much to have the hood painted as it would for the new CF hood. My vote goes to saving for the CF hood.

-Gunnar

 

[Defiant]

Faking CF:

1.) Paint hood [etc.] flat white. Allow to dry.

2.) Paint over white with flat black. While still wet, cover with burlap sack cloth, smooth down uniformly, and remove before the paint has cured. Be careful to avoid smudging.

3.) Allow flat black to cure.

4.) Coat with Krylon Clearcoat, ½-can per square foot.

Stand back and admire. Do not drive too slowly near CF owners, but at a good clip it'll look nearly as ugly as true CF.

 

[DSMTurbos]

why go through the trouble when you can just get the cf stickers on rolls and sticker the hood??

 

[TBSpyder]

Fake cf hood = :thumbdown

And look on eBay for the pins...There's a million different kinds on there and they're cheap as hell.

 

[igs]

Originally posted by Defiant

½-can per square foot.

MAO!

 

[dsmturboawd]

Originally posted by TBSpyder
Fake cf hood = :thumbdown

Real cf hood = :thumbdown

 

[stock1g4g63]

Just tell people it's already carbon fiber, and that you painted it the same color as the car because you didn't want people to steal it. Everyone will believe you, I swear. And if they wanna race, tell them you have NOS. Ttwo bottles. The big ones.