DIY Mesh Grill....

[rush24]

Hey guys and gals.....I just made a quick custom mesh grill for my CX7.....Check out my album for the pics......This was just a test fit.....I'll make a perfect one soon....





Couldn't post an attachment....guess I used up all my attachment space....

[Colombia28]

Pics added.


Looks good man! When will we see the finished product?

[rush24]

Thanks for adding the pics...

[GR-8]

Is it the Home Depot/Lows 4' x 8' mesh for like $8? If so LOL cause that's what I use.

Oh and it looks really great by the way. Well done.

[rush24]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Greek8 @ May 13 2008, 06:35 PM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=46010]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

Is it the Home Depot/Lows 4' x 8' mesh for like $8? If so LOL cause that's what I use.

Oh and it looks really great by the way. Well done.[/b]

Yup.....I did the same thing in my 3.....Thanks BTW...

[rx8ghost]

Looks great. What did you use to attach it? I need to do one for myself.

[firestoned]

how well do you think paint would stick to this mesh?

[rx8ghost]

^ Great question. I was thinking the same thing.

[firestoned]

id love to paint it black, and do the front lower grill on my car..., but if its anything like my damn emblems, it will chip OVER AND OVER AGAIN

[RX-7 Chris]

ghost I will help you with yours it's not that hard.

I think you could get paint to stick if you could get it cleaned off with asitone real good.

[S4poor]

This rubberized paint is great stuff. It actually sprays a thick rubber coat that doesn't come off due to rocks etc. Neat stuff. I used it on my grill on my last car. Never had a problem with it chipping etc. If/when you want to take it off, all you do is peel a corner and the entire thing comes off in one piece.

http://www.kpg-industrial.com/products/pro...d_undercoating/

[firestoned]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RMSpeed6 @ May 14 2008, 10:46 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=46135]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

This rubberized paint is great stuff. It actually sprays a thick rubber coat that doesn't come off due to rocks etc. Neat stuff. I used it on my grill on my last car. Never had a problem with it chipping etc. If/when you want to take it off, all you do is peel a corner and the entire thing comes off in one piece.

http://www.kpg-industrial.com/products/pro...d_undercoating/[/b]

thats a pretty good idea, although what if somebody wanted it gloss black..? would a couple coats of clear stand on undercoating?

[RX-7 Chris]

I don't think clear will work because of it being ruberized.

[S4poor]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (firestoned @ May 14 2008, 10:59 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=46138]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

thats a pretty good idea, although what if somebody wanted it gloss black..? would a couple coats of clear stand on undercoating?[/b]

Hmmm, I bet it could. Once it's applied it is definitely a matte finish (actually has texture to it). A few of us used it, but no one tried a clear coat after the initial application. It may take a few coats of clear because it is a porous kind of material so it'd absorb some at first me thinks. Wait, now that I think of it, a friend painted red over the rubber stuff and it held on.

No harm in trying it. It's cheap.

[S4poor]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RX-7 Chris @ May 14 2008, 11:00 AM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=46139]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

I don't think clear will work because of it being ruberized.[/b]

Possibly, but a few coats might work once the rubbery stuff sucks some in? Or maybe it won't adhere at all like you stated.