My room mate was in the process of repainting the wheels on his maxima when he suggested that we paint the Mitsu. emblem on the front bumper with Gunmetal finish paint. I figured why not stop there, and painted all the other mesh inserts in the front bumper as well as the hood vent. Here are a couple pics. It is kinda hard to see the mesh but you can see the difference in the emblem. I think the emblem looks much better than the chrome look it had before, and the rest of the mesh gives a nice subtle touch to the front end.

 

Actually looks really good!

 

that thing will turn to *** in no time. I know because I had mines painted too Rock chips will tear it up.

 

Looks good....color-matched parts make it look clean.

 

clear coat it bro.Where you at in N.H.?Im from N.Conway , left in 88.Hows the weather?lol

 

That looks really, really good! Even looks professional! I have to find some time to do this on my evo.

 

clean, ncie job

 

It is clear coated. I am in Moultonborough. After I masked of the whole area (I did not remove it to paint it), I cleaned it with some alcohol, then I roughed up the surface a little with some 1200 grit sandpaper. Then I hit it with 3-4 light coats of paint, making sure I got good even coverage. I let each coat dry before putting a new one on. After the last coat dryed I put on a couple coats of clear. I was a little concerned about it getting chipped, but if it does I can always go through and do it again. It was an easy process. That part of the bumper doesn't seem to get beat up to badly. My paint has a few tiny chips but only on the front of the hood and lower part of the bumper.