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Old 07-15-2020, 06:19 PM   #1
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Today my front splitter paint started to chip, I took it off and planned to sand it down and paint it. I don’t want it to look too ‘Ricey’ or tacky, any suggestions?? Would red look bad?

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Old 07-15-2020, 06:38 PM   #2
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i myself would not like the splitter done in red, of course i dont care for the red mud flaps either. now the truth, it is your car, you do what you like to it, and dont worry about what others think. we may snicker when you go by, but it is yours and you are the only one who has to like it.
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Old 07-15-2020, 06:49 PM   #3
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i myself would not like the splitter done in red, of course i dont care for the red mud flaps either. now the truth, it is your car, you do what you like to it, and dont worry about what others think. we may snicker when you go by, but it is yours and you are the only one who has to like it.
Preach dont worry what all of us think, do what you like! Or if you're on the fence, maybe do a thin red line at the bottom of the lip. Kinda like the one oem jdm option (I think?). If you like it, keep it, if not then you can decide whether or not to paint it all red. And in the end, it's just paint, can always paint it again.
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Old 07-15-2020, 07:48 PM   #4
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I think the red would actually look pretty good, though I’ve never seen splitters in any other color than black. Since the red would stand out so much I think you should add red accents to help tie the red theme together, red mud flaps nothwithstanding. Examples would be side skirt extensions, paint them red, maybe red mirror covers.

Conversely, from a purely practical standpoint, if you just did flat black it would hide a lot of imperfections (splitters can be pretty s***ted up being down low and upfront), and if you somehow picked up a scrape or chip you could just give it a quick spray and it would disappear.
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Old 07-16-2020, 12:26 PM   #5
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Gloss black to match the car with a red line (vinyl pinstripe tape) on the front bottom to match the accent line on the grill. Like they said above, do what you want. I like seeing what people do even if its not what I would do.
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Old 07-18-2020, 11:44 PM   #6
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Gloss black to match the car with a red line (vinyl pinstripe tape) on the front bottom to match the accent line on the grill. Like they said above, do what you want. I like seeing what people do even if its not what I would do.


Decided to go with the red, I couldn’t find any pinstripe tape in my area so I went with dupli-colors red and clear coat and it doesn’t look as bad as I thought it would! It’s my car and I don’t care what other people think, I won’t change how it looks now but hey! Tell me whatcha guys think?
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Old 07-19-2020, 01:02 AM   #7
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its not terrible. cheesehead yellow might go better with the license plate though. LOL
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Old 07-20-2020, 06:04 PM   #8
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I personally wouldn't repaint the lip red. Perhaps see if you can get it paint matched or even a rubber coating or plastidip black would look good. No need to put a lot of money into fixing the paint chips if it's your daily, I say.
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Old 07-24-2020, 03:28 AM   #9
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I like the red though I might go with a different red or even the caliper paint. Did you use the enamel or wrap?
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Old 07-24-2020, 05:48 AM   #10
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I like the red though I might go with a different red or even the caliper paint. Did you use the enamel or wrap?

I used lacquer paint along with 2 coats of clear coat.
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Old 07-24-2020, 05:50 AM   #11
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I personally wouldn't repaint the lip red. Perhaps see if you can get it paint matched or even a rubber coating or plastidip black would look good. No need to put a lot of money into fixing the paint chips if it's your daily, I say.

I think I spent $15 in paint or something and if you look closely you can see the tiny chips and imperfections I’m not worried about it though it’s the lowest part of the car come next summer I might repaint it anyways from scraping driveways and what not.
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Old 08-18-2020, 12:36 AM   #12
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looks good, but i would used something less permanent (vinyl sheet, or plastidip), or gotten some 3M CF vinyl
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Old 08-22-2020, 12:04 AM   #13
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oh that looks really good man. When you said red I thought you meant some really bright, vibrant red. i like the way the darker shade of red looks
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Old 08-22-2020, 11:42 AM   #14
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looks good, but i would used something less permanent (vinyl sheet, or plastidip), or gotten some 3M CF vinyl

I could’ve done that but I suck at vinyl work, plus if I want to change it it’s just paint so it’s not really permanent but I see whatcha mean, I did get a can of black that sorta matches might go back to black after winter, I’m sure winter will take it’s toll if I don’t take the splitter off!
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Old 09-26-2020, 10:43 AM   #15
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Wasn’t expecting to like red on the splitter but that looks real good.
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Old 09-26-2020, 10:30 PM   #16
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I would have never gone red but I love that you did! looks fantastic!
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Old 10-15-2020, 10:06 AM   #17
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Your car, your rules. Paint it any color that you like.
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