Painted My Cladding Pics>>>

[k4tmc]

Etlsport,

Well...here in NC, everyone says those devices don't work. Now...they may work on some deer in other parts of the country or world.

Henry

[ZEUS]

anyone tried those deer warners you can get from autoparts stores that mount to your bumper and are supposed to make some kind of terrible noise to ward off deer? looks like the two holes in our bumper on either side of the licence plate holder would make a good mounting spot for them (if you dont mind the hideous look of cheap plastic)

I put those in the spot you described days after buying my VX - they kind of match the grill and don't look bad. I drove 35 by some antelope near the road and watched them as I approached... A few looked up to see what that noise was but they didn't move otherwise. Any other time I have come up to animals on the road I haven't noticed a reaction at all... other than my own anyway!

[Chopper]

Florida deer must all be listening to I-pods

[Mark Miller]

Started Painting My Cladding On My New VX!

Here is a comparison pic of the side painted and the rear not.

[JHarris1385]

Looks good. Looks like this is something for me to add to the list of things to do soon, since the weather is warming up here in Indiana.

[CrnCnn]

looks nice. I hope to do mine soon.

[Chopper]

Just a tip... if you guys are gonna do this,#1 pull the cladding off the vehicle (the paint will better "wrap" around the edges, and prevent future lifting or peeling) #2 get a cleaner (like ''scuff stuff"or pre-clean) clean all of it, all the way around, and allow to dry thoroughly #3 scuff it up a bit with 380 or 400 paper ( pay attention to edges-screw holes. scuff everywhere #4 use good paint(SEM trim and bumper) consider an adhesion promoter (Bulldog) Several thinner coats are much better than a couple of heavy ones. Allow maximum drying time before reassembly Schedule a whole weekeend, don't be in a hurry. Follow all these steps, and you will enjoy a professional, long lasting, upgrade. Wayne

[Mark Miller]

I did this one a bit different than before.

I did pull the front nose cladding off, but not the rest.

I washed and
then used prep paint grease wax remover,
scuffed with scotch brite pads,
then again used the paint prep grease/wax remover,
then I used an aderhison promoter primmer (3 coats)
then about three coats of the bumper coating.
I'm letting it cure for about 3 days.

Painted the cladding bolts silver. Looks very cool.

I'm working on the inside too. I replaced them rear speakers and added a sub to the back. Just need to button inside back up.

[onebadtrooper]

My moms is still holding up great.about 6 months now.

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[tysamigo]

Wow, the pics look great. A few Q's, beware that I don't know much about paint and almost feel like I should find someone who can help me with this or do it for me, but:

If a shopping cart or something similar hits this cladding after it's painted, will that area need to be touched up?

Are there any disadvantages to having the cladding painted?

I think painting the cladding on a Proton would be a big improvement and look great.

[Mark Miller]

If the paint gets bumped off, yes it will need to be touched up.

Here she is:

[rowhard]

Deer whistles:, maybe (knock on wood) things just don't happen to me, but I have had them on the VX and my truck and had never had a problem with deer. Now watch, tomorrow morning a herd of deer and elk will fall on me from a great height. I mounted them right where etlsport mentioned. They blend right in and their is room for the PIAA 2100 series driving lights in the same hole.

[biju]

2008 Cal. candidate!!

-biju

[JHarris1385]

where did you get the honeycomb grill?

[Knigh7s]

where did you get the honeycomb grill?

Looks to be the stock grill, just painted. I could be wrong. The one from VXConcepts has a small honeycomb pattern.

@Mark Miller
Your knew VX is looking pretty nice!