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spectrepig · 03-20-2010, 08:27 AM

Has anyone painted the plastic piece below the rear bumper cover? Its the part that has the holes where the exhaust tips come out. My black 2SS looks great, but the plastic piece I think would look better if it had a gloss to it. Thoughts?

hot_rod · 03-20-2010, 09:13 AM

I'm with ya, I am still waiting on delivery of my Camaro but I have already made an appointment with a painter to paint this piece and my stripes before I take delivery.

My Car will be IOM.

treedoc2000 · 03-20-2010, 12:07 PM

I haven't yet but I saw one the other day in town and it looks killer.

Rookie13 · 03-20-2010, 03:03 PM

Yes it can be painted, if done preperly. The biggest thing is the prep-work on the plastic. Whether its ABS + or - or whatever coding on the belly of the piece, you need to purchase the correct adhesive promoter for that specific code of plastic. If you don't prep it properly, your paint will not stick AT ALL!!!

Take it to your local body shop, they know whats up!

dragonZ28 · 05-01-2010, 06:06 PM

We place the hydrocarbon prints on them with a high gloss finish.
Diffuser hydrodipped in CF with a gloss black upper valance:

FalconFXR · 05-13-2010, 06:44 PM

I would like to put my two cents in on the painted diffuser, Roger at EmblemPros is great, I just got my Hydrocoated OEM diffuser back from them this week. It is top quality work, and looks just like the sample at Emblempros.com I couldn't justify spending $600-$1000 for an aftermarket Carbon Fiber diffuser hoping it would and making it fit and then still having the OEM lay around. Now I have an eyecatching carbon fiber look and I am not out the big dollar. I will post pics after I get the camera out and not a minute before.

03-20-2010, 08:27 AM	#1
spectrepig Drives: 2010 2SS/RS. Black w/ inferno orang Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: FL Posts: 45	Painting the plastic below bumper cover Has anyone painted the plastic piece below the rear bumper cover? Its the part that has the holes where the exhaust tips come out. My black 2SS looks great, but the plastic piece I think would look better if it had a gloss to it. Thoughts?

03-20-2010, 09:13 AM	#2
hot_rod Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,222 View My Garage	I'm with ya, I am still waiting on delivery of my Camaro but I have already made an appointment with a painter to paint this piece and my stripes before I take delivery. My Car will be IOM. Last edited by hot_rod; 05-02-2010 at 06:41 AM.

03-20-2010, 12:07 PM	#3
treedoc2000 Drives: 2010 camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Midland Posts: 79	I haven't yet but I saw one the other day in town and it looks killer. Last edited by treedoc2000; 03-20-2010 at 12:08 PM. Reason: cant spell worth a damn

05-01-2010, 06:06 PM	#5
dragonZ28 Drives: 2001 T/A, 2010 2SS/RS, 2006 Z06 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 2,428	We place the hydrocarbon prints on them with a high gloss finish. Diffuser hydrodipped in CF with a gloss black upper valance: Last edited by dragonZ28; 05-14-2010 at 08:36 PM.

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03-20-2010, 03:03 PM	#4
Rookie13 Hooked on AutoX Drives: 1SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NE Kansas Posts: 400 View My Garage	Yes it can be painted, if done preperly. The biggest thing is the prep-work on the plastic. Whether its ABS + or - or whatever coding on the belly of the piece, you need to purchase the correct adhesive promoter for that specific code of plastic. If you don't prep it properly, your paint will not stick AT ALL!!! Take it to your local body shop, they know whats up!

05-13-2010, 06:44 PM	#6
FalconFXR Drives: 2010 Silver 2SS 6M Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Where IA/NE/SD meet, in the Land of the Sioux Posts: 66	I would like to put my two cents in on the painted diffuser, Roger at EmblemPros is great, I just got my Hydrocoated OEM diffuser back from them this week. It is top quality work, and looks just like the sample at Emblempros.com I couldn't justify spending $600-$1000 for an aftermarket Carbon Fiber diffuser hoping it would and making it fit and then still having the OEM lay around. Now I have an eyecatching carbon fiber look and I am not out the big dollar. I will post pics after I get the camera out and not a minute before.