DIY: Blacked out air vent rings

[71eh]

Thanks to @Bob Z for the tips!

The paint in the below picture I ended up not using. It was a little too matte for my liking. I ended up used VHT roll cage & chassis paint (satin finish).

They are super easy to pop off. Use a screw driver or preferably a plastic trim tool, and pry it from the inside of the ring, not the outside.

I used 2000 grit polish sandpaper to rough up the surface of the rings.

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[Larry C]

Looks so much better,
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[Bob Z]

Nice, and it is the little things that make a car your own.

[J-Dub]

Great work! I also like the sanded down look, like more a satin or brushed finish. Would match those brushed nickle exhaust tips from aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568067 ... ry_from%3A

Is your pry tool aluminum or steel?

[71eh]

Great work! I also like the sanded down look, like more a satin or brushed finish. Would match those brushed nickle exhaust tips from aliexpress

https://www.aliexpress.us/item/32568067 ... ry_from%3A

Is your pry tool aluminum or steel?

I was seriously considering trying to paint the rings anodized red lol

I am sure typical plastic pry tools will work fine, but I prefer metal pry tools because there is no flex when I am trying to pry. This is the one I got. I sanded the end down even finer when I got it. It's my go-to now.

https://www.amazon.com/Metal-Magery-She ... 9hdGY&th=1

[J-Dub]

Thanks, I think it was a @JetFuelOnly video where I first saw one of these used. I just ordered one.

[blueline]

Thanks, I think it was a @JetFuelOnly video where I first saw one of these used. I just ordered one.

I did too!