Black our Grill DIY Guide
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Wow what a ***, he stole my DIY, those are my pics and my part of my DIY write up.
I figured I'd paint my grill black, well actually I tried smoke metal first but didn't like it. For anyone else who has had this idea heres a write up.
1. First remove the grill from the car (thats a pain in the a$$)
2. Sand the grill down with 100 grit sandpaper, here it is half sanded
Heres a close up:
Completely sanded:
3. Apply the first coat of primer, I used Dupli-Color filler primer
4. Apply 2nd coat:
This is my attempt at smoke metal if anyone was interested, came out kinda flat:
5. First coat of Black (used Dupli-Color high temp Gloss Black:
6. 3rd coat of Black:
7. 1st coat of Clear-coat Dupli-Color wheel covering:
8. After the 3rd coat of clear-coat is dry:
With the Mt. Fuji symbol back on:
Back on the car:
I figured I'd paint my grill black, well actually I tried smoke metal first but didn't like it. For anyone else who has had this idea heres a write up.
1. First remove the grill from the car (thats a pain in the a$$)
2. Sand the grill down with 100 grit sandpaper, here it is half sanded
Heres a close up:
Completely sanded:
3. Apply the first coat of primer, I used Dupli-Color filler primer
4. Apply 2nd coat:
This is my attempt at smoke metal if anyone was interested, came out kinda flat:
5. First coat of Black (used Dupli-Color high temp Gloss Black:
6. 3rd coat of Black:
7. 1st coat of Clear-coat Dupli-Color wheel covering:
8. After the 3rd coat of clear-coat is dry:
With the Mt. Fuji symbol back on:
Back on the car:
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WOW, he stole your DIY
WHO does that????
thanks for the more detailed write up man. Can you fill me in on your wheels? Powder Coat? what color? have more pics?
from the looks of it, that is the gunmetal look i wanted to go for.
WHO does that????
thanks for the more detailed write up man. Can you fill me in on your wheels? Powder Coat? what color? have more pics?
from the looks of it, that is the gunmetal look i wanted to go for.
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ok the wheel have been painted by me. I wanted a gun metal color so I took flat black and put clear coat over it.
You can re-paint the grill, it will probably look better the 2nd time around. I would re-sand and clean then just paint then clear coat if you want. If you use gloss paint you can probably get away without clear coat.
You can re-paint the grill, it will probably look better the 2nd time around. I would re-sand and clean then just paint then clear coat if you want. If you use gloss paint you can probably get away without clear coat.
#25
Hi all,
I'm trying to black out the grille using the guide, and for the most part have been following it to the T. I'm using dupli-color flat black (regular car paint), and for some reason, the more I apply it, the more I get these faded gray spots in the paint. In other words, there are random splotches of paint where it's lighter, so I try to paint over it with a fresh coat, but instead of covering it up, it just makes the splotch bigger. I have no idea wtf is going on here. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Roger
I'm trying to black out the grille using the guide, and for the most part have been following it to the T. I'm using dupli-color flat black (regular car paint), and for some reason, the more I apply it, the more I get these faded gray spots in the paint. In other words, there are random splotches of paint where it's lighter, so I try to paint over it with a fresh coat, but instead of covering it up, it just makes the splotch bigger. I have no idea wtf is going on here. Any ideas?
Thanks,
Roger