Painted my Grille
#1
Painted my Grille
Finally got around to painting my grille last night. Turned out really well even with the colder temps I was painting in. Finish is near perfect. After I hit it with some light polish and wax it it will be perfect. Anyways, here's some pics.
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#6
Yeah I'm gonna paint the lower grilles when I get back from vacation next week. I kinda like the emblem silver. It matches my wheels which have silver center caps. If I do paint it I will tape off the front of the logo just so the inside plastic and surrounding chrome will be black.
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Supplies: Duplicolor Adhesion Promoter, Rustoleum Gloss Black Paint for Plastic, and Rustoleum High Performance Wheel Clearcoat. All of these I just picked up from Autozone. The Adhesion promoter is like a primer for plastic and I chose the high perf wheel clear cause I figured it would handle rock chips and stuff better since it was designed for wheels.
Process:
-scuff with scotch brite pad (lightly! just enough to create a rough surface for the adhesion promoter to grab)
-wipe with denatured alcohol and dry
-tape off any areas you dont want painted
-apply 3 coats adhesion promoter 2-3min dry time between each coat
-after 3rd coat dry 8-10min
-apply 4 coats of color 5-10min dry time between each coat
-dry 1 hour
-apply 5 coats of clear 4-6min dry time between each coat
-dry over night or up to 24 hours. Took almost 18 hours for it to feel completly dry.
Thanks!
#10
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Get the emblem painted man.. dechroming FTW
haha let me see if I can change your mind
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His wheels are PC'ed like mine that's the thing