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Painted my grill today. Had some before shots (or so I thought). It was the chromed outside with the grey colored insides. Looked terrible. Here are a few pics.
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/thomasgunnar/Picture050.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/thomasgunnar/Picture052.jpg
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p197/thomasgunnar/Picture055.jpg
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Northern Supercrew
10-02-2008, 07:49 PM
very nice chris. great idea. got me thinking now....my white truck would look nice with the honeycomb grill painted white..what kinda paint did you use, and how many coats?
I cleaned up the grill then gave it a good wipe down with a Dupli-Color Prep-Wipe. I put on a bunch of coats. Don't really know how many but it took 2 170g rattle cans. I finished it off with a can of clear coat. The paint brand I used was plasti-kote Car Color. I didn't use a primer cause the stock paint had a fairly rough texture. I guess time will tell if it will stick well. Cost less than $25.00 with the tape.
It just pops now. I am really happy with the result.
that looks sharp! Should paint the valence on the bumper now!
Thanks. That would probably look good. Maybe next time I get energetic.
SKRWZ
10-02-2008, 08:30 PM
SWEET:icon_biggrin:
Northern Supercrew
10-02-2008, 08:31 PM
I cleaned up the grill then gave it a good wipe down with a Dupli-Color Prep-Wipe. I put on a bunch of coats. Don't really know how many but it took 2 170g rattle cans. I finished it off with a can of clear coat. The paint brand I used was plasti-kote Car Color. I didn't use a primer cause the stock paint had a fairly rough texture. I guess time will tell if it will stick well. Cost less than $25.00 with the tape.
It just pops now. I am really happy with the result.
thanx for that Chris. it is totally different looking. great mod.
mechanix61
10-02-2008, 08:33 PM
Cleans up the look of the front end . looks good.
truckpilot
10-02-2008, 09:24 PM
Nice job!
fordtough.ca
10-04-2008, 02:56 PM
wow that looks amazing well done, how much sanding did you do
Thanks.
No sanding. I washed it well then used some Dupli-Color Prep-Wipes before painting. The texture of the old paint felt like it would take paint well. Time will tell how well it will stick. I was going to sand but couldn't find any paper and I didn't feel like going out again.
erico88
10-29-2008, 04:37 PM
Looks good. Nice job!
shelbyx1
10-30-2008, 01:04 AM
looks great Chris,hows it holding up?9 years of having a winter front on my 99 s/d has made it look horrible,maybe i will try this.
It's not doing too bad. It has chipped some around the outside edge. I am thinking that is because I didn't get it cleaned well enough. I am about to put my front back on for the winter. Mine looked pretty crappy as well when I took the cover off. I think in the spring I will sand it down and do it again taking a little more care with the prep work.
Lilbigtrk
10-30-2008, 01:52 AM
nice grill man
HTRDDSL
11-01-2008, 03:05 AM
Looks really sharp. You missed your calling.