brian_rs/ss

just got my 6LE grille in today. and before a million ppl come in here and say it, YES i'm going to paint the bumper behind the grille black. just didn't have time to do it today. plus the bumper is getting completely repainted soon anyways.






also just got my tech stickers in from bigworm. they look great, nice and stealthy.

bad_408_vert

iTrader: (6)

Good lookin car man, front end is complete. Lower it NoW!


.... hey you should paint it behind the grille

brian_rs/ss

lol yooooouuuuuuu





but yeah springs and shock cost $$$$, and i have a very neglected set of heads sitting in my garage beggin for action but once thats takin care of ill save up for springs and shocks.

9WhiteCamaro9

looks good i like it cause alot of people with pewter cars goes with the polished stuff and i like how you went with the blacked out look instead

brian_rs/ss

thanks man.

yeah, pretty sure what ever rims i go with i am going to stay away from shiney. for my budget i was thinking about the silver deep dish zr1's.

like bad karma's car:




or i could keep the black theme going and do black zr1's.

94-lt1

iTrader: (1)

looks great

MYSTIC-1SC

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car looks good with the grille.

brian_rs/ss

thanks guys.

just remembered that i have some paint, clear, and sand paper left over from another project. so i might actually go ahead and paint the bumper today. and of course pics will follow.

brian_rs/ss

k just finished up painting the bumper. i think it came out great.

the first three are cell phone pics. sorry for the quality.

crimson_bird

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WOW! that made a huge difference. it already looked good once you swapped the grill, but painting the background really finished it off nicely. good job.

how did you go about lining up the masking tape to paint it?

jb98camaro

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looks good man! just gotta do mine when this weather clears up..

brian_rs/ss

if you look closely you can see that i had to improvise alot around the sharp curves, lots of over lapping tape, and yes it bled a little, but because its behind the grille no1 will ever notice

yeah i highly recommend it. **** looks slick

jb98camaro

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so what kind of paint did you end up using? ..it goes perfect behind the grille

brian_rs/ss

krylon fusion outdoor.

i wet sanded with 1000 grit, wiped and cleaned the surface. sprayed 3 coats black, 15 min between each coat. then took duplicolor clear coat and sprayed 2 coats with 10 min between each coat. pulled the masking after 30 min of dry time and intalled the grille after an additional 30 min for good measure. it was humid out so the paint sprayed a little blotchy but again for what it is, it's fine. still shiney and smooth enough.

bad_408_vert

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How did you remove the flimsy plastic thats between the license plate holder and the bumper.

brian_rs/ss

are you talking about the stock grille? or...?

crimson_bird

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just yank the **** out

brian_rs/ss

actually i yanked it part of the way out and had to use dikes to cut the 5 fasteners off. but my car had been in a wreck and the body shop used different fasteners than the factory.

omarrakeen

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100 times better! looks nice

jb98camaro

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sweet thanks man.. yours still looks way better than before.. and even if there is a few blemishes and stuff its behind the grille so not like its way noticeable..
i think i'll be doin mine this week if the weather clears