Painting the grill, wipers, and lower windshield reveal
06-15-2002, 01:37 PM
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Painting the grill, wipers, and lower windshield reveal My '98 was looking crappy and faded at the grill, windshield wipers and lower windshield-reveal plastic. Armour-All stuff was not solving the dullness and graying of the appearance. So I used Rustoleum black paint about a month ago. It is very rubbery, sticky and slow drying. I brushed on a primer of 15% flat black and 85% mineral spirit thinner. Then
(1)the grill had brushed on 2 finish coats of 20% flat black, 10% gloss black and 70% thinner;
(2) the lower windshield reveal got 2 brushed coats of 20% flat, 20% gloss and 60% thinner; and,
(3) the windshield wipers got 2 brushed coats of 15% gloss, 5% flay and 80% thinner.
I let it dry overnight. I prepped the surfaces with 409 type de-greaser. The result is a new looking car.
(1)the grill had brushed on 2 finish coats of 20% flat black, 10% gloss black and 70% thinner;
(2) the lower windshield reveal got 2 brushed coats of 20% flat, 20% gloss and 60% thinner; and,
(3) the windshield wipers got 2 brushed coats of 15% gloss, 5% flay and 80% thinner.
I let it dry overnight. I prepped the surfaces with 409 type de-greaser. The result is a new looking car.
06-17-2002, 10:04 PM
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Re: Painting the grill, wipers, and lower windshield reveal What about matching the windsheild reveal with the car color? My car is red and I wonder if that would look ok?
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06-17-2002, 10:47 PM
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Re: Painting the grill, wipers, and lower windshield reveal I considered that, and bought some gloss navy blue but I couldn't match the color right. GM's '98 Navy Blue has a purple reflection in it. Also any time you change the color the problems increase - the small missed spots or thin color really stand out, and I wanted to use a brush so it wouldn't require any removal or masking. So I decided new and clean black was the right solution.
It took me a little blending of flat and gloss to get OEM-types gloss or flat quality.
Reds are harder to match now that red lead pigments are illegal. Most reds look a little orange or a little pink to me, but tell us how it turns out for you. Maybe ask a sign letterer for advice, they have a full line of shades, and maybe some true reds to blend.
It took me a little blending of flat and gloss to get OEM-types gloss or flat quality.
Reds are harder to match now that red lead pigments are illegal. Most reds look a little orange or a little pink to me, but tell us how it turns out for you. Maybe ask a sign letterer for advice, they have a full line of shades, and maybe some true reds to blend.
