first day:

took the grille off and wetsanded with 600




started applying the bondo




sanded down the bondo with 220 grit then worked my way up to 1000 grit




2ND day:


started taping off the car getting ready to paint it





couple layers of primer later, then once it was dry i wetsanded to get out
the imperfections.





got 3 coats of black gloss on there






just put a couple coats of clear on there





waited 2 days for the paint to cure...


day 4:

went back and wetsanded the nice shiney paint to get out some minor stuff on there, then i went and used 3m rubbing compound to get the scratches out



the final product after polish and wax and mesh put in!





and finally all done with plate bracket in place, i hate ny

 

looks good. except the front plate. lol

 

VERY nice work! Is that the hide-away license plate?

 

I KNOW nys needs to do away with front plates lol


thanks! and no it is the slp bracket

 

Nice work man!

 

thanks!

 

looks good i live in ny i wouldnt think of putting a plate on my f body

 

cops around my area are strict its a magnet as it sits if i didnt have a plate i would be screwed lol

 

Awesome.

 

wow that looks great, I have been wanted to do this for a long time.

 

its really easy, but the only reason it came out as well as it did is from all the preping, def worth it tho.

 

looks really good man! just as a heads up though can primer will fill 500-600 grit scratches with ease. no need to got all the way to 1000 grit on body filler. not trying to criticize just trying to save you a little work the next time so you'll have more time for drinking!

 

looks good how did you get the mesh put in

 

yea ik but im such a perfectionist i go above and beyond lol but trust me there was plenty of drinking once i was done hahah


that part was a PITA, literally what i did was i took gutter guard, cut it to the size i needed, then rolled it up so i could fit it in through the front, then unrolled it while reaching from the top of the bumper and straightening it out. not fun t say the least but looked good once i had it done.

 

Speaking of being a perfectionist, time for another detail over here Mister!! Haha. BTW front grill delete looks good bro!

 

Looks awesome. Why not put the license plate on the front lower air dam?

 

How did you blend the paint? Isn't their tape lines? Was it rattle canned?

It looks really good though.

 

Looks really good in the pictures but that would drive me crazy knowing that the bondo is going to crack eventually and the tape line around the opening shows.
If you plan on getting the bumper profesionally sprayed anytime soon at least you know how sweet it will look and just use the proper filler beforehand so no worries of cracking.

 

I did this same thing, minus the mesh, looks so much cleaner!

 

Looks great!