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Sep 3, 2006 | 06:29 PM

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Painted my Grill*PICS*

I wanted to change up the front end a bit so I decided to paint my grill black. Wasnt digging the flashy billet anymore. Here are some pics...

Before....

After....

ANd i know my fogged up corner markers look like ***, I am gonna buy some new ones but don't want some ghetto **** that I have to modify myself to use, if you have any let me know im ready to buy...

Sep 3, 2006 | 06:33 PM

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Looks good. It blends with the car better and gives it a smoother, cleaner appearance.

I prefer the subtle, little things over flashy, over the top items.

Sep 3, 2006 | 06:39 PM

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much better!!

Sep 3, 2006 | 06:53 PM

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I concur, I decided to paint my chrome billet black as well. What did you use to do it?
I used black spray paint and clearcoat. It lasted for a while but now rocks are starting to chip it pretty bad. Not really a problem, Ill just have to get out there with some touch up paint pretty soon.

Sep 3, 2006 | 07:03 PM

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that looks really good man, much better - badass ride

Sep 3, 2006 | 07:23 PM

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All I did was wash the grill with a scotch pad toget all the old crap off of it. Then I hit it with a clear adhesion promoter and let it dry for 20 minutes. Then I hit it with some duplicolor gloss black from oriely. Toped it off with a few coats of clear. Key is to do light thin coats and let them dry 10-25 minutes in between. If and when it starts to wear out, I will just hit it with a few coats of black and clear again, I have plenty left from the can.

Sep 3, 2006 | 07:38 PM

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Wow, looks 5 billion times better!

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Sep 3, 2006 | 07:53 PM

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It was pretty sharp before but now it looks really sharp! Good job!

Sep 3, 2006 | 07:57 PM

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Wow, looks 5 billion times better!

well said

Sep 3, 2006 | 08:05 PM

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Um, your car looks incredible now. Nice job!!

Sep 3, 2006 | 08:21 PM

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Looks great! I started out with a polished billet also. But I didn't like it and quickly replaced it with the black version.

Sep 3, 2006 | 11:19 PM

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Hey man it looks great! but i dont think duplicolor is gonna cut it...i spryed painted mine aswell at first but after a couple weeks the whole grill was full of chips, so i had to get it powdercoated and havent had 1 chip since.

Sep 3, 2006 | 11:34 PM

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You have good taste on grilles ... here's mine

Sep 4, 2006 | 12:49 AM

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Good choice dude.

Sep 4, 2006 | 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by The Alchemist

Looks good. It blends with the car better and gives it a smoother, cleaner appearance.

I prefer the subtle, little things over flashy, over the top items.

Me too , it looks alot better

Sep 4, 2006 | 02:02 AM

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Photoshopped it for ya Sprayed - - - So you can see the grille now. . .

Too much edit?

Duff

Sep 4, 2006 | 02:06 AM

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Looks a ton better painted black.. As for those clear corners have you tried drilling some small holes on the bottom of the lenses?...once you do that no more fogged up clear corners!