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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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I wanna get the area behind my grille painted black, anyone have an idea of how much it would cost???
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Old Mar 28, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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About a can of flat black duplicolor from autozone. Do it yourself, its easy as hell plus it doesnt have to be perfect since it's behind a grille.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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Im not very good at painting, so thats why Im asking........Anyone have any pics of self done painting behind the grille?? Any color will work.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 01:59 AM
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shops typically don't like to do little things like this as i've come to find out. i would say i wouldn't pay more then $100, but you'll prolly get quoted about 200
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Xx01CamaroZ28xX
Im not very good at painting,
Now is the perfect time to learn. Do some research, follow a guide, and take your time. It will come out great.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 02:08 PM
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buy some "trim paint." It's flat black, somewhat durable, and in a can so you can learn easily.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 02:19 PM
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get some of that blue painters tape to be on the safe side for overspray. its really easy.
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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 05:38 PM
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do it yourself its so easy. u dont have to be skilled to spray paint. just paint thin coats, dont paint it all at once so u dont run it
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my roomate got his whole front facia repainted, the holes where the stock grille used to be filled in and painted the space behind the stock grille black. And i'm pretty sure he paid $120 at a local paint and body shop here in college station. The guy did a great job!

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Old Mar 29, 2007 | 07:12 PM
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These guys are right by saying it's more worth it to do it yourself. No one will ever see it so this lets you really get nasty if you needed to. Just go in your house get some old newspaper and some tape. Preferably masking tape. Cover up everything around the area except for what your going to paint. Its a good idea to cover up most of the hood as well due to over spray (over spray is paint that will get caught in the wind and blow all over your car, leaving you with a mess to clean up). Scuff up the area you want to paint with a scuff pad, you can use pretty much any kind of abrasive pad found at your local food store. Next after your all scuffed up, clean off the powder from scuffing. Apply some paint, just go real easy. Do a nice light coat to begin with, and by light I mean like barely even any paint on the car. Your goal with the first spray is to cover the area and let it get sticky so the other paint will grab on and not drip all over. After your first pass give it like 5 min to get tacky. Keep passing by until your surface area is covered totally. Since this is a hard to see spot don't worry if the paint runs a little, cause it wont be seen at all. Let it cure over night and reinstall your grille.
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 12:03 AM
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Nice write-up Phantom, thanks guys.....I will end up doin it myself, so I can save money for other mods . I will eventually get my grille powdercoated to match the rest of my theme, but !4x4 and rims are first
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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I would clean it with alcohal
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Old Mar 30, 2007 | 07:56 AM
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krylon from wallmart man, semi flat black, u cant go wrong
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Old Apr 2, 2007 | 06:35 PM
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How many coats should I do??
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Old Apr 6, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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As many as it takes to cover it, then 1 or 2 more for a little insurance, as said above, wait 5-10 mins between coats to make sure the paint won't run
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Old Apr 7, 2007 | 07:25 PM
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clean it with some plastic cleaner scuff it with a grey scuff pad clean it again spray some plastic adhesion permotor on it tape it off than spray it!
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