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06-26-2017, 02:27 PM
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Painting the front grills
As time goes on, they turn into a faded black or a whiteness. Has anyone painted their grills so they stay black?
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06-26-2017, 03:05 PM
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Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 IBM silver stipes Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: K.C. Kansas
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Clean and try some Back To Black. Works awesome!
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06-26-2017, 03:26 PM
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My lower bumper is all scratched up and I am going to repaint it. And since I have it off, I figured I might as well paint the whole front end. And since I had to take the grills out, I was thinking of painting them black. Kinda nice to have a paint gun and a compressor.
I will probably take me about 6-9 ounces of silver paint and I got me a deal of a pint for only 27.00!!!! |
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06-26-2017, 07:30 PM
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Drives: 83 el camaro Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: jacksonville florida
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For painting you definitely need to give them a good cleaning preferably with isopropyl alcohol being the final cleaner and use adhesion promoter first.
Flame treating is another form of prep which involves briefly running a small torch flame across the plastic very lightly (not heating or cooking the plastic) to remove surface oils, then wipe with alcohol. |
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06-26-2017, 09:55 PM
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Evil Genius of Chevrolet
Drives: 2017 Z06, 2019 XTS, 2013 SS Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: New York
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Do not flame treat your plastic parts. I've been painting cars since 1974. I've NEVER seen anyone do that.
Use a gray scuff pad with alcohol Then clean it up and apply adhesion promoter Then prime, let dry, sand. Then clean with a degreaser. And finally paint it Now you are ready for your clear coat. A matte clear coat would look great!
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06-28-2017, 08:41 AM
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Thanks FlyingBananna
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