Gloss black grille mod

[MatTheMerciless]

Following an unexpected incident involving a pheasant, I took the opportunity to paint my grille gloss black.

Turns out the centre grill comes in three parts, the grille, the surround trim, and the badge. A complete set is about £120-150 so I bought just the grill for £50 and took the bumper off in order to disassemble the parts for painting and re-attaching to the new grille.

Took an entire day to remove the bumper, prep, paint, and refit everything, but it looks much better now. I always hated how dirty and cheap the grey plastic looked.

I also took the badge apart and used colour matched paint to make it monsoon grey. I’m not a big fan of the full gloss black look and I think this is a bit more factory finish.

 

[Woody_72]

Very smart . Which paint did you use?

 

[MatTheMerciless]

Very smart . Which paint did you use?

Hycote body shop spray. Adhesion promoter first, then primer, 3/4 coats of black, then the same of lacquer.

 

[Jay5959]

I have a monsoon grey Leon too, never though of paint matching the badge but that looks decent. Been wanting to get the chrome grille surround black since I got the car.

 

[MatTheMerciless]

I have a monsoon grey Leon too, never though of paint matching the badge but that looks decent. Been wanting to get the chrome grille surround black since I got the car.

Removing the bumper isn’t too difficult. It’s the first time I ever attempted it.

I’d advise sanding back the chrome parts heavily and using adhesion promoter. All the parts in the grille and the surrounding trim are a snug fit so too many heavy layers of paint will make refitting more difficult.

Debadge and rear chrome to tackle next!

 

[Jay5959]

Removing the bumper isn’t too difficult. It’s the first time I ever attempted it.

I’d advise sanding back the chrome parts heavily and using adhesion promoter. All the parts in the grille and the surrounding trim are a snug fit so too many heavy layers of paint will make refitting more difficult.

Debadge and rear chrome to tackle next!

Appreciate the advice mate. Really liking the finish on yours!