painting the front grill surround

[davymcfall]

Im going to paint my front grill surround gloss black , but before I do , has anybody tried this themselves? I have painted things before but im just worried about stone chips etc.

Thanks

 

[flash061]

Im going to paint my front grill surround gloss black , but before I do , has anybody tried this themselves? I have painted things before but im just worried about stone chips etc.

Thanks

Yeah mate. I've sprayed mine. I used the plastidip stuff. Comes out really well. As for stone chips I've had 1 minor one. And the grille has been on for 10 months now. Go for it mate get it done

 

[SLCR]

Yeah mate. I've sprayed mine. I used the plastidip stuff. Comes out really well. As for stone chips I've had 1 minor one. And the grille has been on for 10 months now. Go for it mate get it done

Im just gonna have a crack at this myself. Did you just mask it or did you remove the chrome surround section?

 

[flash061]

I took of the chrome surround and the badge. Done them both. You'll need a lighter to heat the plugs that hold the badge in. But taking them off stops them getting messy. Plus let's you get full coverage of it.


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[SLCR]

Cool. How did u get the chrome surround off?? There are just soooo many clips! I took my grill off and attempted to remove the chrome surround but broke two clips so thought id leave it alone! Im gonna plastidip the surround but was thinking of just masking it but ideally would like to remove it

 

[flash061]

In work one of the techs had trim pulling tools. It's quite hard to get off. I managed without breaking them but had three of the tools to keep in place cause if you pop some clips and move to another without leaving the tool there those clips pop straight back in. Bit of a nightmare like.


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[SLCR]

Yeah reckon I'm gonna try the masking approach and if it doesn't turn out right I'll just have to remove it and try again. The joys of plastidip!


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[flash061]

Well that's it mate. Cracking invention. I had to touch the S up when putting together again as it's a tight fit.


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[SLCR]

Managed to get the chrome surround off in the end it's just waiting on its 4th coat


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[flash061]

Good man. Works a lot better I thinks. You doing the S?

This is mine right now.

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[SLCR]

Cool looks wicked pal! Gonna keep the S chrome for now I reckon. Gonna do the L E O N lettering on the back though


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[flash061]

Thanks matey . Fair play mate. I think ima take the letters off. Looks good without them. Although haven't seen they sprayed. So probably look good


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[SLCR]

All done

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[STU3Y]

Looks better with the S chrome, all black is a bit too much, unless of course that is the theme of the rest of the car, I.e wheels mirrors etc

 

[flash061]

Looks good bro nice one.


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[flash061]

Cool looks wicked pal! Gonna keep the S chrome for now I reckon. Gonna do the L E O N lettering on the back though

When you doing the LEON? I'd like to see this, quite intriguing I must say!

 

[SLCR]

Hopefully in the next couple of days. I'll post a pic when done pal


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[flash061]

Hopefully in the next couple of days. I'll post a pic when done pal


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Good man cheers


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[snbradshaw]

Hey guys
Where did you get the plasti dip from? Did you use the propper Plasti Dip brand or just any liquid rubber paint?
Im gonna do my mk5 facelift soon

 

[flash061]

I got mine from ebay. And was genuine plasti dip. £17 delivered.


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