color matching the front grill

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color matching the front grill

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I've been tinkering with the idea of painting my front grille to match the body color.

Has anyone else done this? would it be a pain more than a benefit?

I'd like to try and find a 91 grille to attempt to do this since I"m no master painter. (if you could see a close up of the custom job I did on my old car you'd believe me)

http://quickdraw.dynu.com/legacy/S3600173.htm

I'm thinking body color and a repaint of the emblem in a gloss black.

Thoughts?
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Post by Legacy777 »

Mines painted to match, and I tweaked the emblem a little ;)

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8 ... ainted.jpg

you can see more pics here
http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8 ... gacyzymol/
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Post by QuickDrive »

You're too fast for me Josh,

I was going to edit my post saying nevermind, I saw yours....

Nice work, do it yourself I assume....

Pain in the butt to sand and paint evenly?

Did you clearcoat?


Also, I'm going to need a new rear emblem, Mine is oxidized green a bit...
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Post by entirelyturbo »

When my car was last painted, the idiots got some overspray on my front grill, so I replaced it with an eBay one 8)...

Upon seeing Josh's car and again wishing my car would look like that :lol:, I might take the oversprayed grill and have it painted when I get my fancy paint job this summer, just to see what it looks like, and if I don't like it, I can go back to the one on there now.
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Post by Legacy777 »

nah....i took it to a shop and just had them paint it along with the spoiler. It's not the greatest job, but it works....
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