DIY: OEM Emblem-less Grill
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Don't want to hijack the thread, but I thought I will share a bit on mine so far. Finally I had some time to work on this project since I bought my donor grill from IrockAG35 about 2 months ago. Then, this thread came along and inspired me, so I decided to get to work. I used two grills to make one with the bumps since it didn't know how to mold them. Crappy cell pic for now, I have better ones on my other cam but I don't have the usb cable for it now. Anyways, it still needs to be primer,paint,coated. I want the closes possible to the OEM color so I think will order the Killer Chrome tomorrow, unless anybody can suggest something better. Now my question for the paint:
Can I just the killer chrome can, and use regular primer and coat? Or do I have to spend the 100 bucks for the killer chrome kit ?
I will post better pics once it gets painted
Can I just the killer chrome can, and use regular primer and coat? Or do I have to spend the 100 bucks for the killer chrome kit ?
I will post better pics once it gets painted
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i also decided to jump into this project this weekend. i followed the diy instructions and got all the neccessary equipment. i have a coupe but did not get the extra support that they wrote up was optional (that carpet trim stuff). i do not think that this extra support is needed because my bondo is pretty much indestructable and could not ever imagine it breaking.
from the get go i didnt really think i could pull this project off. just cutting the foamboard and getting it to fit the areas properly wasnt all that easy. then when i saw how small the holes were to fit the bondo in i didnt see how it could work, but i went on anyway. i mixed some bondo up and just started to try to fill the hole in as fast as possible, this was not easy at all. after i got the bondo all put in i was very nervous that i didnt get enough in there and that there was going to be some air pockets. I let it dry for the recommended 5 minutes and tried to remove the foamboard. The bondo did actually stick to most of the foam so this made it a real pain in the a$$. I would definitely recommend using that tape suggestion that is on page 2.
After all of that I let it set over night. I am still in the process of sanding it down into the perfect shape but found that there weren't many air holes and that the bondo really filled in well and seems very sturdy. I just applied the glaze/puddy bondo and need to sand that down then onto the paint.
Will have pics up afterward. Thanks for the DIY.
from the get go i didnt really think i could pull this project off. just cutting the foamboard and getting it to fit the areas properly wasnt all that easy. then when i saw how small the holes were to fit the bondo in i didnt see how it could work, but i went on anyway. i mixed some bondo up and just started to try to fill the hole in as fast as possible, this was not easy at all. after i got the bondo all put in i was very nervous that i didnt get enough in there and that there was going to be some air pockets. I let it dry for the recommended 5 minutes and tried to remove the foamboard. The bondo did actually stick to most of the foam so this made it a real pain in the a$$. I would definitely recommend using that tape suggestion that is on page 2.
After all of that I let it set over night. I am still in the process of sanding it down into the perfect shape but found that there weren't many air holes and that the bondo really filled in well and seems very sturdy. I just applied the glaze/puddy bondo and need to sand that down then onto the paint.
Will have pics up afterward. Thanks for the DIY.
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looks good man. as for the killer chrome, its quite expensive and you could argue that a regular old silver is good enough. anyway, if you decide to go that route, you really only need the chrome and clearcoat - u don't need their black basecoat.
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yep sanded it all down a pretty good amount but still see a difference in shine. I guess what you could take from this is to definitely add a couple extra coats of primer, because I used 3 pretty good coats. I think I'm going to wind up going with my setup now and maybe by the end of the summer sand it down again and repaint. Also I spent a lot of time sanding and trying to get the bondo perfect but it was very difficult, any suggestions?
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