DIY: Grille Removal

[G-Me]

Originally Posted by gary c

Great DYI post, that's just one of the advantages of belonging to Driver....


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Wow...great DIY write-up. Looks really good!

[07 G35S Sedan]

Originally Posted by 07SilverG

I used Dupli color ultra gloss black and dupli color color match clear coat. 4 layers of black and 8 coats of clear.

How's the grille holding up in terms of chips?

[MikeYo]

gone. the car was in a accident and rebuilt with a oem chrome grille.

[JTV36]

thanks for the info! i bought all the stuff to flat black mine on my ip because the stock chrome is trashed after 7 mos! looks sweet!

[Garnet Canuck]

Great DIY bro, thanks for posting it up. I've changed out my grille a couple of times now and it's pretty straight forward.

[snou52]

is this the same for an '03 coupe?

[MikeYo]

The 03 coupe is way easier to get out.

[Wes_888]

The dupli high gloss paint and the clear coat.. are they spray type as well?

[ckp]

yes^

[MikeYo]

Si senor

[Wes_888]

did you find it hard to sand it down? or just fairly easy? and how long did it take to sand it?

[MikeYo]

fairly easy, just getting in the side twists was the most difficult part.

[ckp]

Originally Posted by 07SilverG

i only used 400 grit sandpaper to sand it down until all the chrome was off and it became white, if you start to get to deep it starts to turn black. stop sanding that area of that occurs. it takes a little effort because of the angles you have to get into towards the sides. i sanded it by hand and couldnt see how it could have been done nicely with a power tool. i sprayed one coat of dupli color primer, layed down 4 layers of glass black and 8 layers of clear, let it dry for 2 hours and reinstalled.

using 400 grit sand paper worked for you...but using like higher grit like 600 or 500 would it be easier with that kind of sand paper from your experience or should i just stick with the 400? thanks!

[MikeYo]

I used 400 first to get all the chrome plating off then used 800 to smooth it out before priming and painting.

[ckp]

^ok great i will give that a shot this evening. so the entire sanding/priming/painting process...how long did it take you? and how long did you wait to pain inbetween coats of paint/clear coat/primer...etc.