This. Sand it first so it'll be smooth again first.

 

when i need to redo it, i plan on sandblasting it to get EVERYTHING off. but if u dont know anyone with one of those, sanding will do

 

Depends how bad the chips are you can probably just scuff it up a bunch and prime/paint/clear but you may be able to see the chips.

You may have to do a good job sanding depending on the chips, post a pic and maybe someone can chime in on what prep work would be best for you!

 

Nice diy instructions. I'm gonna try and do mine this week.

 

Do it up and post pics! Would love to see the results on your ride!

 

I will do that... Wish me luck...

 

Well, I did it... It turned out pretty good...

Before...



After...

 

Looks good!

 

Good idea going with the gloss black, looks great on your car!

 

I bought my car ignorant of what Desert Platinum looked like. The dealer said it was more of a gold color, but that was a poor description. If I had to do it all over again, I'd seriously consider DP. Nice job on the grille, but the glossy/piano black look is hard to maintain. Sun, dirt, rain, ... well pretty much everything outside will make it look dull over time. That's one huge advantage of the satin finish you get with Duplicolor Bumper paint.

 

Thank you... I was suprised as well of how it turned out...

 

That's weird... When I was looking for a G, I was looking for the Graphite. Then I saw this one and the rest was history... 1 owner (single), low miles, interior looks like new to this day...

Yea... I planned on doing the satin look, but the wrong cap was on the can... Sooooo, long story short and didn't want to go back out, I went with it...

 

Just painted my grille Black thanks to this DIY. Thank you very much!

 

Question for the OP or anyone else that can answer...isn't the duplicolor clear coat a lacquer based clears coat for going over lacquer touch up paints? I always thought you can't apply lacquers over enamels. Tried this on a test piece once and the clear coat rippled and looked like it had a leather grain to it.

Duplicolor wheel coat is an enamel paint and I think they say to use the wheel coat clear with it only for this very reason.

Thinking of doing thi DIY too but I may just do semi gloss without clear. Any thoughts?

 

im going to do this with gloss black.For you guys doing gloss black did any of you wet sand between coats? or wet sand after clearing or buffing or anything like that? or are you just sanding spraying a few coats of primer then spraying a few coats of paint then spraying and few coats of clear and done.