DIY it and save the money!

 

I plastidipped mine 6 months ago and absolutely no chips at all

 

Same thing I was thinking. How can the shop paint all the other stuff, but not be able to paint a grill? Lol.

OP, anything in the front of the car will eventually chip, even the stock chrome on the grill. It's inevitable when's there's small rocks flying at your car at 70+ mph. The only thing you can do is get a quality paint job, that'll decrease the amount of rock chips.

 

^+1 everything will chip.

i just did mine too. it's hella easy. and you'll be proud of yourself....if you are decent with a spray bomb.

 

Put a crap load of clear-coat after you spray can it black.

 

too much clear coat and your risk the clear coat cracking after awhile. but a good amount does help

 

Can the plastic dip be removed as easy as a lot of people say? I want to do it but anything I do to my G, I want to be reversible.

 

^ yes it can be removed. i drive 90% on the interstate at 70+mph and havent gotten a single chip for over six months, and i plastidipped the grill

 

i would stay away from that shop if they cant remove the emblem and paint ur grill lol

 

ok so first i have to sand down the front girrle .. after that i just use the plasti dip and wait for it to dry and im done ?

 

^You actually don't even need to sand down your grille if you didn't want to, just clean it up really well and wipe it down and spray it with plasti-dip. After a couple of coats it'll dry and even itself out and usually looks great if done properly and can easily be removed.

 

but if i want better results for a longer lasting look, should i sand it down ?

by the way thanks for advice apperiicate it

 

I wouldn't sand it down if you are just plasti-dipping. You can paint over the plasti-dip and use it as a primer, though. Thats what I did with my wheels and they are holding up great. And if you ever wanted to go back to stock color you can peel the plasti-dip off and the paint will come off too.

For the grille, I just did about 3-4 coats with 15-20min in between each coat. Just rip out the grille and clean it up real good so it sticks to it. Only need 1 can of plasti-dip. It'll be a flat black but I think it looks good, have been tempted to put on high gloss black with a clear coat tho to match the shine of my wheels.

 

This applies to anything on the vehicle. Think about it. The grill is in the front of the vehicle and is prone to all kinds of debris hitting it. Do it yourself, save some money and if you get a rock chip or anything, simply sand down the area and fill in if need be and repaint. Also if you want to improve chances of it lasting longer (generally with professional painting), you want the paint to take its time in drying. I've been told a good 3 weeks. Although the paint may be dry, if you want to prevent chips and cracking that would be the best route to go.

Just an FYI, spray can jobs can come out nice. It's about the paint you use and the prep work that goes into it. One of the most important parts when it comes to painting is the primer. Use a cheap primer or do a bad job and you'll have spider-web cracks, orange peels, and more chips appearing.

You can't be worried about rock chips, they're inevitable.

I recently painted my grill since I painted my wheels black (previous owner had em gold and they're going to be a spare set so I don't care if it doesn't come out perfect). I used Montana Gold spray paint, love the paint. It's used for grafitti and art. I didn't bother sanding down the grill because I'll be getting another one down the line to do an emblemless. I just sprayed it a layer of primer. Waited a good 20-30 mins, applied the Montana paint. Waited an hour and threw it on and drove off. Just one coat of each making sure I couldn't see the surface below, so not too thick and not thin (I was in a hurry). Came out clean and no rock chips yet but it can be easily touched up if need be. Thing with the Montana Gold is that it's more of a matte finish, some shine to it, but more of a flat look. Montana does carry other lines of paint with gloss though, I just didn't feel like driving half an hour one way to get that type of paint.