Stock Grill..painted?..Anyone did this successfully?
Stock Grill..painted?..Anyone did this successfully?
I like the stock grill, but I just would like it painted black. Most body shops I've gone to have turned me down for painting the grill because they said eventually the paint will flake off from either rocks/debris etc. Anyone painted their stock grills successfully? If so, who did you have do this for you? I want my grill just like the pic below:
http://www.aprperformance.com/popup_...N/IMG_0013.jpg
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Last edited by gwhizz35; May 1, 2007 at 12:38 AM.
You mean this pic? (your link gets redirected for some reason)
Getting it painted is no big deal. Getting it not to flake off is. Proper prep is a must. Good sanding, good paint, and a clear coat I think is what will make it work. If you search there are various ppl who have done it.
Getting it painted is no big deal. Getting it not to flake off is. Proper prep is a must. Good sanding, good paint, and a clear coat I think is what will make it work. If you search there are various ppl who have done it.
I painted mine, and its holding up decently well considering it was a DIY. Its not flaking, but it is chipping just like the paint on the bumper. Getting it painted at a shop will likely yield better results because they can lay the paint on thicker than spraypaint, but chips are inevitable on a daily driver.
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Originally Posted by EndlessWaltz112
damn how much would that cost? im starting to get sick of the infiniti logo now.
I have friends that have had good results with a rattle can. Thicker paint, as mentioned above, will chip off easier than thin paint. The advantage of a rattle can is that if you get chips or scratches, take it off, respray, and reinstall in less than an hour. You can get good results with rattlecans in many applications.
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caskyline did mine too!...ive just been waiting to get everything put on and better pics to show everyone...heres 2 though!...he did my rear emblems too!.......thanks again casky!
Last edited by Mo's Tre' 5; Mar 6, 2007 at 10:07 PM.
Originally Posted by Mo's Tre' 5
caskyline did mine too!...ive just been waiting to get everything better pics to show everyone...heres one though!...did my rear too!.......thanks again casky!
yea i ordered new emblems from chad the infiniti guy..chad@infiniti is his sn i think..and i think casky used semi-gloss on the grill...i think it only took him a week to have the emblems done or less..i cant really remember it was like 3 or 4 months ago maybe longer....
yup.. mine's painted black too. it's just regular black glossy paint... same paint that's been sprayed on my kuruma bumper.
nothing too fancy really, however it looks pretty sleek. to top it off, i added a black chrome mt fuji emblem on the front.
nothing too fancy really, however it looks pretty sleek. to top it off, i added a black chrome mt fuji emblem on the front.
