Here's my sedan. I felt like it was a nice touch to bring some more black to pull in the look of the rims.

 

here's mine, did the grill in satin black, and the face of the emblem colormatched dg with basecoat/clearcoat, then satin black inside and all around the emblem...

 

^^^ very nice (borat voice)

 

I just did my grille exactly how you said to do it and everything is going well so far! This thread is a really good tool to use in order to make the process flow smooth. THANKS A LOT!

 

i cant remove my grille, i read the tutorial and im just stuck. please call 818-984-1889

 

tried calling but u didnt answer

 

I feel dumb for asking this...how do you take the grille out? :/

 

plastic tabs on top. also need a long flat head. there are 2 clips, one in each corner, stick it through the grill adn turn it. it should pop right off

 

Is it ok if you use different grit sandpaper? (220)?

 

Just did mine:

Materials:


Grill as it is. Yeah it has some chips and scratches here and there. SPent 4 hours the day before removing the plasti-dip i had on.


After sanding: (used 220 grit. Spent 2 hours sanding it. Smooth as a baby's bottom


Primer (4 layers)


Paint (bout 6-7 layers)


End product:



Overall was happy with it. I did a pretty decent job id say. No obvious paint dripping, uneven layers e.t.c.

Had plasti-dip before, but wasn't really digging the flat matte plastic look. With this its nice and glossy, and still looks chromish.

 

I went with a semi glossy black because I thought the glossy black would be a little much by the looks of the cap anyways.

Also heres a pic of my car now has clear corners. Anyone have any pics of my same color sedan with glossy black grille?

 

I just did mine over the weekend and it looks alright - I'll have to most likely redo it to make it look cleaner, but I'm liking it.

 

I flat blacked my grille last night. Sanded/primed/sprayed. Bought the wrong clearcoat so went without, I like the stealthier look for now anyways. I'll prob redo it in a few months with a clear or whenever it needs it or try and find a nice replacement.

Heres a Pic!

 

^ looking good

 

My ****'s coming out terribly, god damn it lol.