DIY: Grille Removal - Page 2 - G35Driver - Infiniti G35 & G37 Forum Discussion

Apr 14, 2008 | 10:07 PM

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

May 1, 2008 | 11:17 PM

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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!

May 16, 2008 | 07:42 AM

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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.

Jul 25, 2008 | 01:47 AM

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is this the same for an '03 coupe?

Jul 28, 2008 | 09:54 AM

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The 03 coupe is way easier to get out.

Sep 17, 2008 | 11:17 PM

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

Sep 18, 2008 | 12:04 AM

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yes^

Sep 18, 2008 | 07:45 AM

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Si senor

Sep 18, 2008 | 09:39 AM

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

Sep 18, 2008 | 10:27 AM

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

Sep 18, 2008 | 02:20 PM

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Quote:

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!

Sep 18, 2008 | 02:24 PM

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

Sep 18, 2008 | 04:23 PM

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^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.

Sep 18, 2008 | 06:07 PM

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whole process took about 2 hours.. I waited about 15 minutes inbetween light coats. G/L and PM me if you have anymore questions.

Sep 18, 2008 | 07:08 PM

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^thxs bro.