Painted grill surround?
06-25-13, 04:39 PM
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Painted grill surround?
What is the best way to go about painting your grill surround from chrome to the Obsidian color? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
06-25-13, 04:58 PM
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06-25-13, 06:43 PM
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Plastidip will only look good for a little while. I lightly sanded my grill surround and had it professionally painted
06-25-13, 06:55 PM
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mine is dipped, holding up strong
06-25-13, 07:00 PM
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i mailed mine out to 180 customs in new york, had them paint, and send back. = quality job.
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06-25-13, 07:03 PM
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Not paint but I had my grille wrapped in vinyl.
06-25-13, 07:30 PM
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Not paint but I had my grille wrapped in vinyl.
I used CF vinyl on my first IS, you could use gloss black vinyl. It was a pain to get it just right around the corners though
06-25-13, 07:56 PM
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My plasti dip grill has been holding up for 1.5 years.
06-26-13, 05:38 AM
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06-26-13, 06:29 AM
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+1 Plastidip. Super fast, reversable, cheap, and last a long time.
06-26-13, 07:36 AM
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Professionally painted is the way to go for long term. I painted mine at my paint shop and it's held up great.
06-26-13, 08:12 AM
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Professionally painted is the way to go for long term. I painted mine at my paint shop and it's held up great.
I have to agree with leadfoot83, the only proper way to go.
06-26-13, 08:45 AM
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That looks good, makes me wonder how it would look if I had mine painted to match my silver IS.
hmmm...
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06-26-13, 09:06 AM
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Nothing beats having it professionally painted. Mine's in onyx black. If you don't want to go through the hassle of finding a shop to paint it Sewell sells color matched grills.
06-26-13, 09:09 AM
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That looks good, makes me wonder how it would look if I had mine painted to match my silver IS.
Would it be a huge difference on a silver IS? The chrome matches the silver better than other colors
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Nothing beats having it professionally painted. Mine's in onyx black. If you don't want to go through the hassle of finding a shop to paint it Sewell sells color matched grills
Yeah but theyre overpriced from Sewell
Painted grill surround?
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