Painted Grille
10-24-07, 06:43 PM
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Painted Grille
So I did something a little different here...
I painted the grille gloss black...about 4 coats and a couple coats of clear
I have these pictures I took with my phone, but they aren't very good + it has been raining for days here.
10-24-07, 06:46 PM
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Looks great with glossy paint. You did a nice job. I did mine with flat black and I'll repaint it with gloss black next
10-24-07, 06:53 PM
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why not paint the chrome part trim also, i think that would look great
10-24-07, 07:59 PM
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why not paint the chrome part trim also, i think that would look great
It would look good I guess but...
1. I have chrome wheels
2. I didnt want to sand the chrome down
3. Id have to buy black pearl emblems and some kind of black rims for it to look right
I did take it into consideration though
10-24-07, 08:13 PM
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yea since ur headlight housing is chrome, flows good. time for chrome side mirrors/door handles now?
10-24-07, 08:35 PM
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yea since ur headlight housing is chrome, flows good. time for chrome side mirrors/door handles now?
That might be going a little too far for chrome on the LS
10-24-07, 11:51 PM
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yay, im not the only one
ive had black grills since my old '95
i did my surround in a type of black-chrome finish
10-25-07, 07:39 AM
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What type/brand of paint did you choose? This looks better than the stock gray look on a black LS.
10-25-07, 10:02 AM
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GREAT job. All you need now are some black housing projectors. Sweetness.
10-25-07, 10:42 AM
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Very nice, I really like the way it turned out
10-25-07, 12:18 PM
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Looks good.
Why they chose that charcoal gray grill color is
, they trim it with black and chrome. Every Toyota I have had has been this gray and each one I paint it black.
10-25-07, 12:34 PM
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What type/brand of paint did you choose? This looks better than the stock gray look on a black LS.
Uh not to hijack this thread but when I painted mine satin black I used DupliColor from Auto Zone. After seeing these gloss pics I am going to repaint mine including the chrome surround - why not
10-25-07, 01:37 PM
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hey steve, give me a call and il guide u thru something a bit different
10-25-07, 02:39 PM
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I used Krylon paint. I put down the first coat and had my doubts...no shine, but the more I added the shinier it got.
10-25-07, 02:52 PM
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hey steve, give me a call and il guide u thru something a bit different
Cool - sent you email to yur Yahoo account.
10-24-07, 06:43 PM
Painted Grille
, they trim it with black and chrome. Every Toyota I have had has been this gray and each one I paint it black. 
