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 I thought I got it closer, but you get the idea.
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hey chris, i am sure this is on search out there somewhere, but the topic is right here so i will ask, can i do that mod myself? i saw someone had said a body shop charged them like $100 to do it, i can do it myself, i would prefer thanks man...
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I did it myself, but Silver Frost is an easy color to match. Black would be too. Other colors I would recommend going to a paint shop. The key to making it durable is how many coats of clearcoat you put on it. I used some pretty good stuff. Duplicolor Laquer, high gloss stuff. It also has that "flex" stuff in it, which will keep it pliable.
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Man that grill ring looks like A$$ !!!  Just kidding Chris  !! I will be doing that to mine very soon also . I am getting another grille to do it to so that I can put mine back to stock if the need arises (or if I don't like it ... although I know I will !) . Are the rings just plastic coated with a "faux chrome" ?? I haven't really looked into it that closely yet .
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you just painted over the chrome anything else you need to do to prep the surface?
how much would you say they whole procedure costed?
thanks chris
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Originally posted by hegoru:
you just painted over the chrome anything else you need to do to prep the surface?
how much would you say they whole procedure costed?
thanks chris That ring seems to be real metal. I just sanded the crap out of it. It actually looked pretty cool, like brushed stainless steel. Primer two coats, color two coats, then clearcoat about five coats. Then, you can wetsand it, then buff.
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won't the clearcoating possible ruin the paint? also one other thing.. which is better oil based or latex paint?
thanx man appreciate it
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won't the clearcoating possible ruin the paint? Clearcoat, is on your car. Clearcoat acts like a buffer between the paint the elements. The more layers the better.
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Originally posted by hegoru:
won't the clearcoating possible ruin the paint? also one other thing.. which is better oil based or latex paint?
thanx man appreciate it Clearcoat is a good thing. Acrylic Laquer. Check out an autoparts store, in the paint section.
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