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The grill is starting to peel and a lot of the chrome is not blackening, I was wondeirng is there a method to "re-chrome" the grill or to make it look like new again? For those with Mystiques , you know what I'm talking about, especially if you picked up yours used. If not, is there an exact match paint for the Silver mystiques out there?
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mmmmmm...body color...mmmmmmm dont mind the missing lower grille lol 
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i love that hood.. to bad the contour does not have a nice stock hood.
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Originally posted by mystiquevltwin:
mmmmmm...body color...mmmmmmm
dont mind the missing lower grille lol
Damn that pic makes me want to swap my Contour over to a Mystique front fascia! 
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Originally posted by ChattavegasSE:
Originally posted by mystiquevltwin:
mmmmmm...body color...mmmmmmm
dont mind the missing lower grille lol
Damn that pic makes me want to swap my Contour over to a Mystique front fascia!
I know what you mean, I like the mystique post97 front end better then the post97 contour front end. The hood looks a lot better, the grill is bigger and better to work with... stique = hawt
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Okay well what do I need to paint the grill body colour. Being the idiot that I am I spray painted the grill with a chrome finish which looks absolutely ghetto. What kind of sandpaper would I need (what grit) as well as, is there a good spray primer you could recommend? If I obtain the body colour (silver frost) how much would a small application be? And finally, would I need a CLEAR COAT (spray), and if so what brand would be good? If you guys can answer these, I'm off the the store yesterday! 
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Originally posted by m4gician:
Okay well what do I need to paint the grill body colour. Being the idiot that I am I spray painted the grill with a chrome finish which looks absolutely ghetto. What kind of sandpaper would I need (what grit) as well as, is there a good spray primer you could recommend? If I obtain the body colour (silver frost) how much would a small application be? And finally, would I need a CLEAR COAT (spray), and if so what brand would be good? If you guys can answer these, I'm off the the store yesterday!
1) Ghetto = t3h bad
2) start with 150-200ish sand paper to take off the old finish, keep sanding until the faux chrome is gone, too
3) regular spray-on sandable primer from any parts store will do; a coat or two of that
4) MAKE SURE YOU GET THE EXACT COLOR CODE FOR YOUR VIN! IIRC, there are 7 or 8 different silver frost codes, check it out before you up and buy a rattle can. A paint shop here in Chattanooga mixes up PPG paints in rattle cans for sale; IIRC, they're around $15 and perfect matches everytime. 
5) Clear coat is good, it's your friend, use it!
I have wet-sanded in between some applications; like between the last color and first clear coats. I don't really think it's neccesary, though; but some people swear by it. Here's my first grill:
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Originally posted by ChattavegasSE:
Originally posted by m4gician:
Okay well what do I need to paint the grill body colour. Being the idiot that I am I spray painted the grill with a chrome finish which looks absolutely ghetto. What kind of sandpaper would I need (what grit) as well as, is there a good spray primer you could recommend? If I obtain the body colour (silver frost) how much would a small application be? And finally, would I need a CLEAR COAT (spray), and if so what brand would be good? If you guys can answer these, I'm off the the store yesterday!
4) MAKE SURE YOU GET THE EXACT COLOR CODE FOR YOUR VIN! IIRC, there are 7 or 8 different silver frost codes, check it out before you up and buy a rattle can. A paint shop here in Chattanooga mixes up PPG paints in rattle cans for sale; IIRC, they're around $15 and perfect matches everytime.
Is there a website that'll match the colour to my VIN? I remember a site being able to do that, but how would I know?
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I dunno.  The shop here in town looked it up to match the paint. Maybe check around some body shops in your area. Surely one of 'em can mix up a rattle can; or at least get your specific color code.
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