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i was considering on saving my self some money. instead of sending all 3 grilles(front oval,lower bumper,rear bumper grilles) to the body shop to painted i figured why not spend 5 bucks on sum krylon fusion and paint them silver my self. any one do this?how did it turn out? is this a good idea? any pictures? im open to any postive or negative comments about this so lets here it 
my ride: 1998 Ford SVT contour Silver
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From my experience, it'll start chipping.
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Originally posted by RawBroken:
From my experience, it'll start chipping.
Regardless of who paints it, it will start chipping at some point.
Prep properly, use primer, use enough coats, use clear, use enough coats and it can be equally as good as bodyshop. It's about how much time and effort you want to put into it.
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I've been thinking about powder coating mine.
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I did it to my gutter gaurd without any prep work and it started chipping (obvious.) It was just a temporary solution to clean up the front of the car while I run around without a chrome oval.
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Originally posted by GTO Pete:
Originally posted by RawBroken:
From my experience, it'll start chipping.
Regardless of who paints it, it will start chipping at some point.
Prep properly, use primer, use enough coats, use clear, use enough coats and it can be equally as good as bodyshop. It's about how much time and effort you want to put into it.
with the right time effort and prepping , even rattle can paintjobs can look as good as the bodyshop
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Originally posted by RawBroken:
I've been thinking about powder coating mine.
Plastic....?
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any pictures of silver painted grills? they dont have to be krylon fusion but anyu silver in general.
my ride: 1998 Ford SVT contour Silver
mods: Silver grilles,knauberized,gold calipers,HELLA Optilux Angel Eyes,piaa windsheild wipers....next mods to come within the next month:
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i did mine with krylon fusion silver-- came out pretty well-
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I did mine with the krylon fusion as well. I did no prep but a good wash, and no clearcoat over it. It looks great and doesn't chip or wear badly at all. Plus it is so easy to do that it's nothing to repaint them if they start showing signs of wear. Seriously it takes all of a half hour to do all three.
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