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grill
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:55 am
by jaymoe30
i'm looking at de chroming my kidney grill over the next few days and i was just wondering whats the best way to do it, i've done nothing like that before and obviously i dont want to fook it, cheers
Re: grill
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:48 am
by zaust
Rub it down bit of primer and then satin black spray.
Re: grill
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:12 pm
by jaymoe30
thanks for that,i've got a gutter strip to do aswell so i'm just off to good old halfords to get me stuff!
Re: grill
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:54 pm
by choppa7
if you want a spare grill, either if you f00k it or just to practice on I have one, very reasonable too!
Re: grill
Posted: Wed Apr 04, 2007 8:15 pm
by jaymoe30
i done it yesterday choppa, dont mean to blow me trumpet or nothing but it come out wicked! i have'nt done nothing like that before and i was pretty chuffed with it, i'm gonna have a crack at the gutter strip tomorrow,cheers for the offer thou mate nice one
Re: grill
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:04 pm
by snoops
dont know if you have but i sprayed the whole grill including the light surrounds so it all matches up
Re: grill
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:13 pm
by bobafett
snoops wrote:dont know if you have but i sprayed the whole grill including the light surrounds so it all matches up
GENIUS ! Thats what i need to do too ...
Re: grill
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:21 pm
by gasgas
Do you have any pics of the blacked out grilles? im a bit of a purist but it does sound like a nice touch.
Re: grill
Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:17 pm
by jaymoe30
snoops, now that ya mention it it has got that i've just been sprayed look! the rest of the grill looks a bit faded in comparison,i'll try and get that sorted the weekend, cheers
Re: grill
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 12:04 pm
by snoops
yep that was the same with mine so i took it all off and sprayed it, looks mean now though
Re: grill
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:35 pm
by harry_p
i did all my grilles last weekend, including the heater intake ones on the scuttle pannel. (but not they silver kidneys)
used some halfords black bumper paint, my theory being it will be a nice satin black and as it's designed for bumpers, should stick nicely to the grilles.
quick wipe with some pannel wipe, a couple of coats of paint. an hour or so later they were dry and on the car 2 mins later looking loads better. just need a shiney new m3 badge to finish it off!
Re: grill
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2007 4:51 pm
by Cotty
gasgas wrote:Do you have any pics of the blacked out grilles? im a bit of a purist but it does sound like a nice touch.
You asked?
Re: grill
Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 3:46 pm
by chicken
i know it sounds a bit stupid but is there any special grade sandpaper to use when rubbing it down?
