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Old May 13, 2003 | 09:16 PM
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painting the grill

Hi,
how hard is it to paint the grill ?
do I need to scrape the chrome out first before painting ?
What kind of paint do you use ?
Thanks
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Old May 13, 2003 | 09:55 PM
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Most likely I'll do it this weekend! There is a special type of primer that you can use so the paint will stick on most surface, even chromed! So basically just prep the surface to be painted using 600 grid sandpaper or so, put on the special primer, and paint.

You can get the primer and the paint from a place that sells custom automotive paints. The grill is a small area so I think one spray can will be enough. Happy painting!
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Old May 14, 2003 | 12:34 AM
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Hey, where ara you located ? Maybe we can do it together, I wanna paint mine too...
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Old May 14, 2003 | 12:36 AM
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Originally posted by machoman
Hey, where ara you located ? Maybe we can do it together, I wanna paint mine too...
Are you asking me?
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Old May 14, 2003 | 12:48 AM
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Yes
I'm in the SF area, so I was thinkin that maybe we can do it together...
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Old May 14, 2003 | 01:57 AM
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I'm in Santa Clara near Valley Fair Mall/Santana Roll. Where do you live and what color is your car?
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Old May 14, 2003 | 02:30 AM
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