just painted my Grill
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just painted my Grill
so i just got done painting my grill. i used some plasti dip. any regrets ? well i wish i woulda used real paint.
http://gallery.me.com/d_gonzalez#100010/IMG_1714
UPDATE; I FOUND TWO USEFUL YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING HOW TO REMOVE THE GRILL, BETTER DETAILED THAT THE DIY PIC HERE ON THE FORUM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzM7KfiLZO0 WITH THIS VIDEO YOU NEED NO TOOLS OR REMOVING ANYTHING AT ALL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU6bSJ-b0mk THIS VIDEO IS SO AMAZING. THIS GENTLEMAN IS GREAT AT EXPLAINING EVERYTHNG HE IS DOING AS HE SHOWS YOU. GRILL PART STARTS AT 2 MINS AND 23 SECS.
http://gallery.me.com/d_gonzalez#100010/IMG_1714
UPDATE; I FOUND TWO USEFUL YOUTUBE VIDEOS SHOWING HOW TO REMOVE THE GRILL, BETTER DETAILED THAT THE DIY PIC HERE ON THE FORUM.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzM7KfiLZO0 WITH THIS VIDEO YOU NEED NO TOOLS OR REMOVING ANYTHING AT ALL.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU6bSJ-b0mk THIS VIDEO IS SO AMAZING. THIS GENTLEMAN IS GREAT AT EXPLAINING EVERYTHNG HE IS DOING AS HE SHOWS YOU. GRILL PART STARTS AT 2 MINS AND 23 SECS.
Last edited by dgghostkilla; Sep 20, 2011 at 08:21 PM. Reason: UPDATE
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Looks good I like the floating star. Peel it off and do it again. I did my mirrors in plasti and left it on for a few months and it was a P.I.T.A. to get it off the small spaces.
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Yeah I think it looks pretty hot. I was afraid I would mess it up. But it wasn't hard at all. I really do wish I woulda used real paint. So your saying after a while it's just too messy to remove?
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Why do you say this?
You can go to Autozone, or similar, and buy the primer, paint and clearcoat for $20. You can even get the "good" stuff that is paint and primer in one. Unfortunately, they don't carry MBenz colors so you have to get universal black which comes in either flat or gloss.
You could buy the OEM color from MBenz but I am unsure if it would be availabile in a large enough quantity and if it is the cost may be high. I think the touch-up bottles are around $25 and I've never seen larger.
You can also order the VHT Hood & Bumper paint from Summit like others have done.
Regardless of paint choice the below link will help. I'm getting ready to do mine but I am still debating where or not to keep the chrome strips or go with the floating star.
(https://mbworld.org/forums/c-class-w...ing-grill.html).
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^^^I was just curious and perhaps others who are planning to do this mod may also be curious as to why you wished you used real paint instead of plasti-dip. Thought the information may be useful for someone who is on the fence about plasti-dip.
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Regular paint won't bond properly to the plastic grill. It'll start to chip when even the smallest stone gets kicked up on the road. e-bay has some up for sale http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...All-Categories
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i already did my white c300 rims, spoiler, emblem, and the chrome piece where the trunk opener is in plasti dip and wanted to do my grill too. do u have any tips? also i did u take ur grill off or did u just cover everything around it? please respond ive been wanting to do this for so long!!! thanx soo much and the car looks great.
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this is the simple way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzM7KfiLZO0
doing it this way you don't have to remove anything. now there is a way more detail way.
what i did was remove it this way and then i took apart the rest of the stuff to make it easy to put it back on. let me put the link for the better video. gotta find it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzM7KfiLZO0
doing it this way you don't have to remove anything. now there is a way more detail way.
what i did was remove it this way and then i took apart the rest of the stuff to make it easy to put it back on. let me put the link for the better video. gotta find it
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU6bSJ-b0mk this video is the ****. watch from 2:23 on this is what pertains to us. This guys is really good at explaining.
I did not find this video til i already has it out using the first link i put in for you. aint that a *****
I did not find this video til i already has it out using the first link i put in for you. aint that a *****
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at first i was pretty scared cause i didn't want to break anything. first thing i did was remove that middle pin that your suppose to twist. well i ended up breaking that little pin, its plastic. when back to the house and began to look for **** online, thats when i found the first video. literally it was just that simple. i did it slowly and did one side at a time little by little. it came out so fast, i was mad cause it was so damn simple
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once i took it off and was painting it i found the second link. you have to at least remove the one bolt to make it easy to pop it back in. but yeah basically it just pops back in. i mean the bolt the second video minute 4 and 29 secs. However i also removed the plastic part behind it to make it easy to put it back in. its not complicated once you start doing it.
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Take the grill off... its very simple just remove the air intake hoses and the black plastic piece directly on top of the grill. I'm sure there is a DIY or video floating around
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i just did it the same way on the first link that just pops it out for practice. Taking it out was easy but putting it back in was such a hassle i still dont know if i put it in right it looks a little loose 
help!!
help!!
