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untamedd

11-21-2018 10:32 PM

Anyone blacked out their grille?

How did you do it? Paint? PlastiDip? Vinyl wrap?

Was it relatively easy to take the grille out? Thanks.

Young524

11-22-2018 01:00 AM

I wrapped mine w/ carbon fiber vinyl which are a little harder than regular ones. Took me a good 6 hours taking my time and carefully doing it.

untamedd

11-22-2018 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Young524 (Post 7610131)

I wrapped mine w/ carbon fiber vinyl which are a little harder than regular ones. Took me a good 6 hours taking my time and carefully doing it.

did you have to remove the grille?

dchl21

11-22-2018 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by untamedd (Post 7610198)

did you have to remove the grille?

ofcourse he did. don't plasti dip it will look cheap . wrap it or actually paint it professionally

ScottsC63

11-23-2018 09:25 PM

Mine is plasti dip. Doesn’t look cheap at all.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...15f1299b3.jpeg
ines

untamedd

11-23-2018 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ScottsC63 (Post 7611525)

Mine is plasti dip. Doesn’t look cheap at all.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...15f1299b3.jpeg
ines

Looks proper. Did you have to drop the bumper to remove the grill?

FDNewbie

11-23-2018 11:27 PM

https://mbworld.org/forums/c63-c63s-...ng-grille.html ;)

ScottsC63

11-24-2018 06:43 AM

Nothing was removed.

untamedd

11-24-2018 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottsC63 (Post 7611678)

Nothing was removed.

did you just cover the surrounding area with painters tape then? i wasnt sure how i would cover the mesh area behind the grill

ScottsC63

11-24-2018 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by untamedd (Post 7611683)

did you just cover the surrounding area with painters tape then? i wasnt sure how i would cover the mesh area behind the grill

yeah, tapped and covered everything with clear plastic, Worked perfectly. Problem with the wrap is you’ll see the edges no matter how good your wrap installer is. If the paint chips I’ll re paint. So far
no issues.

Jinggyjin

11-26-2018 01:37 PM

Mine is painted, grille in satin black and star in metallic black. Looks pretty awesome. I did it with a reputable local body shop, and the best way to paint it is to remove it and paint & dry it properly. Cost be around $350 here in very expensive Bay Area.

ScottsC63

11-26-2018 01:55 PM

Nice thing about plasti dip spraying this section of grille in particular is that when it does chip from a rock hitting it I can litterly pull back the paint and re spray it an hour. Cost $20

i thought about having it professionally painted but would rather be able to fix in an hour for next to no cost. And to be honest look great.

dchl21

11-28-2018 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottsC63 (Post 7611525)

Mine is plasti dip. Doesn’t look cheap at all.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbw...15f1299b3.jpeg
ines

looks great in ur pix . to each their own, it was just my personal opinion. I had dipped some stuff before and over time it just looks dull, I know you can reapply it and all but still . over sprays and stuff just not my thing anymore.

anyway, no offence or anything . ur car looks great brother

ScottsC63

11-28-2018 12:15 PM

No offence taken at all man, it’s not shiny gloss black has a little shine to it. It will probably fade and I may possibly try getting it wrapped but we will see. Have a great day.

DonC63

04-12-2019 06:26 PM

raudiace4

04-15-2019 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DonC63 (Post 7730681)

Looks awesome. Whats autoflex? Similar to plastidip? I want to black out my aluminum trim, but might have it painted. Not sure. I've dealt with plastidip in the past and it sucks.

untamedd

04-15-2019 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by raudiace4 (Post 7732814)

Looks awesome. Whats autoflex? Similar to plastidip? I want to black out my aluminum trim, but might have it painted. Not sure. I've dealt with plastidip in the past and it sucks.

you can get it wrapped as well

DonC63

04-15-2019 08:15 PM

yes it is similar to plasti dip, but has to be done with a spray gun in a paint booth.

I would call it a professional plasti dip

http://www.autoflexcoatings.com/highgloss

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