The Jury

Our grills come with a gloss finish in the black area which can get weathered over time. The gloss finish is outdated IMO, and all the newer grills have a satin finish.

I decided it refinish my stock grill with black satin to update it a little and get rid of the old look.

The Jury

last one. I think it turned out very well.

Gundo

Looks good!

The Jury

How big are those wheels gundo? They look quite large.

Gundo

19's, probly because I havent lowered it yet.

jasonowens32

Looks good but what did you use? Thinking about getting rid of my cheap plastic aftermarket and going back with stock. Did you do your lights as well?

The Jury

Black satin.

CurYousGee

how did you separate the black plastic from the metal part of the grill?

The Jury

I know I am late on this, I just saw it......

IT has about 50 small clips that have to be done one by one. It's not as big of a pain as it sounds.... just use a small flathead screwdriver and they pop right out. they are built in so they do not remove themselves or go flying and they instantly lock back in when you stick the two pieces back together.

ThrillKill

For your sake I hope the finish lasts but in my experience, until I completely bead blasted the grill (a 2 hour endeaver) no paint ever lasted more than a month. That said, It's been about 6 months and there is absolutely no signs of chipping or weathering using 2 coats of MB black and 2 coats matte clear coat.

DevilsAngel

thats sorta what I did, just sanded it down instead. And its been a few months and I think I only have one rock chip on it. But overall its lasted long and looks nice. Black grilled on a black car looks very nice imo.

The Jury

1 year bump.

Grill is still as perfect as the day I painted it, not even chips from rocks or bugs. I'm very surprised it held up this well.

Highly recommended restore job. Getting rid of that polished black look for the satin finish has been one of my best "mods" (if you consider it a mod).

babyboigsxr

HmMmMmM.... sounds like i'm gonna be buying an oem grille and having it painted satin black on the inside.