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Old Sep 19, 2014 | 11:30 PM
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Painted My Grille Obsidian Black
I thought of plasti dipping my grille but decided to paint it to match my w212 colour. Thought I share a pic in case you are thinking of painting yours.

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Old Sep 20, 2014 | 07:13 AM
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looks good, is that the only picture?


did you take the grill apart or just leave it as one piece?


now lets see it on the car
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Old Sep 20, 2014 | 07:15 PM
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looks good, is that the only picture?


did you take the grill apart or just leave it as one piece?


now lets see it on the car
Left it as one piece to paint.

I'll post up a few pics once they are installed
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Old Sep 20, 2014 | 07:39 PM
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I had mine done at least twice; maybe three times, I didn't leave the star like yours....that's a nice touch
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Old Sep 21, 2014 | 02:31 AM
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I had mine done at least twice; maybe three times, I didn't leave the star like yours....that's a nice touch
How come you had it done so many times?
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many chips and knicks
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What do you guys think.

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looks great Ed, enjoy the look
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looks really clean , definatly
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Looks good!
Any pix under sunlight?
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Did you strip the chrome? Did you use a paint gun?
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I really like it. Did you prime it? I hope the rock chips don't mess it up.
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What do you guys think.

Passes the 20ft test in a pic
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Originally Posted by chrisvr6
Did you strip the chrome? Did you use a paint gun?
Did not strip the chrome and yes paint gun.
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Looks good man!!
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Wow that looks great. Maybe it'd be worthwhile to put some paint protection film on it to prevent it from chipping?
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did you think about clear coat to help reduce chips?
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looks great Ed, enjoy the look
Thanks for everyone's positive comments. Their is a clear coat over the paint. I don't do a lot of hwy driving so hope I don't get any chip marks.
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Looks good!
Any pix under sunlight?
Here you go.

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That looks awesome - like the AMGs in the 80s.
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