Alright as few of you know i was gonna paint my grille black and i did, so tell me what u think, before and after shot!

 

Looks good, need Euros!

 

Thanks, gonna get the euro's soon =)

 

I have the clear corners on mine as well. Not everyone likes them but I think euro's along with clear corners take 10 years off these cars.

 

You've got her looking good!

I like!

What color is her paint job? Is that graphite grey or ????

 

its some type of grey but i hate it, paints chipping an dall that.. gonna repaint it black or metallic silver i dont know when tho..

 

I told you it would look good , did you use the Krylon Fusion ?

 

Painted my grill with Krylon Fusion last year. Looks good but it chips, big time around the hood latch's handle. Oh well I guess I'll need to spray it again this year.

 

hey Hat, before you repaint it, remove any previous paint/primer and try using a brand called "Bulldog" (available at an automotive paint supply store)... this helps (in a big way if I might add) for primer & paint to STICK to the plastic. The ABS plastic grill insert doesn't take on painted/primered substrates well (which explains the chipping). I've used Bulldog on mine and the paint is stuck on like glue. I didn't even primer it.

 

looks good overall (better than before for sure), but a bit too black IMO. I've painted the grill insert on my W126 as well (but painted it the bumper color instead)... it was a judgement call, as I was debating whether to paint it black or the bumper color since the body is black - but decided it was too black.

Check out the pics and let me know what you think:

https://mbworld.org/forums/s-class-w126/131146-pix-my-ride-finally.html

If I were you, I'd go black. Although your grill looks good now, it looks too new that it's making everything else look old. So, go black for the new paint job!

 

Thanks I'll give it a try. Not looking forward to painting the grill once a year and the chips look like crap.

 

I need to get it paitned black but thanks for the compliment, as for your car, VERY NICE!

 

I know you'll be happy with the results... just take your time and do it right the first time. No chips on my grill and it's been 6 months... there's evidence of rocks hitting it, but it didn't chip off. Let us know after you've done the deed.

 

thanks... put up your pics after it's painted.

 

It wont be for a LONG time but alright..

 

I forgot to mention in my first reply that the "Bulldog" spray is a binder to make primer/paint stick... it's mainly used for difficult surfaces (esp. plastics) that doesn't take on paint well because of material compounds, etc.

I've tried scratching off the paint in inconspicuous areas and the paint sticks VERY well... I scratched it of course, but it took alot of pressure. The paint I used is automotive paint - ordered it at an automotive paint store (the grey tone on the rocker panels/bumpers) and shot it with a spray gun.

I'm also going to use Bulldog on the sideview mirrors (after I sand off the old metallic grey paint) so that I can paint it a gloss black to match the body.

 

You guys wouldn't happen to know any websites or something that have performance parts for the 560SEL?