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Where would I find a black grill W/o the star?

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Old 04-20-2008, 12:37 PM
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Where would I find a black grill W/o the star?
I want a flat black grill for my o2 500. ive seen a few on here but my concearn is flaking w/ rockchips. Any suggestions?
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Old 04-20-2008, 04:17 PM
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Paint it with primer designed for plastic, sand it then paint it with up to 3 coats of semi-gloss paint designed for plastic.
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Thanks for the info.
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I took mine off and gave it to my paint guy and he primered and painted gloss black to match.
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you need to sand the chrome down to let the paint "bite" Use multiple thin coats.
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Thanks! Hey westcoast do you have a front end pic of that grill?

Fkong, thanks for the write up on the washer mod! Im doing it this weekend. Ill post pics! Check out the progress on the last page of the show off your ride post.
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Thanks! Hey westcoast do you have a front end pic of that grill?

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