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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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Does anyone have any photos of their painted "honey comb" grille insert? I have only seen pictures of white grilles. I want to see a color other then white if anyone has one, I have a 1997 green two-tone body with a silver bottom an suggestions on what color to paint my grille, I think the faded gray looks ugly and want to paint it green, silver, or white I'm not sure. Any opinions, pictures, or advice?
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 11:17 PM
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i just did this to mine and the easiest way is to take the whole thing off and paint it like 6 times there are so many angles that u have to go from its kinda a pain
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 04:40 PM
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I did mine with satin black. The grey probably looked bad when it was new, let alone after it faded.

I simply cleaned it with a 50/50 mixture of Simple Green and alcohol, sprayed it with 3 coats of Krylon Fusion (no primer or scuffing), and a couple of coats of clear coat. Did the lower section of the bumper the same way.

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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 10:10 PM
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That looks awesome bro ...I'm doing mine tomorrow...hate the ugly gray as well ....Thanx Harry
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 12:47 PM
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i finished mine yesterday, i scuffed every inch of it, cleaned it with simple green, then put plastic primer on it, then painted it the same shade of green as my body. it looks so much better now
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:21 PM
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it looks alot better then the faded black
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