Grill Painting

[thornmz71]

ok guys i when to a local body shop to see about getting some touch ups on the truck and while i was there i asked about getting the grill painted but he said that it would peel. i am almost positive that i have seen that people on this site have done it themselves, i just cant find the tread so i am asking if you have done it how did you go about doing it and if theres a guide already done maybe post a link. the reason i am asking is because i have a chip on the grill and the chrome is gone and its starting to spread and i would like to paint it black to match the truck.

[gregrocks89]

could always do a powder coat

[iminaquagmire]

It would be kind of hard to powdercoat plastic with having to be baked and all... Its not real chrome as you know I'm sure. There is no reason a good scuffing and some adhesion promoter can't be used. Even if the grille shell was real chrome, there are plenty of places that will strip it for a small fee.

[Andrew55]

I painted my chrome grill. Just used 80 grit sand paper to ruff up the chrome and then prime and paint i also painted the center bar (which was chrome) had it this way for a year now and doesnt chip. heres a couple pics by the way this is a really hard color to match 8 or 9 different variances from factory... but yours wont be as hard hopefully just do it. Looks a lot better in my opinion than the chrome.

[blackout07]

I painted mine with rattle cans. Sand paper, etching primer, quality paint/clear. I have some rock chips of course, but no peeling.

[thornmz71]

sweet maybe ill tackle this next weekend since i have to do a brake job this weekend

 

thanks for the replys

[quetranpa]

hey I want to do the same thing with my chrome grill, I want to paint it black to match the truck color but I didn't know if I had to get rid of the chrome first or what to do but with your guys help I think that I can do it myself!!!