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Painting The Factory Black Textured Wor Truck Grille?

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I still have the black textured work truck grilled from my 07 Classic and was wondering what all is involved making it smooth and painting it white to match my truck? I plan on doing this in the summer. I'm sure a lot of sanding is one step, but what grits should I use and all? Thanks!

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I have a Avalanche and I painted the cladding, so I'm pretty sure the procedure is the same.

Use paint that it meant for plastic it has to expand and contrack with the plastic

Lots of sanding, Adhesion promotor and flexible paint

 

Sanding don't start with too low grit paper 120 and work up

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I have a Avalanche and I painted the cladding, so I'm pretty sure the procedure is the same.

Use paint that it meant for plastic it has to expand and contrack with the plastic

Lots of sanding, Adhesion promotor and flexible paint

 

Sanding don't start with too low grit paper 120 and work up

 

Ive used that plastis promotor crap before, I'll never use it again....

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AllBlkdOut07 Senior Enthusiast

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Better off getting a chrome grille and painting that. Unless you want the GM painted grille with chrome inserts (which end up making the grille look too stock versus custom IMO)

 

I tried painting the textured grille I bought on ebay with Fusion, and it came out like turd. Never again. Painted the chrome grille the right way, sanding, etching primer, base coat, clear coat and it came out awesome.

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Better off getting a chrome grille and painting that. Unless you want the GM painted grille with chrome inserts (which end up making the grille look too stock versus custom IMO)

 

I tried painting the textured grille I bought on ebay with Fusion, and it came out like turd. Never again. Painted the chrome grille the right way, sanding, etching primer, base coat, clear coat and it came out awesome.

 

Really like the look of your truck, i fashioned my 76 vette about the same.

 

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