TRILOGY Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 (edited) gonna be adding a complete SS cladding kit and bumpers to my truck so i am now prepping my grille for colormatch. i think the SS cladding and bumpers will go perfect with my new 24" Raceline wheels and my 4/6 drop i know some guys will just sand the chrome and paint over it. but i feel alot more comfortable painting directly to the plastic (sand and prime of course) stumbled across this trick the other day. used a straight edge razorblade and tried it along the top edge of my grille. work like a charm ! it's a little tedious, but well worth the piece of mind. i was told once i got the chrome stripped off, just sand the plastic smooth. prime then paint. here are a few pics. last one is raw plastic scuffed with a red scotchbrite pad. after about 30 minutes. so far i only got one nick in the plastic. almost there ! Edited January 30, 2010 by TRILOGY (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILOGY Posted January 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 almost there. it has taken me around 2-2 1/2 hours to do this. blew some of it off at the local car wash with a pressure gun. a little bit left in the bowtie area and on the outside corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superchevything Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wody Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 ...blew some of it off at the local car wash with a pressure gun... i was going to suggest shooting it with a pressure washer, but you were already on top of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmahan Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 nice work man bet that was a long process you must have alot of paitence Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRescueSS Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Lookin good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted January 30, 2010 Report Share Posted January 30, 2010 Nice! Its going to look better color matched than chrome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILOGY Posted January 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Nice! Its going to look better color matched than chrome... yeah, the chrome grille just didn't flow with the SS bumper. Edited January 31, 2010 by TRILOGY (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idahoBLKss Posted January 31, 2010 Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 dang hats off to you ... good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILOGY Posted January 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2010 dang hats off to you ... good work! thanks man! i will finish up the small remains tomorrow. then i will get it primed and painted this week, along with some colormatched mirror caps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 UR HMI Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 are u gonna ditch the mirror caps too? looks great though man!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILOGY Posted February 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 are u gonna ditch the mirror caps too? yes ! and also gonna remove my esky handles and completely paint my stockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 UR HMI Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 yes !and also gonna remove my esky handles and completely paint my stockers. nice. its gonna look badass when u get it all done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado_ss_04 Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 holy hell thats alot of work awesome work keep up posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixsupersport Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 ^ you should talk.......lol looks swag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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