Painted my grills - great results

[Chesto18]

Did it at the weekend and pleased to report excellent results. Finish has a very slight texture to it which I think really gives an OEM look. Goes on well.

I cleaned with a brush and fairy liquid initially, then Autoglym extreme tar remover I had lying around which really helped removed all the grease.

Did top and lower grille, now thinking my fog grilles look out of place! Did my best to back-to-Black them but nowhere near as jet black as the sprayed parts now. Ran out of Autotek spray so will have to order another can if I’m gonna do them.

@shail did you do your fog light grilles as well?

[shail]

Did it at the weekend and pleased to report excellent results. Finish has a very slight texture to it which I think really gives an OEM look. Goes on well.

I cleaned with a brush and fairy liquid initially, then Autoglym extreme tar remover I had lying around which really helped removed all the grease.

Did top and lower grille, now thinking my fog grilles look out of place! Did my best to back-to-Black them but nowhere near as jet black as the sprayed parts now. Ran out of Autotek spray so will have to order another can if I’m gonna do them.

@shail did you do your fog light grilles as well?

Yea I did the fog grills too.  You must have put on more coats of paint as I had some left over, and repainted some outdoor lanterns on the house!

[Chesto18]

Did it at the weekend and pleased to report excellent results. Finish has a very slight texture to it which I think really gives an OEM look. Goes on well.

I cleaned with a brush and fairy liquid initially, then Autoglym extreme tar remover I had lying around which really helped removed all the grease.

Did top and lower grille, now thinking my fog grilles look out of place! Did my best to back-to-Black them but nowhere near as jet black as the sprayed parts now. Ran out of Autotek spray so will have to order another can if I’m gonna do them.

@shail did you do your fog light grilles as well?

Yea I did the fog grills too.  You must have put on more coats of paint as I had some left over, and repainted some outdoor lanterns on the house!

Yeah I did a few coats. My last coat was quite late and the damp in the air must have affected it as there was a pearly finish around the badge in the morning, so needed another blow over.

Just ordered another can to do the fog grilles, but I’m seriously tempted to do the side skirts as well,  and maybe, maaayybe, consider the rear bumper too. It goes on so well this stuff that if I can get a decent application I think it would transform the bumper.

[shail]

My skirts and rear were ok.  My only concern would be the plastic of the bumpers is very different to the grill, so results may vary.

[Chesto18]

My skirts and rear were ok.  My only concern would be the plastic of the bumpers is very different to the grill, so results may vary.

Yeah that’s a concern, but I’m also worried that the size of it might give a streaky finish. We’ll see!

[Nardoblue]

Grills painted today, thanks for the info on the paint. Replaced front badge, painted wheel nut covers while I was at it.

[slynch23]

Decided to paint my grill and fog surrounds.

Bought bumper paint from Amazon - Autotek spray can. This stuff stinks - I sprayed in the garden, I wouldn't recommend using this spray indoors / in garage.

Results are good - grey is now black! 

Sorry to dig this back up, but what colour paint did you use? I’m going to buy some and do it next weekend. Yours looks excellent. Was it the standard black paint or Matt or gloss?

[shail]

It was black.  Just looked up my Amazon history and it was called Autotek AT00BTB500 500ml Bumper and Trim Spray Paint - Black

It's a satin type black. 

It's still going strong with no chips or fading.

[pudding]

Or use Plastikote satin black.  Sticks to anything with no primer and lasts for ages.  Did mine a couple of years ago and still looking good with zero stone chips, which is amazing given my average dual carriageway cruise is 85-90mph (no speed cameras where I live).  Also repainted the pin stripe in Tornado red to complete the make over 

[Lewo]

Another job to do   
Cheers for tips.

[corradovr6]

makes a big difference