Anyone painted their front grilles?

[raz469]

Damn. I brought some gtechniq and was gonna break it out today and give the grill a going over. Now i dont know.
Id like to know how the painted grills last. I assume everyone plastic primers and paint?

[raz469]

I gtechniq'd the grille yesterday. Cant say im too confident in the product. Ive used it on other trims and it definitely makes a big difference, but.....

Applied, waited an hour with hot weather, rubbed with finger to feel finish, & fingered areas show as dull now:



Also you can see the original and new colour, where i missed a spot

[Ollieeee]

I have; 

Are these all gloss? Debating doing mine.

[Pesky jones]

Is It just the honeycomb bits you guys are painting? Or is it the gloss black smooth bit behind the numberplate as well?

Might do the whole front grill (bar the red stripe) and also the two fog grills.

[Softishman]

I have; 

Are these all gloss? Debating doing mine.

Yes!!

[Ollieeee]

I have; 

Are these all gloss? Debating doing mine.

Yes!!

Scrolled down further after i'd replied  looks awesome, can't decide if it'll be too much on red though?

[The Red Warrior]

A friend of mine has his painted (was like that when he bought the car) and every time I work on his car I think how nice it looks. His appear to be a gloss black with a small amount of silver speck in it.
I've tried a few things to rejuvenate them but none last long. People have recommended tyre shine, peanut oil, interior plastic spray etc. None of them looked as good as Softishman's painted ones though
I might actually paint mine this weekend as my car is off the road for a bit while I await parts.
Are you guys/gals using using special plastic paints? I've never seen such a product. I'll have a search here in New Zealand.
I've got plenty of clear coat left over that I never used when I machined my wheels. Do you recommend clear coating too?

[Softishman]

Thanks!!
I have tried to spray paint them myself but when a had a painter doing my frint wings, hood and bumpers i legt the grilles to him aswell and it's great!! Much better then doing it yourself!!

[Ollieeee]

A friend of mine has his painted (was like that when he bought the car) and every time I work on his car I think how nice it looks. His appear to be a gloss black with a small amount of silver speck in it.
I've tried a few things to rejuvenate them but none last long. People have recommended tyre shine, peanut oil, interior plastic spray etc. None of them looked as good as Softishman's painted ones though
I might actually paint mine this weekend as my car is off the road for a bit while I await parts.
Are you guys/gals using using special plastic paints? I've never seen such a product. I'll have a search here in New Zealand.
I've got plenty of clear coat left over that I never used when I machined my wheels. Do you recommend clear coating too?

I've got some Aerospace 303 which is supposed to last well, i'm just dreading the thought of having to do all the honeycombs!

Might give it a whirl, if it doesn't last then get them sprayed up. Just be deciding between satin and gloss then!