I was bored a few weeks ago so I decided I’d pull off the front kidney grills from the car and and paint the chrome section in black just to see how it would turn out.
This pic of a UK car was the inspiration behind the colour change from chrome to black.
So I removed the Grills and split them
This was where one of the grills had cracked prior to me removing it so now I could fix it while it was out. Started off by securing it with adhesive so it doesn’t split open completely.
Some of the Pitt marks on these old grills
More visible after some light sanding with 320 grit
So After sanding it was time to mix up some primer.
Always strain the paint before putting it in the gun
Ready to shoot
First coat of primer down
The repaired crack starting to fill up nicely
After a few more coats of primer to ensure that there’s enough left on the part after sanding.
Done painting primer now it’s ready to sand with 600grit
After some sanding , the crack is no longer visible
Sanding completed , ready to paint
Then painted them Gloss Black
End result looks great
Finished off late so couldn’t get any decent pics but here is on of them Fitted them to the car
I’ll keep them like this for now while I decide if I want to redo them in Satin black or leave it as is for some time and later change the gray center section to Satin black with the gloss black outers.
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