Chrome to Black grill
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tbh, doing a grill at a proper body shop just seems daft
Not really? I've never sprayed anything myself and want a proper job.
I could do it myself, mess it up and pay £25 on the paint etc... and it could chip/peel off. Or I could pay a little more, or maybe even then same if I look around and get it done by a pro who's done it for years?
Makes sense to me
tbh, doing a grill at a proper body shop just seems daft
why ? its a part that is going to be attacked by stones flys and every other piece of crap on the road
a rattle can finish is never going to be as durable or last as long as if it had been sprayed on in a bodyshop with a gun or even better powdercoated
tbh, doing a grill at a proper body shop just seems daft
tbh, no, it really doesnt. he wants to pay a little more for a proper more professional finish, whats the problem with that?
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The biggest problem is getting the colour matched, black is notoriously hard.
The car is magic black, they can get this easily!
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No, the car "was" magic black. How old is it, and where is it kept?
51 plate, out and about.
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Nearly 6 year old magic black kept outside won't match a new tin.
Maybe you could get a deliberately different finish, take the focus off colour. Paint it to match the bumper trim perhaps (might require you to paint the bumper trims too)?
Maybe you could get a deliberately different finish, take the focus off colour. Paint it to match the bumper trim perhaps (might require you to paint the bumper trims too)?
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How will these do:
Spray Black magic made up at halfords.
U-POL Etch Primer from Halfords Price £10.99
and
Halfords Clear Lacquer 500ml from Halfords Price £6.49
Spray Black magic made up at halfords.
U-POL Etch Primer from Halfords Price £10.99
and
Halfords Clear Lacquer 500ml from Halfords Price £6.49
All prepared for Friday night!!
Going to sand it down and wash it. Hopefully I can either get the chrome off or at least rough enough for the primer to take well.
Then apply 3-4 layers of primer, sanding with 1200 grit paper in between. Leave overnight.
Saturday morning, 2-3 coats of colour... again sanding down with 1200 grit. Sand down last coat till matt.
Sunday morning 4-5 layer of lacquer (it's gonna get chipped to hell on the front of the car)
Sunday night fit / go for a hoon!
£23 in total for the equipment!
Going to sand it down and wash it. Hopefully I can either get the chrome off or at least rough enough for the primer to take well.
Then apply 3-4 layers of primer, sanding with 1200 grit paper in between. Leave overnight.
Saturday morning, 2-3 coats of colour... again sanding down with 1200 grit. Sand down last coat till matt.
Sunday morning 4-5 layer of lacquer (it's gonna get chipped to hell on the front of the car)
Sunday night fit / go for a hoon!
£23 in total for the equipment!
that primer wont do unless it is plastic, if it has a metal finish it will need acid etch
should all be good, remember its all in the prep work, gentle sanding till its perfectly smooth between coats and watch the edges it is sooo easy to take the paint off.
should all be good, remember its all in the prep work, gentle sanding till its perfectly smooth between coats and watch the edges it is sooo easy to take the paint off.
I'd budget a little more time than that. From experience with Halfords laquers and paints you need to leave a good half day for each coat to cure before sanding prep for the next coat, but you've planned the schedule pretty well 
A tip with halfords primer, don't spray too far from the surface as it can dry before landing, creating quite a sandpapery texture which needs a lot of sanding. Also it can come out of the rattle can quite gloopy, so warming the can in a bowl of warm water helps.
A tip with halfords primer, don't spray too far from the surface as it can dry before landing, creating quite a sandpapery texture which needs a lot of sanding. Also it can come out of the rattle can quite gloopy, so warming the can in a bowl of warm water helps.
When it is done,wack it in a big box with a hair drier blowing through a suitably sized hole. We do this at work all the time when our spray-bake oven is being used
When it is done,wack it in a big box with a hair drier blowing through a suitably sized hole. We do this at work all the time when our spray-bake oven is being used
Or do that
I'd budget a little more time than that. From experience with Halfords laquers and paints you need to leave a good half day for each coat to cure before sanding prep for the next coat, but you've planned the schedule pretty well
A tip with halfords primer, don't spray too far from the surface as it can dry before landing, creating quite a sandpapery texture which needs a lot of sanding. Also it can come out of the rattle can quite gloopy, so warming the can in a bowl of warm water helps.
Thanks for the advice, I need it!!