Painting your Grille, how do they hold up?

[anthonyc]

painted grill here, no problems what so ever

 

[highrollin113]

well i am on the self etching primer step right now of painting my grill, got to let it sit 2 hours then sand afew spots and then reg primer then paint and clear, so far kasey's steps have been very productive, cant wait to do my rims and bumpers next. i will post pics ehn im done each part

 

[Yukonboy03]

painted grill here, no problems what so ever

that looks great man. It was just that I saw a late model Tahoe with chips all over the color matched grille and it had me a bit apprehensive. I guess it was a rattle can job or a lack of clear

 

[Max]

Mine is holding up pretty well, the shell has some chips but that is to be expected in colorado without a clearbra. I have to say my grill hasn't had any issues and was absolutely worth the extra loot over the standard billet or mesh.

 

[thehoe92]

clear goes a LONG way trust me
if you don't clear and bugs get on it especially with black paint and then you let them bake in the sun forget about getting them off

 

[highrollin113]

so for those interested heres the pics from my painting my grill
the degreaser and cleaner

The adhesion promoter and self etching primer

then reg primer, paint, and clear coat


so i cleaned it sanded it with 400 then followed the rest of the steps
self etching

primer

paint


then some pics of it installed

 

[killer20072001]

That is one clean grill on a dirty yukon.lol thats how mine was. looks good

 

[Big Tap]

I went and bought a Z71 grill and just had it painted to match. I wanna say I was able to get it for under $100. I had mine professionally painted, but had him put a thicker clear coat on this and my SS bumper. So far the grill has held up pretty descent.

 

[warrlac]

Painted Valance

I used Krylon FLEX to paint the grey valance on my Tahoe. Used alcohol to clean off the wax and grease.

I Just painted it.

 

[highrollin113]

looks good! did you paint your bumper too?