Painted Grille Trim & Fog Bezels
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Painted Grille Trim & Fog Bezels
Been thinking about doing this for a while, so I finally went ahead earlier today and painted the grille trim and fog bezels black to match the car. The grille wasn't coming off easily like I had expected, so as always with these newer vehicles, parts are attached so even a bomb couldn't pull parts off. The fog bezels are pressed into the fascia and not part of the fog assembly. Those two things said, I ended up masking everything, which really turned out not to be too much of a problem, just took me a while. Still have to go back after a couple days and buff the paint when it cures.
This is the finished result...
This is the finished result...
Last edited by 06mistreSS; 01-28-2013 at 02:26 PM.
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Been thinking about doing this for a while, so I finally went ahead earlier today and painted the grille trim and fog bezels black to match the car. The grille wasn't coming off easily like I had expected, so as always with these newer vehicles, parts are attached so even a bomb couldn't pull parts off. The fog bezels are pressed into the fascia and not part of the fog assembly. Those two things said, I ended up masking everything, which really turned out not to be too much of a problem, just took me a while. Still have to go back after a couple days and buff the paint when it cures.
This is the finished result...
This is the finished result...
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Thanks guys!
Justin, wow yeah I didn't take any pictures during shooting the paint, but that's about what my deal looked like too. Fairly easy to tape around everything. I don't really want to paint my bowtie black, but it'll be nice to see yours painted and mine not and the difference that makes with the black trim.
Justin, wow yeah I didn't take any pictures during shooting the paint, but that's about what my deal looked like too. Fairly easy to tape around everything. I don't really want to paint my bowtie black, but it'll be nice to see yours painted and mine not and the difference that makes with the black trim.
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