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Originally Posted by BlenderWizard
I have the standard silverado grille on my truck (you can see it in my sig). I want to paint the gray plastic part, and I was wondiring the best way to paint it, so that it will stick. I'll be using spray can stuff, as I am not ready to pay a body shop or buy the paint myself. Any tips would be great. Basically, I'm looking to do what sportin83 did to his door handles, if that worked out alright for him. The SIlverado (left) in the pic is what I want to do to my grille
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i painted my grill, door handles and tailgat handle and have 1 mirror done so far. i used spray cans on all of it. get the color to match at auto zone or similar place.
1 clean surface from bugs tar and anything else.
2 remove from truck
3 depending if you wanna keep the texture ( i did on the grill) use atlease a 600 grit or higher to smooth the surface.
4 tape area off and make sure the area being painted is clean from any dust or anything. i usually use soapy water to clean after sanding then let dry for a bit.
5 start painting light coats. i used atleast 4 or 5 coats of paint, then let sit for a day then used 4 or 5 coats of clear.
then let sit for a day before driving with it.
6 put back on truck and cruise.
mine looks good and everything is holding up great, i just got a small rock chip in the grill but other than that is seems to be tough.
my only advice is dont rush the paint. take your time. if you get a run then you gotta let it dry and sand again. light coats. there is no such thing as to many coats either. hope this helps.