Paint Fun - Standard Grill

[Elemino]

So someone on this forum mentioned I should do something about the grill on the LS. Since I don't really have the money to take on the bigger projects at the moment, this is one I figured I'd tackle. About $10 for Krylon Fusion paint and Frog Tape. Here we go!

 

[dNyce LS]

scuffing it up at all? any adhesion promoter?

 

[Elemino]

Nope.. lol

The fusion paint is actually designed for these kind of surfaces. It's made to bond to plastic. I'll eventually get an LSE grill, so hopefully it'll at least last that long.

 

[dNyce LS]

oh cool. I think i will eventually get an lse grille, but im liking my black grille a lot

 

[Elemino]

oh cool. I think i will eventually get an lse grille, but im liking my black grille a lot

I like it too. I was actually considering doing all black like your grill. I went and looked at your other photos too. But in the end I came to the conclusion that it was too sporty, and not enough luxury. I suppose I could just convert it to a Lincoln S. lol

 

[dNyce LS]

haha. thanks. sporty is what i was shooting for lol.

::Random, but i thought it was cool::

there is an all black 7 series bmw (maybe 08) that my car resembles, and yesterday we were driving one behind the other with the angel eyes on lol. if i had bigger rims, we woulda looked like twins. (angels on, tinted all around, sunroof's tilted)

 

[BlackLS06]

I plan on selling my current LSE grille once i get a new one to replace it. Its slightly pitted but not too bad.

 

[Elemino]

I plan on selling my current LSE grille once i get a new one to replace it. Its slightly pitted but not too bad.

How much do you plan to charge for it?

 

[Elemino]

I like this pic of your car. It's how I want mine to look eventually... with the spoiler.

 

[tristangoesham]

I plan on selling my current LSE grille once i get a new one to replace it. Its slightly pitted but not too bad.

I got mine from Tasca for $176 but the black one is like $20 more. Looks 100x better.

 

[Elemino]

Finished Product

Reinstalled on Car... not ready to drive until tomorrow though. Sorry, the car is dirty.

I'll take a day time pic tomorrow. Right now its cloudy and the sun is setting here in Texas. Turned out better than I originally thought it would. I love the new look. The grill blends sooooo much better than before. Thanks for the suggestion guys!

 

[Shredicus]

Major improvement for the cost of a can of paint, nice work

 

[john doe]

Did you put any clear coat on? And I know black is pretty universal when it comes to spray paint, but is there a big difference in the black from your car and the krylon on the grille? Pictures can hide a lot to.

 

[Villalta]

Did you put any clear coat on? And I know black is pretty universal when it comes to spray paint, but is there a big difference in the black from your car and the krylon on the grille? Pictures can hide a lot to.

+1. If you didn't clear coat it it will pit and chip.

 

[Elemino]

No clear coat, but this grill will be replaced eventually anyway.

 

[Elemino]

Did you put any clear coat on? And I know black is pretty universal when it comes to spray paint, but is there a big difference in the black from your car and the krylon on the grille? Pictures can hide a lot to.

I won't really know until the car is clean and its daylight.

 

[BlackLS06]

I like this pic of your car. It's how I want mine to look eventually... with the spoiler.

Thanks..thats an old pic actually.

Looks pretty much the same still except for different exhaust. Still working on getting new wheels. And about the grille i will give you a good deal.

 

[Elemino]

Will you be selling the wheels as well?

 

[BlackLS06]

Nope!

Love them way too much! Hard to find these wheels and on top of that they are chrome so you may find them but they may not hold air anymore. I just want larger wheels to show off the drilled/slotted rotors better and also getting the calipers and brackets powdercoated if i cant get a BBK on there.

 

[Elemino]

Daytime Shots

 

[dNyce LS]

Wow those wheels are dirty haha

 

[Elemino]

Yea... it has cheap pads on it apparently, and its been raining off and on all week here.

My next two projects are to replace the coils and to change the brake pads and rotors... When that happens the dust storm will stop. lol One of the things I loved most about the drilled and slotted rotors on my truck!

 

[john doe]

The Grille came out good. The only small thing you should do is clean those headlights, clean them while they're not that bad so you spend less time on them. If only 06 wheels came out in 19 or 20's.

 

[Elemino]

The Grille came out good. The only small thing you should do is clean those headlights, clean them while they're not that bad so you spend less time on them. If only 06 wheels came out in 19 or 20's.

lol... I already did the headlight restore. I was talking to another member about that. I'm going to have to get some professional help on these, because this is the result of about 3.5 hours.

 

[dNyce LS]

I wet sanded and clear coated mine. Took about 40 minutes