Grille repainting

[Aquabrit]

Hi guys is the Mark viii grille repaintable? I have a spare grille to put on but the original chrome finish is peeling off. Anyone repainted theirs? If so what prep / paints are involved? Thanks in advance.

Martin.

 

[Staffamerica74]

yeah its paintable you have to get all of the chrome off of it though and prep it and primer it. Then you can paint it whatever color you like.

 

[Aquabrit]

Thanks for the reply. Thats good to know. I want to keep it chrome color so i guess i will have a look for some chrome spray paint suitable for plastic.

 

[Staffamerica74]

Not a bad idea but if the surrounding part of the grill is still chrome you could just make the center section black and leave the outside chrome. A few members here have done that to thier grilles and it looks very nice.

 

[Aquabrit]

Actually its the outside that has peeled and the inner bars are good. I bought it online from a breakers yard who said it was in good condition! lol. What i will do is sand it down smooth and repaint, being careful to mask the black bits at the sides of the bars. Any recommendation for a particular paint / primer combo? I dont know what sort of plastic it is see...

 

[BAD97LSC]

after you sand it and get it the way you want coat it with bulldog, you can get it from napa in an aerosol can its a plastic adhession promoter and works awesome on flexible plastic as your under coat. then you can put your color of choice over it.

 

[turborich]

JC1994 painted his grille black, it looks really good.

 

[Aquabrit]

Thanks for that advice i will do just that. I havent found any chrome paints suitable for plastic yet. Any ideas? Once i do top coat it should i put some clear over that?

 

[Aquabrit]

Hi turborich! i figure if i cant get chrome paint or i mess it up i will either paint it black or body color. (nordic blue) Ideally, i want to keep the car original looking.

 

[poniesviii]

I was thinking the other day, ........ and.. I don't see why Geno can't have a face laser cut out of polished stainless like he did with the cobra star emblems. Then you can just re-face the front of the grille, after dulling the edges of the cuts. Sounds cheesey but I think it'd look great. And last.