Black Billet Grille Or Not?
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Dude, save yourself the money, do the paint yourself on the headlight, I'd say maybe wet sand the grilles finish down, paint it flat black and clear coat it (that's what I just did to my grille and it's holding up really well!) and buy some blacked out corners, maybe some blacked out o6 corners, or paint them too... You could do this whole operation you want for seriously like $20 and a few hours of your time man!
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Cory did his on here and they turned out really good!
The grille thing would be easy man...
wet sand, then some rubbing alcohol to remove anything on the surface. adhesion promoter (at least 2 coats), some flat black paint (at least 3 coats), then some gloss clear coat (a good 2 coats)... Leaving about 30 mins or so in between each layer, I promise it'll turn out awesome!
As for the corners, they're the same process as that only with plastic... same with the headlight, cept you need to mask off the areas you don't want black and take your time... the headlight mod isn't hard, just time consuming, you REALLY have to take your time.
The grille thing would be easy man...
wet sand, then some rubbing alcohol to remove anything on the surface. adhesion promoter (at least 2 coats), some flat black paint (at least 3 coats), then some gloss clear coat (a good 2 coats)... Leaving about 30 mins or so in between each layer, I promise it'll turn out awesome!
As for the corners, they're the same process as that only with plastic... same with the headlight, cept you need to mask off the areas you don't want black and take your time... the headlight mod isn't hard, just time consuming, you REALLY have to take your time.
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If you want a completely blacked out truck, then go for black. It sounds like you want to go all black since you're getting black headlights and corners. I like the brushed grill with the normal headlights and corners personally.
For the paint, if you want it in a spray can, use dulpli color. Wet sand the grill with 600 grit, then prime. Wet sand the primer with 600 again and spray your black. Then use their clear and put a couple coats of clear on. If you want it shiny, then when the clear is dry, wet sand with 1500 or 2000 grit and then use some polishing compound to bring it to a shine.
For the paint, if you want it in a spray can, use dulpli color. Wet sand the grill with 600 grit, then prime. Wet sand the primer with 600 again and spray your black. Then use their clear and put a couple coats of clear on. If you want it shiny, then when the clear is dry, wet sand with 1500 or 2000 grit and then use some polishing compound to bring it to a shine.
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