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Icon14 Project: Cracked grill

Okay was as in my other thread "The future is near" It showed off the grill I picked up. Well I went back over to josh's today and he got started on the prep work. Got the crack sealed and the grill sanded down. Next will be another full sanding and then some primer. Hopefully get it finished next weekend paint and all. Realized I didn't get any before pics of the crack, but oh well lol.

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Josh starting the sanding process:
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Smoothed out the crack:


Filler:
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Next weekend we will sand it again. Primer/wet sand and then paint it and clear it.
 
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yeah fillin crack's is not that hard.........HAHA!! Why do i feel like auto body 101!! FAIL!!!
 

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lol who knows
 
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I need to give that filler to some of the plumbers that come into my store.
 
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sounds like you know what your doing
 
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Originally Posted by Trigger01
I need to give that filler to some of the plumbers that come into my store.
lol
 
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Lol dude. I would never use filler ON a car if the filler wasn't supposed to go on the car haha.

Looks like a good project though.
 
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Lol dude. I would never use filler ON a car if the filler wasn't supposed to go on the car haha.

Looks like a good project though.
it is meant for it
 
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hey Josh I have a question, I wanna install a full billet

but to do it I gotta cut those bars, is there a way to cleanly cut across there or should I just get a 05 grill?
 
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hey Josh I have a question, I wanna install a full billet

but to do it I gotta cut those bars, is there a way to cleanly cut across there or should I just get a 05 grill?
Yes there is. Buy my stock grille and repaint it. You dont want to cut your grill.
 
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it is meant for it
I was talking about you doing the body work on the grille while its sitting on the trunk of another car. I'd be afraid of getting filler on the car.
 
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Originally Posted by RazorsEDGE
I was talking about you doing the body work on the grille while its sitting on the trunk of another car. I'd be afraid of getting filler on the car.
Oh haha. That was josh's idea, btw he's the one in the pics
 
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Originally Posted by 07SPORT
hey Josh I have a question, I wanna install a full billet

but to do it I gotta cut those bars, is there a way to cleanly cut across there or should I just get a 05 grill?
Mike's idea is the best but yeah, a variable speed dremel, some good cutting and sanding bits and alot of paitience!!

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I was talking about you doing the body work on the grille while its sitting on the trunk of another car. I'd be afraid of getting filler on the car.
AW!! when your good your good..lol j/k plus it wasn't much and if any got on there you caould easily wipe it off np!!

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Oh haha. That was josh's idea, btw he's the one in the pics
You know you liked it!!
 
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