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painting chrome bumper and billet grill
im wanting to get a billet grill but i want to paint the inside red to match my truck and keep the front of it chrome... i want to paint my front chrome bumper black....any tips help.
 
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Go to you local auto parts store and get a skuff pad(looks like a green dish pad). Use that to make your chrome look dull. Clean with soap and water. then paint and clear
 
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Either do that or you can sand it with 600 grit and clean with acetone, thats how I did the hood on my friends truck.
 
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From: Coal Region, MTC to be exact...heart of the coal region.
paint the whole grill and sand off the paint on the front. clear it then.
 
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