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Grille spraying
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 09:43
by Downend t25
I'm thinking of spraying my 2 grilles silver (hopefully looking chrome'ish when finished). Anyone else tried this and recommend any paints?
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 12:23
by irishkeet
hi
i sprayed mine black a few months ago, didnt use any primer etc, see link
http://www.irishkeet.com/vw/2006-04%20- ... %20sml.jpg
Im about to do the back of the wingmirrors and ordered this off ebay so the paint has good contact
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1
Should really have used it for the grill but as it was black already it seemd fine
good luck
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 14:14
by Downend t25
Cheers
Let me know how it goes will you? I've just been to B&Q to see what they've got but all of there stuff is for indoors so looks like a trip to Halfords.
Grille looks nice. Did you have your headlamps converted?
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 15:25
by redstar
i used the black , but they do it silver or chrome ....
wilcos is yer place, £3 a spray can, its acrylic , good finish
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 15:42
by Downend t25
ooh I'll have some of that , thanks!!
How long does it normaly last before touching up?
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 16:25
by Don-Tucker
anyone sprayed their bumpers,mine's a horrible gray colour.
Don
Re: Grille spraying
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 16:30
by OLD ONE
Same as grill...Seen one done. waiting to do my lot
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 18:35
by redstar
did mine a year ago now mr bomber, still pretty good....
Re: Grille spraying
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 19:22
by Don-Tucker
OLD ONE wrote:Same as grill...Seen one done. waiting to do my lot
Do you need a primer on the bumper ?
Don
Re: Grille spraying
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 19:39
by OLD ONE
The one my pal did looks good . The only bits he primed were where he repaired damage. The rest was de-greased, rubbed down with wet& dry and spayed with Halfords Matt Black
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 20:06
by Don-Tucker
Think I'll try a bit somewhere,but I would prefer satin black,I don't know why people like matt black,it looks like primer and doesn't ware very well.I suppose it's a modern thing.
Don
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 21:04
by Ivor Brownun
Saw a silver one at vanwest, think it looks better black, but thats only my opinion. Someone at one of the shows sells stainless covers for the grills.
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 21:12
by jamesc76
i saw those stainles covers last year at van fest they looked a bit tacky but thats just my thang would lik eto spray my grill silver but its never a shiny chrome look even if says chrome on the tin!!!!
Grille spraying
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 21:24
by OLD ONE
Don-Tucker wrote:Think I'll try a bit somewhere,but I would prefer satin black,I don't know why people like matt black,it looks like primer and doesn't ware very well.I suppose it's a modern thing.
Don
I have tried to get Satin Black in halfwits," never stocked it" was all I got. Tried in several other places. Met with a blank look
Grille/Mirrors/Bumper spraying
Posted: 10 Aug 2006, 22:03
by Fritz
This fine shot is our first Aircooled camper "Marvins Helmet' and during it's transformation had all grilles,mirrors, bumpers, dashboard etc painted silver,they were all keyed up with a good dose of 'scotch brite pads' and then plastic primed before painted with clear over base 2 pack stratos silver, but any good quality paint from a can would do.
I thought it worked well,
Regards,
Fritz,,,,,,,,
