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The grills on the bus have faded to a kind of marbled effect and look pants. Anyone got any advice on the best way to return them to black without whatever is used flaking off after a few months?
Cheehars, Paul.

Hi Paul

I wet n dried mine and gave them a nice Black Satin makeover with a spray paint from Halfwits.

I had to buy new clips for the bottom grill from JK's.

But they looked like new when I refitted them.

good luck

Yes...paint is good, I chose a pikey black two pack gloss.
rub it down or have it fine silica blasted.

kev

come on, £1.75 tin of satin rattle can is just the job..

I used a can for plastic bumpers cleaned of with spirits painted straight on looks top as they had gone all silver! D

My grilles turn white/silver so I thought sod it and sprayed them silver. I try to kid myself that they now look like the stainless steel one I had on a Landy - they look stainless steel if I take my glasses off. With glasses on they look wank!!!!

Halfords Satin black, did mine 2 years ago and still look good with no flaking. As with all painting make sure you flat it down well and degrease them thoroughly.

cheers for the advice, much appreciated.
Also appreciate the lack of jokes re westies and grills, amazing will power.

i was going to reply "a grill on a westie.never" but thought better of it

and just when everyone was playing so nicely too...