Repainted my grill

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  • mgold
    Mod Crazy
    • Nov 2003
    • 709

    #1

    Repainted my grill

    So I decided to black out a spare kidney grill I had. After painting it, I noticed that the rest of it looked like shit so I painted the side grills to match.

    Before, factory stock...


    After repainting the kidneys I noticed that the rest looked like crap...


    So I painted the rest and it looks so much better...
  • bwanac
    No R3VLimiter
    • Oct 2003
    • 3354

    #2
    Looks good!

    I like the color of the car. REminds me of the convertible I borrowed from a friend. 92' 325iC in same color! :D

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    • kencopperwheat
      King of Kegstands
      • Oct 2003
      • 14396

      #3
      Was there a certain type of paint that you used?
      Originally posted by Gruelius
      and i do not know what bugg brakes are.

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      • mgold
        Mod Crazy
        • Nov 2003
        • 709

        #4
        Nothing fancy, so I'm not sure how its going to hold up. I used Plasti-kote Anti-Rust Enamel Gloss Black (originally purchased to paint my M3 rear sway bar) on the chrome parts of the kidneys and Krylon semi-flat black (bought to repaint my 'i' lip spoiler) on the inserts and side grills I put on around 2-3 coats of each. I also sanded the chrome with 150 grit sandpaper to help the paint stick a little better.

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        • Jand3rson
          Banned
          • Oct 2003
          • 37587

          #5
          Wow, that looks really good.

          It's going to chip though, you should use SEM Trim Paint. That shit is bombproof.

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          • mgold
            Mod Crazy
            • Nov 2003
            • 709

            #6
            I saw an E28 the other night that had its front bumper painted with SEM a year ago and rock chips have gotten to it. I don't think any paint is totally bomb proof. Besides I always have my original grille to go back to if necessary.

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            • egk2
              R3VLimited
              • Nov 2003
              • 2426

              #7
              Trim coat looks better to black out grills.

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              • BMW BMXER
                R3VLimited
                • Oct 2003
                • 2325

                #8
                I just repaint my kidneys and grills often. I seem to always have black spray paint.
                Its not a hard job so I dont mind.

                Sold it.

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