Repainted my grill

[mgold]

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]

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

[KenC]

Was there a certain type of paint that you used?

[mgold]

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.

[Jand3rson]

Wow, that looks really good.

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

[mgold]

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.

[egk2]

Trim coat looks better to black out grills.

[BMW BMXER]

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.