boostwagboy Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 goin to paint my grille. i have cleaned it pretty well with a cloth and some degreaser/palmolive mix. am i ready to paint now?what type of paint should i use. im doing this myself so i dont want it to end up looking like a 4 grader and his crayons had a run-in with my car. need something effective but easy. looking for a glossy black lookthanks guys,matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 oh no my son. you must first follow the ways of the sandpaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostwagboy Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 dang i was afraid of that. what should i use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the underlørd Posted August 2, 2006 Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 dang i was afraid of that. what should i use? the search feature.. http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?s...amp;hl=painting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostwagboy Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2006 believe it or not i did search for grill painting. didnt get a nice link that tho. thanks a alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martz0r Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 believe it or not i did search for grill painting. didnt get a nice link that tho. thanks a alot.maybe that's because you're supposed to search for GRILLE paint haha, just kidding, im on the same boat as you except I just need to know what paint to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boostwagboy Posted August 3, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?a...f=5&t=30678this is all u need to kno. so friggin helpfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow95 Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 I will be doing this saturday also. Fianlly found some black dip-it.Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(n)A-GAME Posted August 3, 2006 Report Share Posted August 3, 2006 even a google search would come back with this....come onhttp://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.php?s...41&hl=grill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martz0r Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMK33 Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Now was your car Looks good, what did you use , Plastidip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stea1thV Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 Plastidip... plastidip... plastidip... did I mention plastidip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martz0r Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I couldn't find PlastiDip at 2 parts stores, so i just settled for Krylon Plastic paint... so far so good, sorry for the crooked picture I had to go to work LOL and I was in a rush. I heard someone say something bad about the Krylon stuff but ehh we'll see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiku Posted August 4, 2006 Report Share Posted August 4, 2006 I couldn't find PlastiDip at 2 parts stores, so i just settled for Krylon Plastic paint... so far so good, sorry for the crooked picture I had to go to work LOL and I was in a rush. I heard someone say something bad about the Krylon stuff but ehh we'll see...krylon fusion plastic paint works pretty welljust need to layer the coats onnow, krylon CHALKBOARD paint seems to hold up real wellused it on the 850 about 1.5 years ago, only now has faint chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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