As some of you may have seen I recently got my hands on a new TS magna grille, thanks to wombat. I like the look of a black front grille but my old one was looking a bit old.

So I gave the new one a bit of a sand:
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/6512/06082008088bo9.jpg

It is important to get out all the bumps and stone chips because they will show up in the final product, it is also important to tape of any areas you don't want painted. Here is a shot after the second and final coat.

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/2114/06082008091oc0.jpg

You can see a few inperfections in the paint here that I missed while sanding, I will fix this up in a few weeks when I have some more time.

This is the before shot with the old grille on:
http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5498/06082008092vp7.jpg

and the after shot, looks a lot beter:

http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/8210/06082008094nk0.jpg


What does everyone think?

Looks good, I think it goes quite well with the paras.

Yeah, I really need to fix the paint on the front bumper, not looking forward to it really.

Wow, that came up good, good to see it got put to good use:thumbsup:

thanks mate.

looks great man, much nicer ;)

I did the exact same thing but painted it from grey to black...

Im doing the same with my new rada grille i bought today:D

Was looking for a rada grille, this one will do though.

Ahhhh slyts6's old ride, Been in that car a few times, she goes very well...
Grille defiantly looks alot better mate.
I just sent my bumpers off for painting, $250 each and they look Unbelievable!

I get a new front bar tomorrow, but i lose my car for this week:(

']Ahhhh slyts6's old ride, Been in that car a few times, she goes very well...
Grille defiantly looks alot better mate.
I just sent my bumpers off for painting, $250 each and they look Unbelievable!

Yep, I love it how the motor just keeps revving.

250 each is a bit much when I could achieve the same results by my self with a few cans of paint and a whole bunch of sanding.

YAY! I got the TUFFTR aproval!

(Now I am off to make an account TUFRTR!)

Yep, I love it how the motor just keeps revving.

250 each is a bit much when I could achieve the same results by my self with a few cans of paint and a whole bunch of sanding.

YAY! I got the TUFFTR aproval!

(Now I am off to make an account TUFRTR!)

I spent about $80ish to paint my front bumper with cans but in the end it wont ever be as glossy as if done with proper enamel, lesson I've learnt is is if i want something done good by myself, i'd rather just get it done by a pro and pay a bit more. cause now instead of $250 to get it painted its probably cost me close to $350 to get it painted after spending money on it doing it myself the 1st time:P

']I spent about $80ish to paint my front bumper with cans but in the end it wont ever be as glossy as if done with proper enamel, lesson I've learnt is is if i want something done good by myself, i'd rather just get it done by a pro and pay a bit more. cause now instead of $250 to get it painted its probably cost me close to $350 to get it painted after spending money on it doing it myself the 1st time:P

Fair point, but anything at the moment is better than what i got at the moment, it chiped so much in some areas it looks like it was never painted there in the first place!