So I bought the ebay grille maybe 8ish months ago and from the beginning there was a lil crack in the top left corner. Note I never did paint it, just slapped it on the car... has been looking good all things considered the whole time. but today I took it off, noticed that the mount on the right side had been ripped apart. Which is also why it was offset slightly. SO I took the grille off an hour ago.

Went to Canadian tire and got me some JB weld and I coated the entire front of the grille (where the paint chips) so now when I paint it it will not chip.

Used the JB weld to re make the mount that ripped apart. I am using paper to keep the forum/shape that I need. and re-adjust it every 20 mins when it starts to drip.. and in an hour or 2 it'll be sweet.

 

I got the same grill over a year ago. Got one small rock chip but that's it. Never painted it till about 2 weeks ago. Holding up pretty good if u ask me

 

Yea.. but the back tabs at the top seem to be under a lot of stress which is why the one snapped off basically. oh well.. The JB weld will do just fine. I checked everything now that it's fairly dry, put it on the car and it's gonna do just fine for what I need.

I'm gonna take my time on this tho. tomorrow I'll paint, and friday I'll install again once it's all perfect. I'm gonna clear coat it too

 

IN the meantime I will be cruise like this..

Getting my attention another way. LOL

 

What color are you gonna paint the grill? I think ssm would look good....

 

gloss black.. instead of flat black like I had before..

should be done tomorrow morning... jb weld has been sanded and first coat of paint is already on

 

sanded the shit outta it last night and this morning.

3 coats of black enamel paint.. wet sanded each time inbetween.

and then a final 4th coat.

pix should be up in a few hrs

 

nice. waiting for pics

 

Why wet sand between every coat ?
If preped right you should only have to wet sand the clear.

 

^^ painting outside in the wind... doesn't help lol. so dust lil speck kept coming onto the paint and slowly but surely i'd work less and less of them out till it's near mint. And i am no pro at preping this fiberglass w/e grill.

annn now i clear coated it :-) sexy.

i'd say it's a 9/10... definitely no perfect 10.. i this was my first attempt at something like this

4 hours roughly from start to finish... of working on it.

I think it's worth it.. we'll see... the test of time will tell

 

grinded down the mount I made so now it sits 100% flush. also needed to slightly bend the inside top metal tabs on the hood where you screw through to the grill. (so there is no un-needed pressure).

BUT when I was putting it on I pressed on the grill SO now i got fingerprints on my grille.


GOTTA re-sand the bitch down and do her once and for all and wait this time so I don't screw it up again. :-(

being an impatient painter never helps

 

FINISHED PRODUCT... I AM DONE... just waiting for it to 100% dry tonight before I put it on tomorrow.

 

looks nice. good job

 

damn, that looks really good. will the hood latch be clearly visible?

 

installed on the car just now!





as for the hood latch if u get on ur knees and look up ull see this



For those who do not have the ebay grill I had to cut out the main section of the hood support in the middle where the A symbol is. I clean all that up real nice to make it look like it hadn't been grinded heavily.

 

looks awesome dude

 

Looks nice. You should put the "A" emblem on the outside of the grill though....

 

do you have any pictures of it on with the whole car

 

looks pretty good! I like it!

 

A stays BEHIND THE GRILL

that's how u KNO it's ME :-)

lol no i thought about putting it on the outside like the rest... but it looks just so damn personal when it's behind the grill.... incognito

 

Props. I've done the grills before outside and it's a beotch!

Came out good and you took time to wet sand between coats which looked like it paid off.

 

looks good. nice job on the paint