DIY color matched grill

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Old Nov 26, 2020 | 10:13 PM
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DIY color matched grill

I ordered an aerosol paint touch up paint kit from scratches happen. The kit comes with primer, color matched base coat, and a clear coat.




I disassembled the bumper and grill parts, and masked off the bumper.






Applied 2 coats of each spray, quick drying with a hair dryer between coats.








I still have plenty of paint left in case I have a need to color match anything else in the future. The color match is pretty good, but I think I will need to wetsand and polish the clear coat to match the glossiness of the factory paint. Overall it was easy, and I recommend the product.

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Old Nov 27, 2020 | 09:52 PM
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Looks great, just like your garage floor!
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Old Nov 29, 2020 | 02:32 PM
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Looks great, just like your garage floor!
Thanks! I did that earlier this year using Rustoleum Epoxyshield Professional (Professional version is solvent based as opposed to the water based home store version). It has been great so far.
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Old Dec 1, 2020 | 08:51 PM
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Great job! I wish I could do things like that. I would absolutely ruin the car if I attempted something like this
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Old Dec 2, 2020 | 11:57 AM
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Looks good! Let us know how well it holds up to rock chips. Thinking of wrapping my grille.
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Old Dec 5, 2020 | 07:32 PM
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Hey, good job OP! It adds a nice touch.

I've Plasti-Dipped my OEM grill and vinyl wrapped a shark mouth grill, so I appreciate this .
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