Hey guys. Just curious, for anyone here who has painted there stock grills, are rock chips a big problem?

 

most people hav problems like that with painted grilles...did mine in vinyl so it doesnt chip

 

hmmm hope that doesnt ruin mine...

 

One of my friends has a painted grill, and it does happen. All he does is just repaint it.

 

I had my grill painted, and it chipped badly after a few months of highway driving.
I got it repainted once, then wrapped it in gloss black vinyl. I've had the vinyl on for almost a year, and it hasn't wrinkled, chipped, torn or faded at all.
It was a much better solution.

 

thanks for the comments so far guys. since I would be doing black if I did paint it, I guess vinyl would be the best option.

 

what are the chances that the vinyl will fade over time? and how about putting it through a car wash?

 

the first time i did it, it chipped almost immediatly. second time i sanded it down really good, put 3 coats on it, then clear coated it and its ok for now

 

I sanded, primed, painted, and cleared mine to hell and back...still chips.

I'll be putting vinyl on the grille and hood in a week or two.

 

Painted mine black and it has some small chips, also put some wire mesh in and painted that. No chips on the mesh. I think I may re-paint the grill and hood lip gunmetal.

 

Mine chipped after a day, use vinyl iv had no issues yet.

 

I ordered a roll of the matte black from stickercity and will be doing the wife's TSX this weekend due to the chrome being all chipped up....

 

If I had to wager a guess, you're probably going to be infintley better off then the lot of us. You used a 2-stage paint which is significantly harder then the rattle can shit we used.

 

ive been through a brushless carwash like 20 times or more since i did mine in vinyl and it does not look any different...the 3m vinyl will last many years to come!!!

 

vinyl is the way to go.. reversible and hardly, if any chips..

 

you guys have all been a huge help, when I decide to do this, definitely gonna get vinyl. thanks a ton guys

 

glad we could help you out man...thats what we are here for!!

 

I've had mine painted for about 3 months now and no chips.. I just stay off of people's ass a few car lengths Yes I rattle canned it, about 3 coats of flat black.

 

hey bro question about sending, i was just doing it today, striped the old paing off but when i started sending( keep in mind i was using a plaster send paper) that fkn silver cout would not budge....do i need to get an even stronger sand paper or is it juts the finish of the part?

Hope this makes sense let me know

Also to all who bought vinyl, whats the best place to buy ?

 

another alternative is to use Plasti-Dip. you should look into it. many people have used it to turn their grills flat black. resistant to rock chips and fully reversible.

 

I sell vinyl. Black, white, blue, green, and I even just bought some that is anthracite and it should be here tomorrow and I will post pictures.

 

sick tails

 

does anyone have pics of this done on a carbon bronze i just noticed the other day the chrome is chipping off mine and is there another distributor the sticker city site isnt working

 

I sell vinyl. Let me know what you need.

 

I did the wife's grill in her TSX in matte black yesterday but had a hard time putting it on because the chrome kept flaking off and sticking to the vinyl. I have enough left over to do my TL's grill but will not be doing it because I dont want the vinyl to pull the chrome off mine either.

 

Thank you for suggestion

grill done with Plasti dip, very, very easy to apply( spray can) looks clean ,dries 15-30 max between coats. got dark so no pix post em tomorrow

 

np

please post the pics when you get a chance. i actually havent plasti-dip'd my grill yet but plan to do it very soon while swapping out my headlights.

 

anthracite vinyl?? Does it match the OEM AM? My mesh grille has been mounted unpainted all summer and I'm itching to paint it. I know it will chip like crazy so I didn't do it because I was looking for a solution. If this is pretty close to a paint match, let me know!