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Poor me,
I tried to pull off the DIY chrome grille trick, but must have left the paint stripper on there too long. The can says 15 mins and I waited 15 mins. As you can see in the pictures below, in some areas the chrome plating came off with the black coat, and in other areas the chrome plating shriveled up like crumpled aluminum foil. The grill looks like S*** from up close. Now I have to weigh my options between sanding it down to bare plastic and painting it gloss black and keeping the chrome L, or hitting up Luis and inquiring about a black chrome grille with black pearl emblems.
… Hell, might as well top it off with a black chrome trunk bar and door handles…
Those who have the 98-00 grill, I do not recommend this mod. Apparantly the OEM paint seems to be different. All the 01+ grills have came out awesome while the 98-00 looks like crud, including mine.
I used air craft paint remover and left it on for like a minute and half, I had to do it a second time but it turned out good. If you do it again you should give it a try.
Those who have the 98-00 grill, I do not recommend this mod. Apparantly the OEM paint seems to be different. All the 01+ grills have came out awesome while the 98-00 looks like crud, including mine.
haha i remember when you had to use a knife to scrape it off
No.....WAY!!!! I have a friend who has a 'spare' grill if you want!!! PM me and we'll work things out =]
I appreciate it man, but I am fine with this one for now. I don’t plan on showing the car off anytime soon. I’ll probably sand it down really well and paint it, then sell it in the classifieds in a few weeks (if anyone is interested I will start accepting PMs now, then you can choose the color).
The black chrome is calling me… haha
Originally Posted by GSteg
Those who have the 98-00 grill, I do not recommend this mod. Apparently the OEM paint seems to be different. All the 01+ grills have came out awesome while the 98-00 looks like crud, including mine.