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Old 10-03-11, 02:40 PM
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Default Restoring Grill on GS?
My grill is lightly pitted/paint chipped. Anyone do any repainting or restoring them and have any advice? Thinking of getting an airbrush kit and see what I can do with it to make it look new again.
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O'reilly sells Toyota trim paint that matches our grille. Buy some of that, adhesion promoter, and clear coat. Repainted mine not too long ago.
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Interesting ^^^

Do you remember the name of the color?
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Interesting ^^^

Do you remember the name of the color?
This is exactly what mine looks like:

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Cool, will look it tomorrow. Thanks!

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This is exactly what mine looks like:

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A lot of people just use dupli color rattle can spray and paint the grill. Mainly those whom go black. I have mine painted satin black and it looks amazing and super easy.
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Got any pictures?

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A lot of people just use dupli color rattle can spray and paint the grill. Mainly those whom go black. I have mine painted satin black and it looks amazing and super easy.
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Yeah, I'd love to see some pictures.... pics, anyone?
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I just got a wire brush ruffed it up a little bit and then used some Krylon Fusion Satin Black...here is what it came out like:


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mine looks like this one^^^ except 01+ hehe
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Looks good!

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I just got a wire brush ruffed it up a little bit and then used some Krylon Fusion Satin Black...here is what it came out like:


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Or you could do they DIY chrome grill, if you like it.
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if its 98-00 ide just blacken it. i just sprayed over it since i didnt care if it chips again. eventually it will so im didnt even bother to prep it.

01+ chrome the vertical lines
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You know I don't think I know the diff on the different grills on the 98-00 and 01-05. Will have to look...

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if its 98-00 ide just blacken it. i just sprayed over it since i didnt care if it chips again. eventually it will so im didnt even bother to prep it.

01+ chrome the vertical lines
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Looking at some internet picts the difference isnt' obvious. Are they?
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