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I used soft scrub on my leather interior seats and wow. Absolutely amazed at how they came out. No befores but I will get around to posting what they look like now. Used the usual conditioner after and all is well. I also used Tuff Stuff on my carpet and just as impressed.
I had never thought about my front grill being chrome until I checked a few threads. Did it today and oh boy. It transforms the look tremendously. I posted a picture in the "what did you do to your GS today" thread.
Learned a lot about rims/tires/drop/no drop etc. I will be sticking with no drop myself. Just personal preference> I may drop later if it bothers me that much but I doubt it will. I would love to see a thread of all GS300's with no drop on 18's.
So to any and all that contribute their DIY, Rims, small fixes and advice I say thank you. This has really made me a bit more aware of the beauty of this car.
I feel the same gratitude for this awesome community, thank you!
I did the chrome grill mod too, awesome huh? I love it.
My car had a 1" Eibach drop when I got it. I think it's about perfect honestly, maybe about 1.2" after settled. I wouldnt really want it lower than that though.
Here are some pics below of both the grill and my height -
I used soft scrub on my leather interior seats and wow. Absolutely amazed at how they came out. No befores but I will get around to posting what they look like now. Used the usual conditioner after and all is well. I also used Tuff Stuff on my carpet and just as impressed.
I had never thought about my front grill being chrome until I checked a few threads. Did it today and oh boy. It transforms the look tremendously. I posted a picture in the "what did you do to your GS today" thread.
Learned a lot about rims/tires/drop/no drop etc. I will be sticking with no drop myself. Just personal preference> I may drop later if it bothers me that much but I doubt it will. I would love to see a thread of all GS300's with no drop on 18's.
So to any and all that contribute their DIY, Rims, small fixes and advice I say thank you. This has really made me a bit more aware of the beauty of this car.
Like some other member ask or say, I want a Thanks button on this site and I agree with that.
The grill look very nice. Great job
Like some other member ask or say, I want a Thanks button on this site and I agree with that.
The grill look very nice. Great job
I like your ride my guy. Clean. And a thanks button would be cool. I think the only thing I will do is put clear side marker lights on and get the windows tinted a bit. after that I am good to go unless I drop her an inch which I would be in no rush to do.
I used soft scrub on my leather interior seats and wow. Absolutely amazed at how they came out. No befores but I will get around to posting what they look like now. Used the usual conditioner after and all is well. I also used Tuff Stuff on my carpet and just as impressed.
I had never thought about my front grill being chrome until I checked a few threads. Did it today and oh boy. It transforms the look tremendously. I posted a picture in the "what did you do to your GS today" thread.
Learned a lot about rims/tires/drop/no drop etc. I will be sticking with no drop myself. Just personal preference> I may drop later if it bothers me that much but I doubt it will. I would love to see a thread of all GS300's with no drop on 18's.
So to any and all that contribute their DIY, Rims, small fixes and advice I say thank you. This has really made me a bit more aware of the beauty of this car.
Chrome Grill mod? How so? (Mine is showing its age so any improvement would be nice)
Chrome Grill mod? How so? (Mine is showing its age so any improvement would be nice)
there are about 8 screw holding the grille down, remove them all. If they are a bit rusty like mine were, spray some wd40 to loosen them a bit. Remove the grill and I placed it on 2 towels in my garage. I sprayed some Kleen strip in the spray can all over it really good, you will see the paint start bubbling within a few minutes. I let it sit for about 5-7 minutes while I started replacing my license plate light bulbs. The first go around I just sprayed the grill down with water and dried it off. Use gloves with this stuff. I let it sit and finished my bulbs. Spayed it again in places that need a bit more, this time I used a toothbrush to scrub a little for the remaining black that was in between the grill. I posted a picture in the What did u do to your gs today" thread. you will be pleased. Ordered the clear side marker lights last night, I think they go well with the chrome grill.
Yes, great explanation above. I just want to add some tips that will really help.
I used 200 grit sandpaper to rough up every painted surface I could on the grill before spraying aircraft stripper. It gives it something to bite into, and completely tore the paint off. Be careful not to go through the paint and hit the chrome with the 200 grit. You want to find balance between pressure, but don't worry, the paint on the grill is very thick. If yours is thinner, use 600, it's better than nothing.
I tried both ways, without scuffing the paint, and with. Without it, it was really not working well, for me anyways.
Also, give the stripper time to work, but try to wipe the excess off the surrounding chrome edge already on the grill's border. Because the stripper is not eating through a paint barrier on that, it is just hitting the chrome directly and can hurt it. Trust me here, I found out just in time.
Also, make sure the excess spray doesn't puddle too much on the back of the grill when it runs down the slats - wipe it off. There is no chrome and no paint on the back, so no protection there. The puddled up stripper will really deform the plastic on the back edges at the bottom of the slats. You will see it through the front of the grill looking down into the grill, because it eats up the back edges. That aircraft stripper is strong. I had to slightly sand the back a little because of this, but it turned out great.
A toothbrush works great to get the really rough spots off, but I needed something slightly stronger. I used a plastic removal tool's edge, but a plastic razor blade would work wonders here. Took me about 3 hours, but I wanted it looking OEM chrome.
Yes, great explanation above. I just want to add some tips that will really help.
I used 200 grit sandpaper to rough up every painted surface I could on the grill before spraying aircraft stripper. It gives it something to bite into, and completely tore the paint off. Be careful not to go through the paint and hit the chrome with the 200 grit. You want to find balance between pressure, but don't worry, the paint on the grill is very thick. If yours is thinner, use 600, it's better than nothing.
I tried both ways, without scuffing the paint, and with. Without it, it was really not working well, for me anyways.
Also, give the stripper time to work, but try to wipe the excess off the surrounding chrome edge already on the grill's border. Because the stripper is not eating through a paint barrier on that, it is just hitting the chrome directly and can hurt it. Trust me here, I found out just in time.
Also, make sure the excess spray doesn't puddle too much on the back of the grill when it runs down the slats - wipe it off. There is no chrome and no paint on the back, so no protection there. The puddled up stripper will really deform the plastic on the back edges at the bottom of the slats. You will see it through the front of the grill looking down into the grill, because it eats up the back edges. That aircraft stripper is strong. I had to slightly sand the back a little because of this, but it turned out great.
A toothbrush works great to get the really rough spots off, but I needed something slightly stronger. I used a plastic removal tool's edge, but a plastic razor blade would work wonders here. Took me about 3 hours, but I wanted it looking OEM chrome.
04-17-16, 01:50 PM
Thank you CL
