Painting Grille

[Brian Teitell]

I have a silver st and i want to paint my grille. How do i exactly do that, like what kind of paint do i use, an what is the best method?



thanks,

Brian

 

[Travis Munday]

Check the projects section, there's a project on removing and painting the grille.



The best paint is anythign really...as long as you prep well enough for the paint o stick.

 

[GccST]

I think the honeycomb grille on the trac would be extremely difficult to paint. It would be near impossible to get even coverage, and I am not sure if anyone here has done it. You would have to use high temp paint though.

 

[Tim Turner]

I know Jeff C has done this. He painted his silver if I recall correctly and it looked really good on his DWWB.

 

[GccST]

OK I guess people have done it. Maybe Im just lazy, because it would definetly be a lot of work.

 

[JK II]

I thought Travis was the one who did it?

 

[Todd Z]

Last i knew Jeff had removed his grill completely.....



There was a guy with a red grill.....

I would remove it, Clean it with plastic parts cleaner, (NOT soap or simple green ETC)

Spray with plastic paint in the color you want. You could prime and clear if desired..

Todd Z

 

[Tim Turner]

Yes Jeff now has his grille completely removed, but at one time it was the stock one that was painted silver. Here's a post confirming it, but he must have deleted the picture from his library because I'm getting a red X.

 

[John Salane]

I just taped the front of mine up without taking the grille off.I used silver flake wheel spray paint.The pics are in my library.

 

[Gene Marshall]

John, Are there pictures of an ST in your library?

I couldn't get past the SpurrierChicks. Hubba Bubba Ye Owl

 

[Travis Munday]

JK-

I had, I'm not claiming to be the first person to do it, but one of at least.





The trick is spraying BOTH sides of the grille from all four directions, top, bottom, left, and right. It doesn't take much paint, just a good even coverage area.

 

[brandon mena]

I have my stock one painted silver but I only did it since I removed it to install my homemade grill just incase I didn't like the one I made. It came out nice but it is just sitting in the shed.

 

[John Salane]

Yea Gene those were taken at the USC ladies day clinic here in Columbia.Just SS checkin out the lovely young ladies footworkThose other pics are photoshops I just though were hilarious.The woman in the pics is actually one of the assistant coaches girlfriend.

 

[JK II]

Travis I didnt say you were the first or anything. What I meant was you were the only I knew who had done so in my book you were first haha.

 

[Travis Munday]

I'm the first in everything....and don't forget it.

 

[JK II]

Oh? So your first in being a loser? I knew it!

 

[Travis Munday]

That included....

 

[Keith Nail]

check out my gallery youll find my grille. I took it out had it painted when i had my rear spoiler painted. Both painted and and had rear spoiler installed. The color is Ford Laser Red which is a 3 stage. total cost was 400.00 for spoiler paint and install and painting of grille