I'm curious if anyone has SUCCESSFULLY painted their stock chrome grille on a 3rd gen Dak.

yes i have
and there is a couple others

Do not use Duplicolor Metalcast! I prepped it exactly as recommended by Duplicolor's hotline and it's chipping off at an ever increasing rate after only a few months. Ah well I knew that was a possibility before I started... it did look cool for a bit though:

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Yes. Just make sure it's prepped right. I had one for my 05 painted black at a friend's body shop. When my truck got scrapped over a year later it still looked like brand new and I've never heard a complaint from the member I sold it to so I assume it's still going strong. It's all in the prep.

yea i prepped mine and painted it with duplicolor truck bed coating

Look at my sig... it was easy. Primer and black spraypaints. After a good sand.