With the use of an air compressor, a paint sprayer attachment, and lots of sanding/priming/taping... This truck is off the chain.

This takes talent!!
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Big boy sanding
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re-doing the grille
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Almost done with the tailgate
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finally making the scoop-grille black too (yes it is functional)
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Removed grille
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Removed tailgate/bumper
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Everything prepped for painting
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Bumper and plastic bumper cover sanded/primed
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Decided to tape off out tail light edge to paint as well
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'new' grille
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much better
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this looks good
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Now you see why I painted the edges
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All done
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Well crap, now your screwed Travis. You will never be an OTM on this forum. You have a mad modified performance engine, drivetrain mods and now you've exposed how we rock paint jobs in my garage. Your truck is sick homie!

 

whats in store for the bumper? I want to paint mine, but I believe chromed metal might be a little more difficult than chromed plastic to paint....at least prep wise...

 

I know! Too bad the voters don't like performance/real paint.

 

Both Travis's and mine are chrome and I painted them both. You just have to know what your doing, do the proper prep and have the right setting on your sprayer.
Before I turned loose on it
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After
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Well I thought it was obvious! Lol it will be straight black. Also, chrome is easy to sand and paint dude you just gotta do it right. 600-800 grit sanding sponge, then self etching primer, then sandable primer, wet sand it down, then a few coats of paint, wet sand it, repaint, and clear coat!!

 

iiiiilllllllll dude i like i like

 

Man, that turned out 100 times better than I thought it was going to

You should be proud brother. Hours of sweat, labor, painting and wrench turning are paying off big time!

 

hey both of you will have my vote always im a little more partial to blue though lol unless your up against dodge trucker

 

Well the bumper is actually finished. I actually finished painting it around 7pm or so. It will dry overnight and Travis will lay down the clear coat in the morning.