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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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whats up guys, painted my grille today! Dont mind the white spots thats actually wet clear coat. Ill post up some dry pics tomorrow and some on the truck!

 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 08:09 PM
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Looks good!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 08:18 PM
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looks good, cant wait to see the end result
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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Turned out looking real good!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 09:13 PM
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Yeah I can't wait to get her on!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 09:38 PM
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looks good ill be repainting mine sometime down the road noticed a few rock nicks in yesterday when i washed her up....
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:36 PM
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What was the process that you did to make this happen...?

A little sanding and then some spray paint ???
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:53 PM
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400 grit light sanding of everything. Then some very light layers of fusion krylon paint for plastic. Layers about 45 mins apart with light sanding in between. The krylon clear coat with 1 minute between coats.
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 10:59 PM
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does it color match alright or do you think it needs some more clear?

oh and 1000
 
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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 11:14 PM
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I'll let you know tomorrow when the clear dries and I can compare.
 
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