Plasti-Dip Front Grille

[Dookie]

Well it was past due to redo my front grille, since there was a lot of rock chips and cracks developing. My buddy showed me a video from his Acura Forums where they were using Plasti-Dip to coat their emblems and grilles. The cool thing about it is, you can peel it right off and recoat it if needed. Plus it will prevent chipping and cracking since it's rubber based.



The product:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d820b3127ccefd1765af08a600000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Painted:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d820b3127ccefd17c85cc9ab00000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d820b3127ccefd1714b5481c00000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/


On the car photos with repainted emblem to match:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d820b3127ccefd162b89a9db00000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d820b3127ccefd171ffe08ca00000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

Me and my buddy's TL Type S:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d820b3127ccefd1612c4682200000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/


:D

[TSi+WRX]

Looks great!!!!!! :)

[robbie_R]

I love that stuff, painted my Leggy grill and my Forester grill with it. If I end up installing the lip it will also get a coat of the "dip"

[SubieChik]

I love the plastidip last pretty long.....my friend used it on his and mine was all dinged up (regualr paint) before his even had one chip. Decided to change mine :lol:

[kagenmateer]

Yep...good shiz! Your grille turned out great!

[Dookie]

Thanks mang!

[kagenmateer]

What mesh are you using?

[Dookie]

The good ole Home Depot special rain gutter screen, painted in silver.

[DaMenaceGt]

Dookie how did you get the emblem back on the grille. Mine is in serious need of a change.Is there a D.I.Y guide.

[Dookie]

I believe there is a walkthrough on .com. Here is the cliff notes to painting and attaching it to a custom grill.

Painting the emblem:
1. Seperate the chrome ring from the plastic emblem.
2. Sand the back of the emblem, the flat surface, using 350 -400 grit sandpaper.
3. Paint the back with your color choice, enamel paints work best.
4. Wait a few hrs to dry, re-attach chrome ring using heavy duty double sided tape.

Attaching to custom grills:
1. On back of emblem, lightly sand the chrome off the plastic tabs on the back, one on each side.
2. Epoxy 2 bolts (3/4 - 1 inch long), one on each side. JB Weld works great.
3. Once cured, place the bolts throught the screen and tighen with nuts. Epoxy the back of the nuts to sercure them in place.

I'll post a pic of mine later for example.

[kagenmateer]

Just don't over-sand the back of the emblem. I decided to take a short cut with a wire brush on my drill, and there's a couple marks that went through to the chrome stars. Oopsy!

On another note, I used spray-on truck bed liner where my front lips gets paint chips (so it's rad and black now). I'll post pics when I get it on.

[Dookie]

Cool.

The front of my emblem was all dinged up. I sanded it down with 400 grit paper to smooth it out, then sprayed clear coat over it to make it look brand new.

[SubieChik]

I super glued my **** :lol: Hey as long as it sticks right? :)

[kagenmateer]

I used RTV.

[DaMenaceGt]

Any Pics of yours SubieChik :tup:

[SubieChik]

no I don't think so....I painted my emblem on my last grill.....since then I have gotten a new one due to an accident......then someone hit me again and I said screw it.....I'll just keep the cracked one and save $100 :lol: You can only tell when you are on top of it.....so I don't care.

[Dookie]

no I don't think so....I painted my emblem on my last grill.....since then I have gotten a new one due to an accident......then someone hit me again and I said screw it.....I'll just keep the cracked one and save $100 :lol: You can only tell when you are on top of it.....so I don't care.
Diry little girl. :naughty: :devil:

[TSi+WRX]

^ That ain't right! :lol:

[SubieChik]

only you would pick that out Dookie :lol:

[Dookie]

:evilbanana: :rofl: :lol:

[kagenmateer]

You two need to meet halfway in Kansas. Dookie will hump your leg.

[Dookie]

Yes Yes!! :banana:

[Dookie]

:lol:

[SubieChik]

Rut roh

[Dookie]

Completed my front lip. Thought about painting it the same as Kagen's, but decided to match my grille using the Plasti-Dip. Here's some pics.


http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d920b3127ccefdd60921243800000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d920b3127ccefdd7253e854d00000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d920b3127ccefdd7524644a600000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

[DaMenaceGt]

Now thats the one I want .

[Dookie]

Bought this lip of Ebay, it's the '06 WRX s204 style lip. It's almost a perfect fit, just had to heat up the corners a little to form it to the bumper. Overall, it was pretty easy to do and it's worth the $65 bucks, IMO.

[kagenmateer]

Looks great! And your completely clear lights on a silver car is badass!

[Dookie]

Few extra pics after a good cleaning. Pics are so-so as they were taken by my phone.


http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d924b3127ccefddee28606a000000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d924b3127ccefddecec787c700000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1d924b3127ccefdde768206ee00000030O00AZtHDZo1bt2 IPbz4S/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/