Painting grill shell and bumper help

Gundy09 · Jul 10, 2014

So I just bought a new grill off eBay from eautogrilles. I am looking to color match (white) the outer shell.. any tips on what type of paint and possible specific color to use and tips on how to get it to stay on the smooth glossy surface??
Also I want to paint the front bumper white ( 08 xl model truck metal bumper).. bumper is black now. Same questions as with the grill.
Thanks for any help

Stroked777 · Jul 10, 2014

What kinda grille? Chrome or already painted?

Gundy09 · Jul 10, 2014

It's already painted black

Gundy09 · Jul 10, 2014

http://m.ebay.com/itm/190571568694?txnId=1004455806009
That is the link to the grill I bought

08Monster · Jul 10, 2014

Exact same grill I just bought. 1. Scuff it with a red scuff pad
2. Clean with a final wipe to remove wax, grease, etc
3. Tack rag the dust off
4. 3 coats of base coat paint
5. 3 coats of clear
Done. Same thing for the bumper. You can also tack rag between color and clear if you would like

08Monster · Jul 10, 2014

Here is how it turned out. I put superduty on it too

Stroked777 · Jul 10, 2014

my grill was originally chrome, i peeled off all the chrome and then used a for plastics paint and it came out awesome, i shot it with clear after

Before painting

After painting

looks alot better than chrome now, only thing i dont like is it has a little bit of a dull finish, but that can always be fixed when i get around to it LOL

bft blue oval boys · Jul 10, 2014

Stroked777 said:
my grill was originally chrome, i peeled off all the chrome and then used a for plastics paint and it came out awesome, i shot it with clear after

Before painting

After painting

looks alot better than chrome now, only thing i dont like is it has a little bit of a dull finish, but that can always be fixed when i get around to it LOL

What did you do to take all the chrome off?

08Monster · Jul 10, 2014

It just peels off really. I'd spray right over it.

Stroked777 · Jul 10, 2014

bft blue oval boys said:
What did you do to take all the chrome off?

It was bubbled up I was originally gunna get rid of the bubble but then realised the surface under it was a good surface to have as a base, it took for ever to peel off, a few hours but it's worth it, used a pocket knife to get under the edge to lift it a bit

bigaF250 · Jul 14, 2014

Was a heat gun needed for that?

Stroked777 · Jul 14, 2014

Not at all. The chrome is actually a thin metal later over the plastic. All you need is a starting point and then it's like taking sun burn skin off at that point. LOL