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respraying grill
« on: Aug 16, 2004, 04:30PM »
hey there, my red pintara has a black grill insert that im gonna change to red, will a red touch up can from super cheap etc do? or is it best to get it properly resprayed??

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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #1 on: Aug 16, 2004, 04:50PM »
the red pintara paint is no longer made by any 'touch up can' manufacturers. you will have to go somewhere that will match your paint.

most good automotive paint stores will have the facilities to make you pressure packs with matched colours to your car.

and yeh, i think for something like a grille this is the ideal way to go about painting it yourself.
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #2 on: Aug 16, 2004, 05:22PM »
If you don't rub it back with some 300-600 grit wet or dry, the paint won't stick. And it depends what kind of finish you are after too.
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #3 on: Aug 16, 2004, 05:38PM »
yeh i shoulda said that..

pull the grille out and sand it back, prime it and paint it.
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #4 on: Aug 16, 2004, 10:33PM »
well i guess that im after as close a finish to the rest of the car as possible, thanks guys now ive got something to do this weekend!
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #5 on: Aug 16, 2004, 11:41PM »
yeah, what they said ;D
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #6 on: Aug 17, 2004, 08:07PM »
This car is in pretty ordinary condition, and consequently the clips on the grill to the body are very brittle, best solution? im thinking just a big pair of pliers and a hamburger
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #7 on: Aug 18, 2004, 03:20PM »
hamburgers are always good.

my old grille was glued on. pain in the ass to get off. my new grille.. suprise suprise, no clips! so mine is cable tied on.
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #8 on: Aug 19, 2004, 12:20PM »
Quote from: SSS on Aug 16, 2004, 05:22PM
If you don't rub it back with some 300-600 grit wet or dry, the paint won't stick. And it depends what kind of finish you are after too.

YES IT WILL  hahahahahahaha  :P that is mine cut and painted with touch up paint red from super cheap!! $2.00  ;D


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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #9 on: Aug 19, 2004, 12:20PM »
My grille was grey with those ugly crossy bits in em!!! Chopped em and painted it
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #10 on: Aug 19, 2004, 12:56PM »
yeh but lets see how much is still there 6 months from now
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #11 on: Aug 19, 2004, 01:56PM »
Quote from: vector on Aug 19, 2004, 12:56PM
yeh but lets see how much is still there 6 months from now

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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #12 on: Aug 20, 2004, 07:25PM »
Well, i sprayed it black with cheap paint and it had been there for about 1 year and it stayed, i've painted it red about 1 month ago and all is sweet!!! 

Hey even if it does go, $2.00 later and i got another 6 months up my sleeve!! 

Still win win from here blokes!!  ;D
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #13 on: Aug 20, 2004, 08:29PM »
And it'll come up looking better if you rub it back with some 2000 grit wet or dry (wet, of course) to get rid of the orange peel, and polish it up.
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #14 on: Aug 22, 2004, 09:28PM »
Quote from: SSS on Aug 20, 2004, 08:29PM
And it'll come up looking better if you rub it back with some 2000 grit wet or dry (wet, of course) to get rid of the orange peel, and polish it up.

Yeh SSS i think i will do that when and if i have to do them again!!!

Quote from: vector on Aug 19, 2004, 12:56PM
yeh but lets see how much is still there 6 months from now

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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #15 on: Aug 23, 2004, 05:03PM »
Quote from: Flogtara on Aug 22, 2004, 09:28PM

Man u don't really like saying anything good on this site do you!

man im just no good with typing emotions it just doesnt happen its either i type dribble or straight to the point and people get offended so fucked if i know im nothing like this in real person it never comes across the way i want to , back on topic its not to late to rub it back its probly better to do it a few weeks after have you waxed it yet? comes up nice like glass
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #16 on: Aug 24, 2004, 06:47PM »
True but sarcasm here is usually followed with a  :P face or  ;)

Give that i go chief!  :)
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #17 on: Aug 25, 2004, 06:50PM »
thats the dumbest thing i've heard  :P :P ;)

hows that sound?
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #18 on: Aug 25, 2004, 11:16PM »
meh i am who i am........ howd the grill turn out?
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #19 on: Aug 26, 2004, 12:07AM »
the grill looks really nice ay dude
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #20 on: Aug 26, 2004, 01:23AM »
did you take any pics?
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #21 on: Aug 27, 2004, 12:16AM »
meanwhile, my lazy arse hasn't done much except take more shit apart. *must learn to do things efficiently, especially when i post about them*
so the 2 dollar job is the go eh? gotta love stuff on the cheap  ;D
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #22 on: Aug 27, 2004, 06:44PM »
see if you can get some better quality stuff  "white night" paint is good quality its 7 dollars and its got more init then the 2 dollar stuff
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #23 on: Aug 28, 2004, 12:37AM »
Yeh but three bottles of $2.00 stuff is more than 1 bottle of $7.00 stuff!!!

Can u half tell i am a tightarse  ;D

Nahn dude, my grille looks phat! I think i might mesh it too with the bumper holes as well for a bit of rice  :D
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« Reply #24 on: Aug 28, 2004, 12:44AM »
lol too true, ohh mr flogtara that was your 1300 post, good work dudet, see ya tomorrow ya bum
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Re: respraying grill
« Reply #25 on: Aug 28, 2004, 01:24AM »
Schweet as!  Oh yeh, mesh is on sale at super cheap according to this catallogue in front of me, next week i will have ricey mesh!
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