How-To: Prep/paint grille inserts (03+)

OB · Post by OB » Thu Mar 23, 2006 7:38 pm

thanks grambo! im still very pleased with the outcome. im pissed tho cuz these effin CA roads have already kicked up the rocks to produce 2 chips in em, each about 1/4" (pretty big for a damn rock chip). but its only visible from point blank, and i plan on using touch up to fix em soon. Ima wait for the paint to FULLY cure before wasting time fixin them just to have to do it again. I guess new paint is much more vulnerable to chips, even tho i took my time and let em dry over 24 hours before putting them on, and another 15+ hours after that w/o driving the car. anyways blah blah...

p8ntballah413 · Post by **p8ntballah413** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:50 pm

where did u buy that paint andysautosports discountinued cg and i need to find it somewhere else

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 9:52 pm

^dealership can get it

p8ntballah413 · Post by **p8ntballah413** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:14 pm

in spray cans?

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:16 pm

yep...and in touch up pen form

p8ntballah413 · Post by **p8ntballah413** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:19 pm

thats weird b.c the guy at andyautosports.com said that it was discontinued...

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:35 pm

from the dealership??

call the dealership tomorrow and findo ut. or call them on monday. I dont see why they would discontinue it

p8ntballah413 · Post by **p8ntballah413** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:37 pm

nah this is what the guy from andys said, i highly doubt a dealership wouldnt have it on hand, or at least be able to order it.

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:51 am

i gotta buy the pen so metime for my car =( accidently put a 2 ft scrach along my rear passenger fender... was mowin the grass and wasnt paying attention turned the lawn mower, and the handle scraped my poor car

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:11 am

^ just cover the scratch with another racing stripe

lilolneon · Post by **lilolneon** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:15 am

har har

i cant... i ran outta stripe material thats why i never finished it on my bumper

p8ntballah413 · Post by **p8ntballah413** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:11 am

yeah so called the dodge dealership, it was discontinued....there goes my interior project......

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 12:57 pm

p8ntballah413 wrote:yeah so called the dodge dealership, it was discontinued....there goes my interior project......

That's odd... Check with Dupli-Color.

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:53 am

Hey, I know it's old, but can we get the original pics back up?

mikeb818 · Post by **mikeb818** » Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:51 pm

so i did this with mine. painted them black. think i might redo it and go with factory color.

05sxt · Post by **05sxt** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 3:32 pm

yellowpatrol wrote:Hey, I know it's old, but can we get the original pics back up?

I agree. I'm new to the board and so I just now got to read this how-to. I'm planning on painting mine during the Christmas break so the original pics would be super helpful if you still happen to have them.

Cheers!

OB · Post by OB » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:32 pm

Sorry guys I no longer have those old pictures. I accidentally deleted a bunch of them on my photobucket years ago, and two HT threads were ruined because of it. However, I plan on redoing my inserts come springtime, so I'll see about taking some new shots if I do.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:37 pm

sorry for bringing this up from the dead but do you just push on the clips from the back? and how many grit do you suggest for the initial sanding? thank ya

OB · Post by OB » Tue Jun 07, 2011 7:56 pm

Yeah they have little spring tabs built in, have to release the tab with a flathead from the back. I don't know too much about which grit is ideal, I used 1000 IIRC.

Johny · Post by **Johny** » Tue Jun 07, 2011 8:00 pm

thanks Derek

fox02neon · Post by **fox02neon** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 1:58 am

Good thinking!