TravisGT Posted May 11, 2010 Share Posted May 11, 2010 Mine has held up pretty well actually. The only place that has came off is where the 2 bolts hold the grill on. I didn't use any plastic specific paint. When I sanded it, I started with (I think) 120 grit and slowly worked my way to about a 600 grit. Then I used an adhesion promoter then primed, painted, and clearcoated it. I used 3 coats of primer, 4 coats of paint and 4 coats of clear. Held up so far. I have painted a lot of plastic and none of the plastic paints I have used worked very well. This is the most succesfull combo I have found. I even used the adhesion promoter then LineX'ed a fourwheeler body. It's held up well too. Part of the problem I have found is there is just A ton of different plastics or formulations. Some paint combos work, some don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy78 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 here are some quick cell pics of my diy grill... http://i42.tinypic.com/jl16o0.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/oqd56a.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Here's mine. Don't mind the dirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moncur_6 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 here are some quick cell pics of my diy grill... http://i42.tinypic.com/jl16o0.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/oqd56a.jpg How is the material holding up over the miles? I love the look of the carbon wrap, I am redoing all of the cheesy wood pieces on the inside with this stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Re-painted mine a couple months ago and its holding up well. Tried to put some clear coat on top but it made it kind of a greyish color, so I just resprayed the satin black. Sorry no real clear shots of it right now but here's these: http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/7038/after01o.jpg http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6602/after04.jpg http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5687/after06.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heferly Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Re-painted mine a couple months ago and its holding up well. Tried to put some clear coat on top but it made it kind of a greyish color, so I just resprayed the satin black.  just did mine this weekend...same thing with the clear coat  after searching a half-dozen stores, found the plastikote black metal flake...looks like it was from 1985, though  http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/9552/imag0173n.jpg also put on overlay from grafxwerks  http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9159/imag0191g.jpg http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/927/imag0200k.jpg sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes...well, he eats you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roof01 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Just finished mine...we'll see how long it holds up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstechie Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I'm repainting (to match the car) and installing an AVO Grille and was wondering where people are getting the GT badges for them? Checked eBay and it's mostly the STI ones that keep popping up. Currently it looks like this - http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs304.snc4/40558_420634823558_562658558_4656508_903149_n.jpg  Was like this - http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs129.snc4/36835_416728578558_562658558_4546101_4297429_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 People are getting the "GT" badges off the trunk.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heferly Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 ^yep...and if you're looking for a full-size oval badge w/GT on it, they have them at grafxwerks.com...vinyl overlays...i love mine but you have to have your oval subie badge, still sometimes you eat the bar, and sometimes...well, he eats you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyg113 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 Here is a pick of mine. This was done about 3 years ago. Â http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e329/jonnyg113/IMG00021.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstechie Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Updated Pic, now I need a GT badge! Anyone have one for sale? http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs304.snc4/40522_421078833558_562658558_4666992_3382410_n.jpg I'm repainting (to match the car) and installing an AVO Grille and was wondering where people are getting the GT badges for them? Checked eBay and it's mostly the STI ones that keep popping up. Currently it looks like this - http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs304.snc4/40558_420634823558_562658558_4656508_903149_n.jpg  Was like this - http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs129.snc4/36835_416728578558_562658558_4546101_4297429_n.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 is your trunk de-badged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstechie Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 is your trunk de-badged? Nope, I'm considering keeping them and adding a B4 badge to the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalyst Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 Personally I think the GT badge on the grille looks tacky. Subaru oval or leave it open, IMO. "This is an adventure." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O_vang Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Here is my grill that I did like 2 months ago. I was gonna cut it up like the DIY grill, but painted the wings instead just to see if I liked it better, and I did. http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/4/web/3040000-3040999/3040917_12_full.jpg http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/4/web/3040000-3040999/3040917_13_full.jpg Is that just a flat black spray on the wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joedirtae09 Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 this is really DIY but I did have to tape on the L7 badge onto the R-Rev carbon fiber!  http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz209/joedirtae09/08%20Legacy%20GT/IMG_0016.jpg http://i828.photobucket.com/albums/zz209/joedirtae09/08%20Legacy%20GT/IMG_0015.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nochance Posted August 21, 2010 Share Posted August 21, 2010 Is that just a flat black spray on the wings? Found the follow ups on page 16. He said he just sanded with 300, and used 8 coats of flat black primer. IMO, this is better than spending $200 on prefab, I nearly crapped when I saw how good it looked! Now for those out there that can help me, what gets sanded and for how long? Also I'm guessing to use Plastikote on the whole assembly, emblem aside. Sounds silly, but these are the simple questions that save me headaches, swearing, and thrown equipment later on because I screwed up somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emling21 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e323/dead2rights21/my2010.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie3429 Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 heres a few of mine. http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/redman9173/mms_picture26.jpg http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/redman9173/mms_picture25.jpg http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb24/redman9173/mms_picture23.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobydoobie Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 could just be the angle but it looks like theres a gap between grill and bumper. Need to clip in the lower part of the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverado1026 Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I guess this is a better place to put my pics! http://www.fuzi0n.com/imgz/cars/subaru/grill1.jpg http://www.fuzi0n.com/imgz/cars/subaru/grill2.jpg http://www.fuzi0n.com/imgz/cars/subaru/grill3.jpg  these look awesome. i wanna do this. do you need to stip the chrome off in order to paint it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimm Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Decided to take the plunge. Pretty easy actually. I picked up a used grill (in case I screwed up). Took the dremel to it. I trimmed the edges based on where the notches ended up after the guts are out. I used the Fed Meyer gutter guard plastic stuff ($2.99). It was a little difficult to get the edges of the mesh tacked down but with a little CA and accelerator I got it tacked. Then just JB quiked it in place. Debadged too and moved the spec.B logo up front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesidan Posted October 9, 2010 Share Posted October 9, 2010 Here's mine with bumper black where chrome was, "VHT wrinkle plus" on the inside and black painted metal mesh gutter guard. Also included a few bugs from my work commute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB-M3 Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 is the chrome part on the stock grill just paint? i've done DIY paint jobs before and even with many coats it will still chip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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