Coolbs7 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Hey guys, today i Plasti-dipped my stock grill on my 05 LGT (silver) I taped off what was originally black, and only painted the chrome, although when taking the tape off, some of the paint went with it. If you guys haveyour grill painted, did you paint the whole grill, or just the chrome? It looks sweet though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefRacer Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I'm looking to do the same thing to my lgt, where can you buy plasti dip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Got mine at Ace hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrw Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Sprayed the whole thing. I even took apart the badge to paint the chrome ring. I've been meaning to peel the stuff off. Not to crazy on how it looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adoniram Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 If you're looking for sharp lines after plasti-dip, I would suggest using an Xacto knife at the tape seam before lifting. I'm pretty sure plasti-dip was designed to be peeled off, so that's why it's lifting with the tape. It's not like regular paint where the tape will leave a clean edge on its own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epic legacy Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 From what i have gathered in other threads is that if you want to be able to go back to chrome plasti dip is the way to go. However i have read about plasti diped grilles getting pretty beat up. Weather that is true or not i just recently did my grill with 5 coats of satin black krylon for plastic, followed by 4 coats of satin clear. It looks great and seems to be holding up well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbs7 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Got mine at Ace hardware. I'm looking to do the same thing to my lgt, where can you buy plasti dip? Bought mine at Lowe's around $6 a can. Might peel off and do it again painting the whole thing ill see how it holds up, also looking to do my wheels black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbs7 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 From what i have gathered in other threads is that if you want to be able to go back to chrome plasti dip is the way to go. However i have read about plasti diped grilles getting pretty beat up. Weather that is true or not i just recently did my grill with 5 coats of satin black krylon for plastic, followed by 4 coats of satin clear. It looks great and seems to be holding up well. Only reason i did not want to use regular spray paint is because if it didn't look good or it was a bad application, it couldn't be removed as easily as Plasti-Dip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolbs7 Posted November 6, 2011 Author Share Posted November 6, 2011 Sprayed the whole thing. I even took apart the badge to paint the chrome ring. I've been meaning to peel the stuff off. Not to crazy on how it looks. How did you remove the badge? was it easily put back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrw Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 I gently pried it out. I re-used the putty that was held on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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