I was thinking of doing something rather unique for my maxima: getting a trenz grill and painting it to match the body color of my car (Sterling Mist)... is the trenz grill hard to paint? I know its polished, just curious...

 

shouldnt be hard if you sand it lightly, spray a metal primer and then use paint

 

Next question: is Sterling Mist paint hard to get thru Nissan? is it expensive/cheap?

 

i am sure if sanded down you could paint it, but make sure its a good job, otherwise the aluminum will show thru and look like $hit!

 

Yeap, don't worry, my perfectionist side will show thru with this project!

 

i already did this project once..



i painted the lower trenz grill black..


it looked great until i drove the car.. any road debrie that hit the grill chipped the paint..



you have to get the grill powdercoated.

i was going to get the upper and lower trenz grills powdercoated gunmetal to match my rims... but gecided to go a different route..

 

Probably not worth it. Chips ahoy will be on your grille.

 

Getting a TRENZ grill isn't unique. Every one with 20" wheels has one. Oh, and they come stock on Escalades...

 

I agree w/jeff powdercoating it is the only way to go..the paint won't hold up to chips...

 

powdercoating is probably gonna be your only choice.

Ant

 

i dont know.. i've had my trenz grill for almost a year now, driven it to Atlanta and back and Miami and back from D.C. area and there is only one chip (hardly noticable).. i would have left it chrome except i bought it used $50 and it was painted blue.. i didnt have the money to paint it the pearly color professionally so i did it on my own with some spray paint primer and about 10 coats of white and 10 coats of clear spray paint.. came out lookin all right.. check it out..
http://maxima.cardomain.com/id/tunaman

 

how or where can you powdercoat things? can i powdercoat my stock grill ??

 

powdercoating can only be done to metal of aluminum not plastic....it will melt powdercoating is like baking it on.....or chrome dipping...

 

That grille looks familiar.

 

the grills last i checked were NOT plastic


Ant

 

he was refering to some one asking if the could powdercoat there SE grill

 

Originally posted by max1ma97se
how or where can you powdercoat things? can i powdercoat my stock grill ??



he was asking could he powdercoat his stock grill which is PLASTIC!

 

hmmm daym is there anything i can do to make my platic grill shiny like stock it got hella chips

 

your only option is to buy a brand new one or a good condition used one...

 

Perhaps you didn't see the "unique" part of this: