I just bought a spare 04' grill off of ebay and I am going to have it painted my body color (pearl white) Althought I am going to have this done at a professional paint shop, is there any surface prep. that I should make sure happens, for the paint to properly adhere to the grill?

 

Hopefully they will do surface prep if they are a good shop

 

Make sure you show pics. I think painting the grill is a great idea if you dont want to replace the grill. I am considering the Sarona grill if i ever get my Sarona kit shipped

 

I dont know exactly waht problem the auto body had with mine, but I know he had a little trouble. It is now painted flawlessly..

 

ask different shops for opinions/quotes. whoever sounds most capable/reasonable have them assure it will last or they will repaint under some kind of warranty.

 

I would assume they are going to do a nice wet-sanding job to it before they paint it.

 

I know for a fact that there is a clear coat over the chrome on the stock grill. For the paint to properly adhere, this clear coat should be sanded off and the chrome scuffed up before priming.

 

I can't wait to see pics of the wht on wht grill.
I've been thinking of doing the same to my silver Max...

 

I recommend you do it, this looks real nice on white......... I had a pic but lost it damn.. but it looks nice go for it.........

 

here it is: NOT MY PIC

 

Anyone else paint their grill? Post pics!!

 

silver one: again not mine

 

Seriously! Post pics. I do not like any of the aftermarket grills. I would love to see that and maybe consider painting mine!

 

are you looking for a painted top and bottom or just the top piece......

 

I tried photoshopping mine to silver but it looked stupid, I want to see how it looks on silver before I decide to go for it or not...anyone, anywhere?

By the way Maxima's...everywhere!! Saw 5 today already just driving around town...

 

i think im gonna get my stock one painted to match my car because i take the billet one off for the winter





yeah i saw 7 today, 4 silver, 2 black, and 1 sprinted bronze

 

I think if I dont get the Sarona grill or mesh grill, that I will paint mine black to match my car. Not sure what I want to do about the logo up front - either leave it chrome, or paint it as well.