My New Grille, Repainted Bumper, and Hood PICS

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07-25-2003, 04:17 PM

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..did it work?

07-25-2003, 04:18 PM

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Today was very eventful, I went to Nic's (Z) house and we decided to do a mesh grille, and fix up where my bumper had a huge scrape on it.
This all took about 3 hrs. And well worth it,

-Here I was cutting out the middle piece of the GXE grille

-This is where we were inserting the mesh into the frame of the grille

-Painting it...

-Holding it in place

-Painting hood

07-25-2003, 04:21 PM

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-This is what the grile looks like w/out the middle piece

-Long process of bumper painting

-This is what my bumper USED to look like

07-25-2003, 04:35 PM

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-Finished!

-Just another

07-25-2003, 04:39 PM

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bijan=P-I-M-P...<<my mentor...LOL!

07-25-2003, 06:16 PM

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what the hell are you working on the car for if you're selling it?

07-25-2003, 06:55 PM

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Good question. Either way good work!

07-25-2003, 08:47 PM

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What brand of paint did you use and any preparation for the grille/bumper? I have a major spot on my bumper (seen in my sig pic link) that needs to be fixed and I've been wanting to mesh my grille. Your's definitely looks nice and deserves major props.

07-25-2003, 10:11 PM

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Chris...cuz, it was free...and it looked like sh*t. Damn dude...always f*cking critsizing me.

NYCgxe, - DupliColor Import Touch Up spray Paint...autoZone

Capital, thanks dawg

Albert, ................. lol - you hoe!

07-26-2003, 04:36 AM

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LOOKS GREAT!!!!

Don't mind chris, he does not understand that you may or may not sell the car and that it made you feel better about the car to paint it and make it look pretty

07-26-2003, 09:00 PM

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Bags, I found a '97 SE 5spd - black on black lthr, 60k miles for $7500

07-27-2003, 11:02 AM

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Originally posted by bijan gxe
Chris...cuz, it was free...and it looked like sh*t. Damn dude...always f*cking critsizing me.

criticizing...if i was criticizing you, you would know it

07-27-2003, 06:24 PM

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haha, Yeah he would !!!!

11-17-2003, 07:50 PM

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3rd gen reppin'

11-17-2003, 08:14 PM

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Wow, can't believe you spray painted the whole bumper and hood! How'd it come out - like how does it look in real life? What kinda prep did you do? How long did it take? How many cans did you go through?

11-17-2003, 10:40 PM

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Bring out tha dead.... threads...

11-18-2003, 07:42 AM

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Came out PRETTY good. Not as SMOOTH but looked great. Prep....sanded the hell out of it - thats where my bumper is yellow. 2 coats of white, 1 clear.

1 can white
1 can clear

took about 1 hr

11-18-2003, 03:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by bijan gxe

Came out PRETTY good. Not as SMOOTH but looked great. Prep....sanded the hell out of it - thats where my bumper is yellow.

How'd you sand it? What grits, I mean?

11-18-2003, 06:37 PM

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Since this thread was brought back...

How's the paint so far after these few months? Any chips or anything yet?

11-18-2003, 06:59 PM

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I dont specifically remember the grit. We went from kinda rough....to very fine.

NYC: I sold my car, but I see it every now and then...paint and grille still look as good as the day I did it. No chips. 3½ months and still good.