My New Grille, Repainted Bumper, and Hood PICS

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Jul 25, 2003 | 04:17 PM

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..did it work?

Jul 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

Jul 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

Jul 25, 2003 | 04:35 PM

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-Finished!

-Just another

Jul 25, 2003 | 04:39 PM

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

Jul 25, 2003 | 06:16 PM

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

Jul 25, 2003 | 06:55 PM

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Good question. Either way good work!

Jul 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.

Jul 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!

Jul 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

Jul 26, 2003 | 09:00 PM

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

Jul 27, 2003 | 11:02 AM

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Quote:

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

Jul 27, 2003 | 06:24 PM

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haha, Yeah he would !!!!

Nov 17, 2003 | 07:50 PM

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3rd gen reppin'

Nov 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?

Nov 17, 2003 | 10:40 PM

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

Nov 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

Nov 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?

Nov 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?

Nov 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.