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Paint the Gutter Guard Black or leave it Silver?

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Old Jun 16, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Paint the Gutter Guard Black or leave it Silver?

I'm feeling like painting the grill black again. Should I do it?
Which color looks the best? Black or Silver?

blk front shot:


silver side shot:
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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I like the black. It's a cleaner look.
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 02:10 PM
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Depends on what kind of look you want. The black doesn't seem to go as well with the clear corners and rims you have. The silver gives it a bit more touch, IMO and flows a little better.
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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Take it off!
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 02:49 PM
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i had the silver for a few days and quickly decided it was just to flashy or somthing cuz the front is so dark then all of a sudden in that grill u got mad blingage. my suggestion, paint it black again... if you are questionin already, your deff not gonna like it in a few months.
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 02:56 PM
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I thought once you go black you never go back...how did you do it...
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 03:09 PM
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Definitely paint it black. It's a much cleaner look, and flows better with the rest of the front. The silver is just too flashy and it's borderline rice IMO.
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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From far away you can barley tell with the black, I say leave it black, it does look better.
Old Jun 16, 2006 | 11:03 PM
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I like it silver, shows off more and seems pretty cool.
Old Jun 17, 2006 | 08:28 AM
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Black all the way. Im going to do this to my car soon.
Old Jun 17, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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I have mine silver. It makes the car standout alot more. The black works if your going for a sleeker appearance.
Old Jun 17, 2006 | 01:07 PM
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Go for gunmetal. For some reason when I painted mine black, the sun would shine on it and the reflections looked like paint chips all the time. Silver looked cheap, but the gunmetal looked good.
Old Jun 17, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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I was wondering when you were going to paint it black..
Old Jun 23, 2006 | 08:35 PM
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If you are going to paint the mesh black, then what's the point of having it? It'll blend with the rest of the grill, would be very hard to tell that it is even there. Keep it the way it is, if you wanna keep the mesh on.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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go w the black.. by the way looks pretty good!
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 12:38 PM
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I think it looks a lot better with the black.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 01:39 PM
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What is Gutter Guard? Your title reads gutter guard and your thread reads grill. I'm not sure what you're talking about painting.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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They use the gutter guard to create the bulge-style grill inserts that goes in between the gaps above and below the horizontal bar on the grill itself. See last pic on post #1.

Originally Posted by ptatohed
What is Gutter Guard? Your title reads gutter guard and your thread reads grill. I'm not sure what you're talking about painting.
Old Jun 24, 2006 | 10:09 PM
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Black.

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Old Jun 25, 2006 | 07:50 AM
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Go with black...
Old Jun 25, 2006 | 10:38 AM
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the blacks looks classier.
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