Painting chrome grille flat black.
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Washing it wont hurt it. Hard water stains could prove to be a problem though, so try and dry it off with a soft towel as best you can. Just hold off waxing it for a month if you can. Also, because you used a non hardened clear, it will not have the chemical resistance, nor ever be as hard a finish.
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He is talking about it not being a mixed clear coat as in buying a pint of clear, buying activator mixing it and spraying it with a paint-gun.
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Black headlamps and paint the orange reflector white! Looks real good i can't wait till i get the new-to-me grille and tackle this so i can finish my front end!!
i liked the way it was before but this change was definitely worth it man
i liked the way it was before but this change was definitely worth it man
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As far as the truck goes...Looks awesome!
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True, OR another option would be get clear heads off eBay, paint the housing and leave the reflector alone...i don't know if "candying" the paint on would have a smaller effect on it, BUT i have seen it done before in color....
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yup they are cheapo ebays, not sure how long they are gonna last or anything, i am sure the harley ones are 350 or so for a reason but who knows. The last set I bought were also cheapos and they never had any issues for 4 years so....
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a rock hit it and it chipped or its peeling? Even if you took it to a pro and got it painted for 300$ or whatever, a chip is a chip. My paint on my hood that is professionally painted chips just as easy as anything on my front end. Rock traveling at 65mph to the paint will chip it no matter what.
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a rock hit it and it chipped or its peeling? Even if you took it to a pro and got it painted for 300$ or whatever, a chip is a chip. My paint on my hood that is professionally painted chips just as easy as anything on my front end. Rock traveling at 65mph to the paint will chip it no matter what.