Painting chrome grille flat black.

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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 11:14 PM
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well i havent seen anymore chips since the first 2. they are only noticable when you touch your nose to the grille lol.
 
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Old May 1, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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use the touch up brush like i'm supposed to be doing with my bumper
 
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Old May 8, 2012 | 04:06 PM
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the paint is still holding up really well.
 
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Old May 8, 2012 | 09:10 PM
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yeah i inspected it monday morning when i saw your truck parked at hobby airport OR atleast it was just like it, i was flying out back here
 

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Old May 8, 2012 | 09:50 PM
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hahha i dont think it was my truck...I dont know what hobby airport is.
 
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Old May 9, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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white supercab, almost identical, i was in houston for vacation with a buddy of mine
 
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Old May 11, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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almost identical, but just not as pretty, right?
 
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Old May 11, 2012 | 06:09 PM
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you got that right, that truck had me fooled and now that i see your sig pic your is colormatched, that other truck had chrome bumpers :/ lol
 
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Old May 13, 2012 | 11:32 PM
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Eww! lol
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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Update: paint is still in good shape, no chipping or peeling although, the white surround looks dirty even when i polish it. Maybe just a problem with the way i applied the paint
 
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by hardrock3742
Update: paint is still in good shape, no chipping or peeling although, the white surround looks dirty even when i polish it. Maybe just a problem with the way i applied the paint
Good to hear, maybe you applied polish too soon...?
 
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Old Jun 16, 2012 | 10:10 PM
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Nice! My old truck painted roush chrome over plastic grill chipped horribly with only a light scuffing, Krylon satin black, and a clear coat .
 
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