Painted Cmod grille

[jersey201AC]

Hey guys so i painted my c mod grille to match the color of my car i love the look better i did it myself, i was at pepboys and saw a bunch of paint colors by the brand "Dupli Color" i got the paint color that matches my car obviously but i just want some opinions if it looks good or not if the colors off i was thinking about stopping by the body shop and see what they say cause worst comes to worst ill just get it painted by them i thought i could save a few bucks doing it myself and i get the pleasure of doing work on my car but ik sometimes you gotta take it places to get the work done. Would really appericate the help guys thanks

[jersey201AC]

and aslo im such a dumba** i didnt even use a prime coat and didnt sand it down i just sprayed the paint right on over and over im doing it over agian i looked up some stuff and tip how also if anyone has tips for me would apperciate it should come out better second time i might stop at the body shop but ik there there gunna charge me atleast 100 to paint it thats too much ill do it the right way and save money plus that 100 can go torwards raceline endlinks

[normmynorm]

From this photo, it doesn't look too bad. I have C-mod grille too and Stillen lip just came in. Waiting to get them painted at the moment. Draggin my feet.

[jersey201AC]

Hey thanks man knew you would give some feedback lol and ik the picture looks good but in person its alright its can be done better which im gunna do and nice bro send me some pictures of the the stillen lip and you got ur cmod painted too or nah

[normmynorm]

Sanding probably would have made it smoother. Paint would have laid down better. Haven't got mine painted or anything yet. I will def post photos when I do.

So far I have only did a test fit of the grille and put it back in the box.

[jersey201AC]

Yeah i did a s*** job i didnt think it through im gunna sand it down than use Adhesion Promoter spay and maybe a prim coat the the paint and clear coat to finish it and polish it and car looks good dude but deff needs a drop

[BamaCoupe]

If the color is off than you really can't tell in the picture. If it's off in person and it bothers you than get your paint here and repaint it. http://www.automotivetouchup.com/ Personally I painted my chrome mustache and the red I used doesn't exactly match my exterior either, but I felt that the little off red looks 20x better than the dang chrome.

[jersey201AC]

What bothers me is i didnt do it the right way in the first place smh so im gunna redo it thanks for the tip

[normmynorm]

Good luck with the re-paint. Definitely goin to lower this Spring, whenever it decides to start. Hopefully after this week the snow will finally be over. Supposed to snow AGAIN Tuesday, smh.

[jersey201AC]

Thanks bro what you going with eibach springs or coils and its spring and were still getting snow and cold weather smh im tired of this s*** i work for a snow plow company what a ruff winter man im tired of cold and snow i mean its really good money but enough is enough now i want nice hot summer weather ! spring summer even fall im always washing my car but its sucks in the winter

[jersey201AC]

Repainted looks alot better, in person tho if you really look at it theres some faults but that doesnt bother me its a home custom paint job im happy with it

[BamaCoupe]

Off subject; what does "smh" mean. There were three post in a row with it , and I can't think of what in the world it could mean.

[jersey201AC]

Off subject; what does "smh" mean. There were three post in a row with it , and I can't think of what in the world it could mean.

Shaking my head lol

[DJ_B_Easy]

and aslo im such a dumba** i didnt even use a prime coat and didnt sand it down i just sprayed the paint right on over and over im doing it over agian i looked up some stuff and tip how also if anyone has tips for me would apperciate it should come out better second time i might stop at the body shop but ik there there gunna charge me atleast 100 to paint it thats too much ill do it the right way and save money plus that 100 can go torwards raceline endlinks

1) Automotivetouchup.com
2) Prime
3) Wetsand with at least 1000 grit
4) Paint
5) WAIT at least a day
6) Clear coat

If you did not prime and clear coat, that paint is going to start chipping off very quickly with road debris.

[JerseyBoy201]

i tried sanding much as i could from the first time i painted it them i did prime coat than paint and clear but you can see the old paint from the first time almost like bubbles it w.e its my fault i gotta deal with it i went to this guy ik at the body shop he said its gunna be hard to strip all the paint on the grille than repaint it im lookin at 300 or he said buy a new grille which it 150 plus shipping 200 than paint it 150 dude its just way to much money just for a grille that why i wanted to paint it myself and save money but i was careless and didnt do research on how to paint it properly so now im just sucking it up but if i fed up with the grille ima paint the stock grille a flat black and the crome plastic pieces the color of my car and throw it on

[DJ_B_Easy]

Goof Off will take it completely off, primer and all.
I painted a few chrome pieces on my AC when I had it. Of those I painted a few more than once through trial and error. Goof Off will take it right down to the original material, just be careful with it.

[JerseyBoy201]

alright ill try it ill let you know how i make out thanks for the tip