Help with grill

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gunyhighway

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I painted my grill black a couple weeks ago. I used krylon fusion along with a clearcoat. It turned out pretty good (after a second try). Well now i noticed there are several chips off of it from pebbles or whatever on the highway. I think I want to redo it using a regular krylon paint and a primer this time. From looking at posts of other members it seems to hold up pretty well. Is there any shortcuts to getting the paint off besides just hours of sanding? Is there some kind of paint stripper I can use on the grill without completely destroying the plastic? Thanks
 
Cool thanks alot! Yeah I know its gonna get chips but the fusion seems to chip more than the regular. This time ill just make sure I do the best job I could possibly do in sanding. Have a good weekend:biggrin:
 
if what you have there now is chiping easy, then no matter what you put on top of it it'll still be no good because the underlying paint will still have the adhesion problem to begin with. if it's chipping & your seeing chrome undernieth then you will have to strip it. depending how much material you built up already agressive sanding may be your best bet. if that gets hopeless because of a lot of material buildup then there is a paint stripper you can use. just about any auto body paint supply house should have it. you'll be looking for an "aerosol urethane bumper stripper" this won't hurt the plastic but it can make a mess in other ways, again, depending on how much material you have on there. if you have a lot then it may not strip it all & you'll still have a ton of sanding, but it'll soften up the paint to the point that you can just about wipe it off for the most part... it's the corners & crevices that give the most problem with having to sand what the stripper doesn't remove.

the stripper is safe for plastic but it is still very caustic so wear gloves if you have sensitive skin or at least flush with water soon after handling, don't spray where the wind can take the overspray & like coat the side of the fx either:tongue: I would only use this if the sanding got to be too much though...
 
turbocad6 said:
if what you have there now is chiping easy, then no matter what you put on top of it it'll still be no good because the underlying paint will still have the adhesion problem to begin with. if it's chipping & your seeing chrome undernieth then you will have to strip it. depending how much material you built up already agressive sanding may be your best bet. if that gets hopeless because of a lot of material buildup then there is a paint stripper you can use. just about any auto body paint supply house should have it. you'll be looking for an "aerosol urethane bumper stripper" this won't hurt the plastic but it can make a mess in other ways, again, depending on how much material you have on there. if you have a lot then it may not strip it all & you'll still have a ton of sanding, but it'll soften up the paint to the point that you can just about wipe it off for the most part... it's the corners & crevices that give the most problem with having to sand what the stripper doesn't remove.

the stripper is safe for plastic but it is still very caustic so wear gloves if you have sensitive skin or at least flush with water soon after handling, don't spray where the wind can take the overspray & like coat the side of the fx either:tongue: I would only use this if the sanding got to be too much though...
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good info.. I have chips on my grille as well.. Just need to get another shower curtain! :biggrin:

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isnt the plastic black so if you sanded it down to raw plastic and then painted it black when it chipped it shouldnt show up as much... riiight??
 
asherchy said:
isnt the plastic black so if you sanded it down to raw plastic and then painted it black when it chipped it shouldnt show up as much... riiight??
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yeah but you have to sand it a lot for that.. What I did (and assuming the OP did) was to sand moderately and apply primer afterwards.. I actually did it twice. The first one was without a clear coat, second was with a clear.. Still I have chips. I guess sanding/stripping it to the bone is the only way to do it..
 
i learned the hard way. i bought the paint and clear coat, but the guy who helped me when i bought the paint said it would come out glossy without primer. he was wrong. i ended up redoing it wit the primer and it came out perfect.:tongue:
 
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