Well, I posted awhile ago about doing some subtle customization on my bonneville. I decided to paint my grilles. Here are the before & after (respectively):



Let me know what you think.

looks good, do U get a lot of attention from new gen bonnies with that painted grille?

Don't know yet... Just did the final coat on them this morning and snapped them back in.

um hum, I'm sure U will anything non stock another driver will surely notice, most people will just look and wonder, little will ask and follow........

Nice work... the silver/chrome grills look really good on black Bonnies.


Welcome to the Silver Grill club....

Slick!
But, uuh, from the pics it looks like you took your time gettin the paint done!!!

LOL... Actually, the first pic was taken right after I picked up the car about 2 months ago. Also, right after a freak snow storm went through. I had been toying with the idea of doing this, just couldn't make my mind up as to what color. I just bought the paint yesterday. I started painting them yesterday afternoon and put the final coat on them this morning. Step 1 was a primer specifically made for painting on plastic and step 2 was several coats of a metallic silver paint. Both were Rust-o-Leum brand paint from Home Depot.

not chrome to match the wheelies?

Well, you know, I was thinking chrome, but in my experience in the past with chrome paints on plastic, they don't ever turn out the way you want them to. Besides, I think with how far back in they are, chrome just would not have stuck out as much, if I could have made it 'true' chrome looking.

Your'* just snap right out? **** i taped for an hour, 2x, since i did two seperate areas...

Welcome to my lil club