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speaking of grilles:
Today the surround got the 400grit followed by the color. I am using Duplicolor Stainless Steel. I love the color of this paint as I wanted something a tad darker than straight silver but, in rattle-can world, you go from silver direct to very dark charcoal. I was happy to find this in-between sort of silver. It also lacks any obnoxious, heavy metal flake. My end result was something that looks real damn close to a factory finish albeit a shade darker.
So my first blast with the Stainless Steel paint made me very unhappy. The paint seemed to collect on the surface like beach sand. Coarse beach sand. I was like WTF and stopped spraying. I went to the internet to see if I was doing something wrong. Nope. Perfect conditions, in fact, with a temp of 80 degrees and 32% humidity. When I went back out to my work I rubbed my finger over the paint and the extra mass just came right off leaving a very normal steel grey finish underneath. So, if anyone should decide to use this stuff, ad this step to the directions on the can: After coat dries, rub gently with dry cotton cloth.
Okay so here's what the coarse grit looked like:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/graineypaintstraight_zpsbd162403.jpg"]
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It was especially bad in the bends:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/graineypaintbend1_zpscb381043.jpg"]
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Here's is what the paint looks like after a quick wipe with an old t-shirt:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/surroundoutside_zps5aacb992.jpg"]
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Even looks good in the bends:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/paintwipeddown_zps0dded9f4.jpg"]
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Brought it inside for proper lighting:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/innersurround_zps5664ece2.jpg"]
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[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/outersurround_zpsc0bea67a.jpg"]
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I also shot the stamped steel parts with the gloss black epoxy paint.
My other grille doesn't have giant cracks in the surround and should finish up faster than this one did. If I can assemble the entire grille this week, I'll do it and get some pics up but I know I have a lot on my proverbial plate the next several days.
speaking of grilles:
Today the surround got the 400grit followed by the color. I am using Duplicolor Stainless Steel. I love the color of this paint as I wanted something a tad darker than straight silver but, in rattle-can world, you go from silver direct to very dark charcoal. I was happy to find this in-between sort of silver. It also lacks any obnoxious, heavy metal flake. My end result was something that looks real damn close to a factory finish albeit a shade darker.
So my first blast with the Stainless Steel paint made me very unhappy. The paint seemed to collect on the surface like beach sand. Coarse beach sand. I was like WTF and stopped spraying. I went to the internet to see if I was doing something wrong. Nope. Perfect conditions, in fact, with a temp of 80 degrees and 32% humidity. When I went back out to my work I rubbed my finger over the paint and the extra mass just came right off leaving a very normal steel grey finish underneath. So, if anyone should decide to use this stuff, ad this step to the directions on the can: After coat dries, rub gently with dry cotton cloth.
Okay so here's what the coarse grit looked like:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/graineypaintstraight_zpsbd162403.jpg"]
[/URL]It was especially bad in the bends:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/graineypaintbend1_zpscb381043.jpg"]
[/URL]Here's is what the paint looks like after a quick wipe with an old t-shirt:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/surroundoutside_zps5aacb992.jpg"]
[/URL]Even looks good in the bends:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/paintwipeddown_zps0dded9f4.jpg"]
[/URL]Brought it inside for proper lighting:
[URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/innersurround_zps5664ece2.jpg"]
[/URL][URL="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/vr6pilot/Red%20Fish/outersurround_zpsc0bea67a.jpg"]
[/URL]I also shot the stamped steel parts with the gloss black epoxy paint.
My other grille doesn't have giant cracks in the surround and should finish up faster than this one did. If I can assemble the entire grille this week, I'll do it and get some pics up but I know I have a lot on my proverbial plate the next several days.
