I don't want to talk about the grille yet... Ant hill to mountain.


Oh and I haven't got the clips yet for the grille.

 

OK I'll wait here, lol

 

lol

I'll just say that 4 little black dust specs turned into me might be repainting the whole grille. Which means more paint and more clear and less money and less time.

 

I really love it! You are doing some great work here!

 

Thanks archtaan!

 

Couldn't you just stick it on there for a picture, even if just held up by the top screws?

 

I could and to tell you the truth I did stick the grille on the X once just to see what it looks like and I thought it looked nice! You guys will just have to wait.

 

Coming along nicely I see!

 

That's just mean, lol

 

Yup, begging for grill clips and teasing us!!!!




- you know I am just messing with you!

 

x2...me too

 

I know it.

Well, I couldn't save the bad spot on the grille... All the white needs to be resprayed. I went and picked up more color yesterday and need to get more clear monday or tuesday. Tape off all the grille slots again, sand, shoot, and hope for the best. Starting to turn into a job.

 

What happened? Paint not set right, or did something happen to the freshly painted grill?

 

Everything was great! Had the grille in clear and all but then I noticed right at the top drivers side of the grille was 4-5 little black specs in a cluster. If it was anywhere else it wouldn't have bothered me as much but right there in your face I couldn't accept. So I started sanding at it with 800 and got one spec out right away, then two, and three, then I saw color coming off. I stopped and went to put two drops of color on the two remaining black dots and that was my dismay. The reducer in the base soaked threw the already sprayed base and into the primer which caused it to react and wrinkle. After that I went to sanding the area down and spraying just the effected area with primer again and it was just a continuous cycle from there with the "spot" getting bigger each time. I remembered something a good painted once told me and thats what I am working on now to save the grille from having to strip it and start over. I cleaned it all up and cleared over the whole grille again sealing it and starting with a fresh base for the white color again. Doing this will save the taping off and spraying the arizona beige again.

The clear is set up already, I just have to go over it and flatten it all out, spray white, and clear the whole grille a couple more times. What fun!

 

Oh geez, well at least you won't have to compromise now knowing that it's still there. I'll be perfect now.