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Old 07-03-2009, 11:57 AM
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Pics of my truck with a couple questions!!
Had a couple requests to post the pics, so I figured since I was gonna ask about the grille I would post the pics of the truck too






Now onto the question
how can I r&r this grille to make it look new again?


 
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Old 07-03-2009, 12:41 PM
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You could try some good chrome polish, but I'm not really any expert. But thats a beautiful truck!! Perfect combo crew cab 7.3L shortbed!!
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 12:47 PM
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not worried about the chrome so much as I am the black
and thanks I LOVE the truck
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 12:54 PM
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beautiful truck man. about the gril since its plastic the easist way is to just re spray it.
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 01:18 PM
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Scuff the gray area, tape off the chrome and paint it your color of choice

Here is a white one
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2084...Vt?vhost=rides
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 01:41 PM
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im thinkign a light gloss black would be stock?
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 02:26 PM
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I don't really think it's gloss black, is it? A matte finish is what I'm partial to.
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 02:28 PM
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stock is not black. It is a dark argent
 
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Well, I knew it wasn't a gloss black!
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 03:08 PM
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stock is not black. It is a dark argent

is that the exact color?
Know where I can get a can or two of it?
 
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closest thing you can prob get is here
http://www.eastwood.com/paints/detai...-gray-set.html

It is suppose to be the same dark argent as an XL's whole grill
 
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Old 07-03-2009, 03:52 PM
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I went and picked up soem gunmetal metallic... it seems pretty close
 
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At walmart they got spray cans of trim color, which is close to a flat black.
 
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Well I finished, think it came out really good

Before




After


 
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Yup. Looks about the right color too
 
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