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RedB · 4th June 2008, 00:01

Right end of excuses.

The grille is finished and pictures speak louder than words.
I'll add some anyway...

Added a couple of top coats to make the flake pop more and add depth as the last few coats seemed a bit thin to me...

Left to dry for 24 hours-ish and then added a few decent layers of lacquer to add shine, gloss and protection to the finish...

Layed the grille on top of the upper-bumper section to get an idea of how much i needed to fill and bond to make the custom mounts strong enough to hold and keep the grille in place...

After leaving the filler and bonding mixture for another 24 hours

I re-measured up the backing mesh...

Fitting the grille...
(Whoring skills havnt been up to much recently as you can see lol)

I'll get some before + after's of all three versions of grille's that have been on my car the last few months so you can see how much better this looks.

Glad its finished and fitted after 2 weeks of work.
Couldn't be arsed to mess the finish up and have to re-do anything so i
took time and got it pretty much spot-on with just rattle cans and some patience

Red

4th June 2008, 00:01	#618
RedB Saxperience Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Haywards Heath Posts: 8,445 iTrader Score: 9 (100%)	Right end of excuses. The grille is finished and pictures speak louder than words. I'll add some anyway... Added a couple of top coats to make the flake pop more and add depth as the last few coats seemed a bit thin to me... Left to dry for 24 hours-ish and then added a few decent layers of lacquer to add shine, gloss and protection to the finish... Layed the grille on top of the upper-bumper section to get an idea of how much i needed to fill and bond to make the custom mounts strong enough to hold and keep the grille in place... After leaving the filler and bonding mixture for another 24 hours I re-measured up the backing mesh... Fitting the grille... (Whoring skills havnt been up to much recently as you can see lol) I'll get some before + after's of all three versions of grille's that have been on my car the last few months so you can see how much better this looks. Glad its finished and fitted after 2 weeks of work. Couldn't be arsed to mess the finish up and have to re-do anything so i took time and got it pretty much spot-on with just rattle cans and some patience Red __________________ ...Gunmetal S Progress Thread... Last edited by RedB; 4th June 2008 at 00:06.