Re: Anyone Have A Black Grill?

From: Barry Oliver (barrysuperhawk@insightbb.com)
Date: Sun Sep 17 2006 - 13:13:27 EDT


jon@dakota-truck.net wrote:
> "Kyle Kozubal" <lpd111@msn.com> wrote:
>
> : I am looking for an all black grill for my '04 Dakota.
>
> : I have the chrome grill, but I want to find a black grill......to match my
> : truck's black paint.
>
>
> If you're feeling ambitious, there's always the option of
> rolling your own... Scuff up the original grill a bit, hit it
> with a light coat of Rustoleum plastic primer (or equvalent) and
> just give it a rattle can finish. OEM Paints (www.oempaints.com)
> supplies factory matched colors in aerosol cans, although since
> your truck is black, just about any gloss black paint should be
> a decent match, maybe with some clear on top.
>
> I've never tried this on the stock "plastic chrome", so take
> the above with a grain of salt, but it "should" work. :-)
> Of course, the drawback to this method is that you need to buy a
> new grill if you want to put the truck back to stock. The odds
> of finding a decent grill in a junkyard are probably fairly slim,
> but it might be worth a shot? That way if you aren't happy with
> the results you haven't really damaged anything.
>
>

I can highly recommend the Krylon "Fusion" plastic paint. It sticks to
dang near anything and is designed for plastic with no primer. It's
what I used on the spare bodywork on my bike..



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