Blacking out the grill

[Jeep Generation]

Looks awesome, how is it holding up to road debris And gravel hits

Great. Looks the same as the day I did it. I did put a lot of coats on though.

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[mrteak]

Plastidip option is better on my JK i did the vinyl wrap first but when the stones hit it on the highway it put little chips in the vinyl causing it to see the white underneath so it had white specs on the grill, i then removed and put around 4-5 coats of plastidip and never had a spec of white show again, the plastidip holds up awesome to the damaging road stones

 

[ChattVol]

Plastidip option is better on my JK i did the vinyl wrap first but when the stones hit it on the highway it put little chips in the vinyl causing it to see the white underneath so it had white specs on the grill, i then removed and put around 4-5 coats of plastidip and never had a spec of white show again, the plastidip holds up awesome to the damaging road stones

I plasti dipped my grill matte black with 6 coats and am not happy with the inconsistency in texture in places. Did you have this issue?

 

[FastDNA]

Plastidip until my yellowing grill can be replaced.

 

[Nomad]

Thank you!

Love the body color lip around the bottom!

 

[mrteak]

I plasti dipped my grill matte black with 6 coats and am not happy with the inconsistency in texture in places. Did you have this issue?

No, I didn't, I had my buddy spray it since he works at a body shop.

 

[mrteak]

Plastidip until my yellowing grill can be replaced.

Looks good, I'm about to get my grill on my jeep plastidip. What bumper is that?, looks great..

 

[FastDNA]

Looks good, I'm about to get my grill on my jeep plastidip. What bumper is that?, looks great..

Rock Hard Patriot mid width in aluminum. Only 34 lbs.

 

[sirryan]

Did mine Tuesday. I used duplicor bedliner. It is a bit more textured, easier to clean and is flexible. I did my '13 when I first got it and it held up for 5 years before I traded it.

As someone said above, scuff the hell out of it first and clean it with alcohol before painting. Total cost $12.

 

[ChattVol]

That may work better for me, as I want the bottom lip to match body color, like the show models. Looks like I'll have to paint it myself, since it's all one piece.

Did you paint the bottom lip the body color? I have a billet silver jlus where the grill is 1 piece and would like to try and paint it matte black and tape off the bottom lip to be body color. I'm concerned that it may not look good using tape and their not being an actual gap between the lower lip and main part of the grill. Does this make sense?

 

[Bswen]

Anybody black out a Granite Sahara? Would love to see pics.

 

[LouNYC]

Anybody black out a Granite Sahara? Would love to see pics.

I am picking up my new Granite Sahara tomorrow. I am planning on having my grill and side mirrors vinyl wrapped in Carbon Fiber look. I will probably have done in a few weeks. I will keep you updated.

 

[drummerchick]

Did you paint the bottom lip the body color? I have a billet silver jlus where the grill is 1 piece and would like to try and paint it matte black and tape off the bottom lip to be body color. I'm concerned that it may not look good using tape and their not being an actual gap between the lower lip and main part of the grill. Does this make sense?

I ended up liking the grille in Sting Gray, so I haven't attempted this. As long as you seal the tape down tight I would think it would be fine, but it may be difficult to get into that crevice. Previously I've used the edge of a credit card to seal the edge of the masking tape.

 

[NFRs2000NYC]

I plasti dipped my grill matte black with 6 coats and am not happy with the inconsistency in texture in places. Did you have this issue?

If that happened then you sprayed incorrectly. Warm the can up in hot water to make things easier, and put on light but even coats (the first 3) then you can go full coverage the next 5 coats.

 

[ChattVol]

I ended up liking the grille in Sting Gray, so I haven't attempted this. As long as you seal the tape down tight I would think it would be fine, but it may be difficult to get into that crevice. Previously I've used the edge of a credit card to seal the edge of the masking tape.

I am re plastidipping my jlus grill now and thought about taping off the outer lip, but dont think it will look great bc it's obvious that the grill is one piece.

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