Painting Grill on 2016

Really prefer black over chrome on my white truck. Looks easy enough on YouTube.. anyone encounter problems doing this?. Mahalo.

 

Plasti dipped mine. No problems at all. Just make sure you put at least 5 coats if you go this route. Good luck!

 

Shoots - will do - aloha

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/having-trd-off-road-cheese-grater-grille-painted.507812/unread
Here's a current thread on painting the grille.

 

Plastidip imo is shit. Don't waste your money/time. Be careful removing all the clips. Sand it, prime it, paint it, clear coat it.

 

Plastidip is much better than paint for the grill. No need to sand, prime or clear coat. Mine's holding up completely fine after 1 year, no chips and it's been on several road trips. My friend's painted grill with multiple coats of paint started to chip after the first month lol. Saves you time and money compared to traditional paint.

OP, 1 can of plastidip is all you really need if you want a matte black grill.

 

AND, if you change your mind, or it does get damaged, just peel it off and your brand new grill is there gleaming at you.... Ready for more P/D or paint or re-sale to new happy buyer..!! Nothing lost but $5.00 and a bit of quality time spent with your 2nd love..!!....

 

I have had bad luck with it. It bubbled and peeled when I washed it. This was years ago, so maybe I got a bad batch??

 

i used bedliner, durable and easy to apply.

 

Maybe. Did you prep your surface before you plastidipped it? Just wash it and then rub it down with some alcohol.

 

I even lightly sanded it with high grit before hand. I am definitely in the minority of people who don't trust the stuff

 

That's unfortunate. I used about 2/3 of a can. I wouldn't do it on interior items but the thickness of it is doing great on my grill and if I ever get tired I can always take it off. Bedliner would be another choice I'd do before regular painting.

 

mine was plasti dipped until i designed and had a local fab shop whip one up for me. was super easy and looked great

 

Just did my son's grill with PPG single stage gloss black. Sprayed an adhesion promoter first and then two coats of black. Looks really good and way better than plasti dip IMO. Aloha

 

make sure its clean. use an air compressor to remove any dust and hit it with at least 5 coats. make sure coat is dry before applying another

 

Dip it

 

Some people love it, I shot mine with adhesion promoter then spray on bedliner. So far so good, but also bought a spare to paint.
To each their own.....

 

Dip it. Quick and easy and can be remove if you ever decide to go back to chrome ;-)

 

Does someone need a OEM 2017 Off Road Grill? I have a spare.

I installed this one about a year ago.

 

ho brah - das da one... thanks for the details and great pictures. shoots