Rock chip!

Okay so I went outside today to simply vacuum my truck a little bit. I thought I would invest maybe 10 minutes into vacuuming and then go meet some friends. I noticed this rock chip:



Noooo! And the chrome was bubbling it around it likely from pressure washing! Well this won't do. Now I can't meet my friends, I've got to deal with this rock chip!


So I figured, alright, time to paint the grille. SIGH. By the way, "Grille," or "Grill?"

So I got going:




And before I knew it, I had sanded the whole thing down and realized there was no looking back:





So I got it all masked up, including the little fake grille triangles:



Hung it at a nice elevation for my arms,



And laid down a primer:



And now I'm in bed, making this post. I suppose I will keep going tomorrow on this project. I'm so far quite pleased with the project, but displeased that I didn't accomplish anything today other than things to do with my truck. What do you think?


And no. I won't tell you my plan. Because I haven't made it yet. All I know is that I can sleep soundly knowing that rock chip has been erased.

 

i never feel displeased when i accomplish something on the taco. looks like you are donig a good job so far. what color are you going to paint it?

 

X2. I'm thinking a color-match???

 

Ah, but see if I paint it chrome, I won't have to make a new signature.

Just kidding. OF COURSE color-match!

 

Alright. So I kept going. I put some Red Pearl paint on it:





And I think it looks pretty nice, now! Figured I'd sand and paint my hitch while I've got her in the garage:





And might as well paint the V6 black as well:






So what do you guys think? That rock chip seems to have benefited me.

 

Looks Great!! I've pretty much learned that the only way to prevent rock chips is to not drive it...

 

looks really good,

 

My grill and sig pic don't match either. Looks good!

 

Looks really good actually!

 

Looks very good!

 

Thanks, everyone! I'm going to satoshi the crap out of it next week, I just ran out of time, so I didn't wanna start cutting anything up.

Also I never clear coated because I knew I'd be repainting when I satoshi'd. Anyone have any suggestions as to which clear coat I should get? Thanks!

 

Do the bumper, that looks great!

 

I liked the sanded look on the chrome. Looked like brushed stainless steel.

 

Yeah, I kinda wished there just wasn't a rock chip, because after sanding the chrome the rock chip was still there. If it wasn't I would have rolled with brushed metal until I decided to satoshi.

 

Do what to the bumper? Do you mean paint the rear bumper red?

 

or black...

 

looks great

 

you did a great job fixing that stupid rock chip! good luck with the satoshi

 

Nice job!