Paint Matched my Grill with Clear Coat

EDIT: The Rust-Oleum Ultra 2x coverage did not work the way I planned. Another member (ae111black) tried the clear plastidip and says it worked perfectly. I just ordered 3 cans of it to try again.

So I bought a chrome 2011 Grill from another member, and I wanted to paint match it to Silver Streak Mica. Evidently, when semi-gloss clear coat is applied to chrome, it comes out almost identical to SSM.

Here's after one full can. First coat is a bit uneven, so I'm waiting until it's dry then I'll even out. Didn't tape anything down, just cleaned and prepped it. I even hit the emblem and black with it. I need to buy at least one more can, possibly two more to be safe. And I'm thinking of trying just matte clear coat this time. The semi-gloss still shows too much of the sheen from the chrome through the paint.

Even better, if anybody can find it, they sell clear plastidip and it gives the same effect...except you can just peel it off to have the chrome again. LOL







EDIT: Happy post #1234 to me

 

subbed to see how this turns out.... thats awesome

 

Another cool option may be to scuff up the chrome, then clear coat...give you a brushed aluminum look

Any shots of it on the truck?

 

I want that honey comb grill

 

That looks fawkin awesome! What paint did you use and what kinda prep work we talkin here? If you dont mind me askin..

 

It still needs a few coats, so it probably wont be on until tomorrow at the earliest.

 

damn wish I knew this before I bought my colormatched SSM grille.

 

i am waiting to see how this turns out may be doing this, sometime this weekend what paint brand and prep work did you do?

 

Any kind of clear coat will work, and like I said, just a good cleaning with soap and water, then let it dry and spray away.

After letting the first coat dry a bit, it came out too glossy for my liking. I'm going to hit it with a coat of matte or satin tonight and see how that turns out.

 

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this may very well save me the 150 bucks i was this close to dropping on a color matched grill...

 

Wow, that's an awesome discovery.

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subbed to see how it well it matches

 

That is pretty AWESOME!

 

Weather is looking ugly in OC...I might not have it done until the weekend, but I will update you guys as soon as it's done!!

 

Awesome! Keep us posted with pics!

 

Wow matt that's turned out pretty good so far, hah! I can't believe that clear coat has that effect on chrome. COOL! +1 for awesome discovery

 

Sweet!

 

Did it dry yet?

 

This looks promising.

Sub'd for finished pic.