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Paint Matched my Grill with Clear Coat

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by The Traveler, Sep 11, 2012.

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  1. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:37 PM
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    Yeah it's dry, but like I said, the semi-gloss is still too shiny. It looks pretty good, but It's like somewhere between chrome and silver, almost like a brushed aluminum. I still want it to be paint matched, so I'm buying a can of Matte or Satin clear coat to spray it with tomorrow after work. Hopefully that'll give me the result I want.
     
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  2. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:39 PM
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    looks great!
     
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  3. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:44 PM
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  4. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:45 PM
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    in my experience, paint including clear coat will not hold too long to chrome without any scuffing of the chrome.
     
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  5. Sep 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM
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    I think that's true about REAL chrome, but remember the grill is just plastic. We'll see, I guess.
     
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  6. Sep 13, 2012 at 1:03 PM
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    can we get new updated pics on the truck?
     
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  7. Sep 13, 2012 at 1:05 PM
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    Yes, as soon as I spray it with the new paint. Pics wont be up until tomorow night.
     
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  8. Sep 13, 2012 at 1:08 PM
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    /\ LOL
    joke right? :anonymous:
     
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  9. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:08 PM
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    I don't follow :confused:
     
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  10. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:12 PM
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    He's acting surprised that the grill isnt "real chrome"
     
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  11. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:25 PM
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    should have quoted...
    Someone asked where you got your color matched paint, then deleted his post
    :laugh:
     
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  12. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:26 PM
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    LOL oh...makes much more sense :rofl:
     
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  13. Sep 13, 2012 at 2:28 PM
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    Still in for finished pics
     
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  14. Sep 13, 2012 at 4:46 PM
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    In for pictures. Silver is already a pain in the butt to color match so I'm very interested to see how this turns out. Good luck Matt
     
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  15. Sep 13, 2012 at 5:11 PM
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    looks great!!:)
     
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  16. Sep 13, 2012 at 5:42 PM
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    Well the color may look similar, but now you'll have a gloss truck with a matte grill :notsure:
     
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  17. Sep 13, 2012 at 6:30 PM
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    OP- Duplicolor makes a rattle can of our SSM 1E7 paint code. I never tried it on over chrome... it might just be worth it to let the clear cure well and have a shop shoot the surround, thats what I did with my satoshi.
     
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  18. Sep 13, 2012 at 6:33 PM
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    good to know...I'll have to check that out.
     
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  19. Sep 13, 2012 at 6:34 PM
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    I was thinking about that, then I thought after the color is right, I can hit it with a coat or 2 of gloss clear coat.
     
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  20. Sep 13, 2012 at 6:36 PM
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    I wonder if that would work on the bumper...?
     
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