Painting your grill; Don't make my mistake...

DON'T USE UNDERCOAT!!! I bought a can of Rustoleum Black and a can of Rustoleum undercoat. The undercoat not only gives it a rough finish, but it does NOT react well with the paint. only a few minutes after I sprayed on the finish, The undercoat began to peel, but still under the paint. Let's just say it looks... well, Rough.

It looks alright from a distance...

But when you get close you can see the peeling and it's not just on the badge.


I was thinking paint stripper and starting over, this time without undercoat, but if anyone has a better idea I am open to suggestions.

 

You seem to be a good candidate for......Plastidip

 

Don't use paint stripper it will melt the plastic

 

If I just spray Plastidip over it will that work? I think I need to peel the paint somehow and start over.

Good point...

 

ummm no. You still need to sand the shit out of it and make it smooth.
But since you had such major issues spraying the bedliner....then I would just use plastidip that way the next fuck up can be easily removed

 

Why would you use undercoat on a plastic grille?

Its a rust preventer not a primer.

You must use a plastic safe paint stripper.

Also did you let the top coat dry for several hours before painting over?? Paints and primers will chemically react sometimes if not COMPLETELY dry.

 

Yup idk why I did, it just happened. I left it dry for almost 2 hours, but obvi that wasnt enough.