Should I paint my grill surround?

Hey all, wondering if you guys think I should color match my grill surround or not. I am doing the front end swap and have acquired a chrome grill. I can’t tell what would look better. Thoughts? Thanks!

 

Me I personally HATE chrome so, when the weather warms I plan on painting mine to either color match, or flat black to blend in more with new Sport Clear Smoked headlight assembly's.

 

You should get the correct hood first.

And then paint the grill. I would start with a base model grill first as paint doesn’t like to stick to the chrome.

 

Yeah I agree, but I’d paint it myself and I don’t know if it would come out that great lol.

 

I painted mine. Wasnt that bad. Just make sure you sand and prime first. And be generous with the clear coat

 

Lmao. I have the correct hood on order. Should be here in a week or so

 

Thanks for the tip! I might try it this weekend. Worst case scenario I just buy a new one

 

Plenty of info on how to remove chrome and have bare plastic to work with, as well as threads on painting on here, read through a few of them. It does not seem that hard other than using several layers of paint and clear coating.

 

And MAKE SURE you have an extremely clean environment to paint. That little dust and stuff shows up easily while painting.

 

Nice truck!
I bought a super white grille and now back to chrome. You might change your mind later.

 

I have a paintable base model grill sitting in my garage

 

Well then I know who to contact if my paint job goes south. I see you’re in SD too!

 

Paint it Silver Sky.

 

Yep and I have a new chrome one too

 

Okay cool! I’ll try painting it and let you know if I’m happy or not haha

 

Color. Match. Chrome be gone.

 

Seems like that’s the right move I will start sanding tonight