Color Match that Grill!

Looks so much better !

 

I plan on doing this to my Corolla. Do you happen to know the grit of that sandpaper (or was that some special scrub pad that I should buy)?

 

That came out real nice! I think I'll have to try it. How bout rear chrome bumper, same steps?

 

Its basically a scotch bright pad, they have different colors for different projects. Anything that says use before priming/painting

same steps yup

 

Paint is holding up wonderful to the outside world, not that it gets driven much but it looks SO MUCH BETTER

 

I seen a painted one on Craigslist for 60.00

 

All depends how somebody paints. We went to look at a BMW for my mom that somebody "painted"

They used exterior house paint and a roller

 

thanks, been looking for a good 'hold your hand' writeup. this may do it. nice job man.

 

here is the one i found if any one wants it.

http://houston.craigslist.org/pts/4147947821.html

 

Came in yesterday.

 

Looks WAY better than the chrome man...good job !! And I believe the Sport package comes painted where the rest come in chrome or black correct ( 2nd gen anyway ) ?

 

How does it look from a distance?

I just installed a color-matched satoshi (not a Homer) and I'm not happy with the color. Up close, it looks very good - pretty much an exact match. However, from a distance, it looks much brighter than the factory paint. Maybe I'm crazy, but I think it reflects light differently.

I'm either going to see if I can combine the satoshi inner grill (aftermarket) with my factory outer grill (not sure if that's possible), or try repainting. If I repaint, I think I'm going to give this a try.

Thanks!

 

Nice! They have some quality stuff. The clear is very nice!

My color is weird, as you can see in the pictures it looks black unless light hits it. A guy that's seen my truck for a month and a half just found out 2 days ago it's green when the sun finally hit it.

 

I agree that the ATU paint is awesome, pretty dead on. I didn't use their clear, i used a 2k clearcoat in a rattle can, pretty awesome stuff, lays out really flat and it is very durable compared to non catalyzed paint.

 

Awesome!

 

Looks great!

 

How much color match paint did you have after you were done?

Now that I see this I want to do my grill AND bumper, 3-4 cans should do it you think?

 

I would get 4 cans, maybe 5 to be safe. I use up a can on a grill and its not that much surface area. I do 4-5 light coats.

 

A whole can for the grill?! Wouldn't have guessed that, thanks man for the tip and this write up! Never would have thought of doing it myself, I'm pretty good with a rattle can can't wait to do this myself!

 

I have maybe 1/8-1/4 can left after doing the grill. I put 4 good coats on top of a light mist coat