Grill paint?

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/bbp-color-keyed-grille-mod.398636/

If you are half handy at DIY, see the above thread. Mine is still flawless 9 months in and lots of others seem happy as well.

 

Followed that same thread, mine looks great, we'll other than the part I got impatient with and touched while still wet.

 

Plasti dip 14000 miles no issues

 

No chips after 40K miles. Here is the paint process I used:
1. Mask off the grill bar area you do not want to paint with 1" blue tape. This masking is to prevent you from accidentally scuffing the grill bars or emblem area during sanding
2. Sand lightly with 400 sandpaper. You just want to knock the shine down a bit on the chrome surface. Be sure to sand inside each grill square for about 5 seconds. This is all about scouring the surface instead of sanding it smooth.
3. Remove the masking tape
4. Use a micro fiber cloth to wipe down the entire grill with 3m adhesive/wax remover or something similar to remove the dirt. This chemical evaporates quickly. Be sure to get inside each grill square
5. Place wide 3-4 inch wide blue tape on the inside of the grill to prevent overspray within the engine compartment.
6. Use 1" blue tape to mask the center bar and the chrome trim. Taking your time is the key for straight lines.
7. Keep the hood open and mask the bumper, headlights and top of the fenders with newspaper
8. Spray Duplicolor adhesion promoter primer. Spray a coat, wait 10 min., spray another coat, wait 10 min. spray 3 coats of satin or flat black Krylon Fusion with 10 minutes between paint coats.
9. Pull off the tape after 30 minutes

Once I had all supplies in hand, it took approximately 90 minutes to prep the grill for paint

 

Powder coating has to be baked on, not so great for plastic.

 

Thank you. I'll go the plastidip route!

 

The grille is plastic, powder coat requires baking in an oven.

 

Anyone tried hydro dipping (sp?) yet? I'm thinking about it. It seems like it would hold up better than painting, lots of color/pattern options, etc.
http://www.hydrodip.com/

 

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OEM paint in a rattlecan, gloss clear, coat and adhesion promoter