Thread: Chevy Silverado project

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The grill is still black/chrome...

ive been lookin for a different grille but i cant find anything that doesnt look cheap or like im a black guy

i have no clue where to take it to get it painted. i cant find anywhere i can just buy a paint match grille!

That body style didn't sell any paint matched grills, black or chrome options, iirc. Just find you a nice set of grill inlays, like billet inserts or something that you like, then when you get a free weekend, buy some paint that matches the color of the truck, sand prep the parts you want red, tape off the parts you don't, prep, primer, paint, clear and re-install everything and bolt in the new grills. Done.

i might do that this summer. where do i get paint primer and clear at? ive never done any painting like that

dulicolor at pep boys or autozone, they have everything there, from sand paper, filler, tools to apply it, spray paint thats color matched, and spray on clear coat.

if you go to the duplicolor web site, they have lots of how to vids. painting is quite easy, light coats, and take your time.

the key to using this product is wet sanding. as you will learn from the vids.

they also have lots of user pics and projects posted as well. some good ideas are posted. as well as some really nice work done by people just like us. aka no experience at all.

hm sounds easy enough for me to screw it up..

Should you decide to try it yourself, buy one of these. The cheap ones are less than $5 and worth 100x that. The difference is remarkable, from removing all finger fatigue to smoothing out how you lay the paint, its the best tool for painting you can buy besides a pro- paint spray kit.

thanks if i decide to go that route ill look into one of those

got my mud flaps today. goin to put them on tomorrow after work hopefully. somethin went wrong with the order so i have to get the front ones now
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my brother got me a black bowtie for my birthday. which i think looks amazing! changes the grille completely.
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he said he has another thing comin in the mail so will have more pics by next week

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my brother got me a rear window decal.
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I like the black bowtie a lot. Looks good.

havent done anything lately so i just recently purchased 6000k HIDs. i loved them on my prix and couldnt stop myself from buyin em for my silverado. i think they will look great. i have a couple more projects in mind for this summer i just want to space them out and not do them all at once

Needs more painting done... with pics!

more paint? what else is there to paint? i dont need to paint the grille now with the black bowtie.