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best black paint for the grille???

Old Feb 12, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Default best black paint for the grille???

I know lots of you guys have bedlined your grilles. What's peoples' opinions on what to use?

I'd like it to match the bumper and fenders as much as possible.

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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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I used rustoleum truck bed liner. I'm very happy with the results. Its a very close match to my powder coated bumpers.


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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by smed1275
I used rustoleum truck bed liner. I'm very happy with the results. Its a very close match to my powder coated bumpers.

Carved by my Moto Razr!
X2 on that. I also used Rustoleum for plastic as a primer coat before 2 or 3 coats of bedliner. No problems to date!

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Old Feb 12, 2012 | 03:30 PM
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I used Rustoleum textured flat black.. Looks great and easy to touch up.. Checkout my pics.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:17 AM
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Duplicolor bedliner works great too.
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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I used duplicolor also. I sprayed it after a few coats of primer and the texture isn't very rough but I like it. Bed lines grills are a huge improvement to the front of the Jk
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Old Feb 13, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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Don't forget the awesome Jeep Art you get when you're done...

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And while you're at it, paint the headlight bezels too to complete the look

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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 02:46 PM
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Sand. Drink beer. Sand again drink beer. Drink four more beers. Apply numerous coats of paint. Tip: don't spill beer on wet paint, you will have to start over. Doh:!@?
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Old Feb 14, 2012 | 05:49 PM
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Default heres my pick at it

i used a duplicolor paint, its black metallic or something , matches amazingly, it isnt bedliner( i didnt like the look of bedliner) and super easy
i just sanded it down with 400 grit and painted it in like 3 light coats and clear coated it....turned out great

I painted the jeep(chrome things and stuck um back on)
and painted the grille inserts(gutter guard from home depot.

i love the look!

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Old Feb 15, 2012 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by grizzwald
Sand. Drink beer. Sand again drink beer. Drink four more beers. Apply numerous coats of paint. Tip: don't spill beer on wet paint, you will have to start over. Doh:!@?
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LMAO!! That's EXACTLY how you do it!! It snowed out and I just up and decided to bedline/paint my grill.. I did a write up when I did mine.. Definately have some cold ones on deck before you get started!!
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