Going to try and fix my Comet GT grille with Eastwood's rigid plastic repair kit. http://www.eastwood.com/rigid-plastic-repair-kit-black.html?reltype=2&parent_id=2455 How should I prep the grill for paint? What grit sandpaper? What is a good paint to use for the silver highlight trim and the dark for the grille itself?
I've always used a Scotchbrite pad. They grey ones I think. No way you'd ever be able to get into all of the openings with paper imo. Ditto on the Rustoleum but I think I used satin or semi flat....it holds up great. I painted my 70 grille in the 80s and it still looks good. I sprayed my headlamp doors and them got a rag and some laquer thinner and carefully removed the paint from the edges before it was completely dry. I tried taping it off but it is too much work.
Will use the scotch brite pad to scuff up the grille. I have to make a couple of repairs and was sondergin what grit sandpaper to use to smooth them down.
When I make the repair I will have to use something to sand it down besides a scotchbrite pad. 280 or 300 grit maybe to get it even?
Is the Rustoleum Satin Black a paint for plastic or did their metal paint work OK? Don't know if Rustoleum makes a plastic paint but I don't want to use the wrong stuff and create a problem.
I repaired my grill with 3m panel bond adhesive. Likely the same idea as what your using. It worked great. I even built up areas that were completely broken off. Took some time to get it looking right but it worked out great. Mounts are stronger than new. I scuffed mine with scotchbrite as per our body man. Gave it a real good cleaning with silicon remover. I painted it with Mar Hyde trim paint as per our body shop. Its supposed to stand up to UV and not fade out. Been almost 2 years now and it looks same as the day I sprayed it. [ame="http://www.amazon.com/Paint-Black-Aerosol-TSL3811-Category/dp/B000HUNXD4"]Amazon.com: Mar Hyde® Trim Paint Black Satin 12 Oz. Aerosol (TSL3811) Category: Paints: Automotive[/ame] A little side note. When I installed my grill I used plastic push pins to mount it intead of the factory screws. I found when I work over the front of the car i lean on the grill. The push pins allow me to pop the grill off in seconds so I dont crack it. http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=...&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:60&biw=1280&bih=568
Thanks for the info and thanks for the link. :Handshake I ordered the paint. Like ordering from Amazon. Its easy and prices are usually pretty good. Good idea on the push pins too. I'll put it on with screws till I can pick up the right pins.
