Painted Grills Matte Black
06-21-2009, 08:18 AM
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Hey guys,
Thanks to everyone's DIY instructions on the forum, I decided to spend some "me" time and do a little fun project on my car. So I decided to paint my grills matte black. I used a lot of layers and a lot sanding for the primer and a lot of coats of matte black (I used heat resistant matte black because i'm also planning to do my exhaust tips). I'm happy on how it turned out. It totally changed the look of my front (I can't believe it took me this long to do it). I know that it will eventually peel or fade. I'm planning to get grills from nerwyll in the future. I just wanted to have a little fun.
Hope you guys enjoy the pics... (sorry for poopy iphone pics)
Thanks to everyone's DIY instructions on the forum, I decided to spend some "me" time and do a little fun project on my car. So I decided to paint my grills matte black. I used a lot of layers and a lot sanding for the primer and a lot of coats of matte black (I used heat resistant matte black because i'm also planning to do my exhaust tips). I'm happy on how it turned out. It totally changed the look of my front (I can't believe it took me this long to do it). I know that it will eventually peel or fade. I'm planning to get grills from nerwyll in the future. I just wanted to have a little fun.
Hope you guys enjoy the pics... (sorry for poopy iphone pics)
06-21-2009, 11:45 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Very nice result. That's how I feel about my painted exhaust tips also. If it peels, big deal, I'm out a few $$ for high-temp paint and some sanding/baking time. It's still a fun activity. Who knows, as careful as you were, you hight have no problems at all.
