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20 Aug 2016, 10:11 pm
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Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
I am going to attempt to paint a lower grille for my '06. It's made of TPO (Thermoplastic olefin) and from what I have read it needs to be CLEAN and have an adhesion promoter added before painting. Has anyone got any ideas or tips??
Lower Grille.jpg 
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21 Aug 2016, 06:47 am
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
Be sure the paint has flex additive in it or at the first deflection the paint will crack. You'll see this happening a lot on cheaper repaints where standard body paint is used on the bumpers. It looks good till the first slight deflection, then it cracks and crazes.
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21 Aug 2016, 01:46 pm
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
You're correct in the clean a adhesion promoter. There are some great silvers in the wheel paint suppliers. These look great and natural. Unlucky universal silvers of yesterday. You can use a gloss or Matt clear coat to make it look even better.
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03 May 2017, 10:37 pm
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
Just realized I never posted a finished part photo on this thread.
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2006 Limited Edition, Inferno Red, 5-speed, Bassani dual exhaust, Chrome backup light bezels, taillight trim, fuel door, antenna mount, Ventiports, door spear covers & hood prop. Silver painted lower front grille. American Racing 383 Casino wheels, w/Chrysler emblems, '02 engine cover, PT Cruiser mudguards, cargo mat. EGR Window Visors, dark gray lock pulls, dual horns, Fuzzy Dice, flames and MOPAR emblems added to front door logos, gold Chrysler emblem on rear hatch. Upgraded to RAK radio with 6 CD changer, Cassette Tape and RDS info. Name: "FIREBALL" I bought it Aug 10, 2015, with just over 35,600 miles on it.
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04 May 2017, 07:39 am
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
You did good, son, you did good.
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04 May 2017, 09:48 pm
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
It's weird, but I swear that I had another thread going where I showed the progress of painting the Lower Grille. I can't seem to find it, and the site only lets you go back 20 pages, so I can't see last October's posts. Hmmmm...
So, here are some photos that I took, and I have to mention that I masked off and then painted the edges where the silver bled under (and the smallest of) the small solid triangular areas with flat black paint, because they looked goofy if I left them silver. I started by washing thoroughly with soap and water, then drying, rinsing and drying, and then used a grease and wax remover, and drying, and sprayed on some adhesion promoter before spraying the silver. I hung it up to dry for a few days before touching it. I then did a spot test on the back side with clear-coat, which killed the cool 'machined aluminum' look to the silver. IMG_20161015_171524 (800x450).jpg IMG_20161018_175426 (800x450).jpg IMG_20161018_180458 (800x450).jpg IMG_20161022_201317 (800x450).jpg IMG_20161023_133100 (800x450).jpg IMG_20161023_133150 (800x450).jpg In fact I know I did post these, because I remember responding to Gkon about trying the clear-coat he suggested and it instantly dulled the finish (upper right corner you can see it here). IMG_20161021_192640.jpg Hmmm. 
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2006 Limited Edition, Inferno Red, 5-speed, Bassani dual exhaust, Chrome backup light bezels, taillight trim, fuel door, antenna mount, Ventiports, door spear covers & hood prop. Silver painted lower front grille. American Racing 383 Casino wheels, w/Chrysler emblems, '02 engine cover, PT Cruiser mudguards, cargo mat. EGR Window Visors, dark gray lock pulls, dual horns, Fuzzy Dice, flames and MOPAR emblems added to front door logos, gold Chrysler emblem on rear hatch. Upgraded to RAK radio with 6 CD changer, Cassette Tape and RDS info. Name: "FIREBALL" I bought it Aug 10, 2015, with just over 35,600 miles on it.
Last edited by wingman55; 04 May 2017 at 09:57 pm.
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04 May 2017, 10:15 pm
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
I remember seeing all the pics except for the last 3.
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04 May 2017, 10:22 pm
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Re: Painting Gen II Lower Grille silver
I've seen your progress pics before, too.
 I thought they might be in the: What Are You Working On Thread? But they weren't: Post #9723: What did you do to your Cruiser today? You started this thread in Aug '16 but then posted about the finished work in Oct '16 in the other thread.
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Last edited by rckstein; 04 May 2017 at 10:26 pm.
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