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what do you guys do to black out the chrome in the middle if the grille. We have a company that will do car wraps here in leesburg, fl. also I would like to have a stinger stripe on the hood. not a jake just plain black. I would hate to pay a dealer price to do that.
what do you guys do to black out the chrome in the middle if the grille. We have a company that will do car wraps here in leesburg, fl. also I would like to have a stinger stripe on the hood. not a jake just plain black. I would hate to pay a dealer price to do that.
I went with electrical tape till i couldnt stand it anymore. Looks like the car has braces went with z06 grill.. it cost less than 300 bucks actually. 250 after discount from rpi designs free shipping or 200 from gmdirect but you have to pay shipping
I like the black look as well, and may try the tape idea. Was wondering if anyone has tried painting it with one of the plastic dip type products? Would that be another viable option?
Others have done the plastic dip and is very good. You mask the grill are off before hand as if you are going to spray paint it, and instead you spray the plastic dip on it. It well peel off is my understanding if you don't like the results. But there are a lot of little creases and cracks in that area so I don't know if it would be a totally clean peel. Should only require a little nick tool to get the remainder of the plastic dip off. But it is my understanding it easily peels. I guess if you go to the trouble to use plastic dip on the grill bar then you are sure you want it and a peeling job wouldn't be an issue.
I used the electric tape to begin with because I wasn't sure if I would like the look and could easily be removed. I liked the look and it looked so good with just the tape I left at that.
Last edited by joemessman; Aug 3, 2016 at 10:52 AM.
Others have done the plastic dip and is very good. You mask the grill are off before hand as if you are going to spray paint it, and instead you spray the plastic dip on it. It well peel off is my understanding if you don't like the results. But there are a lot of little creases and cracks in that area so I don't know if it would be a totally clean peel. Should only require a little nick tool to get the remainder of the plastic dip off. But it is my understanding it easily peels. I guess if you go to the trouble to use plastic dip on the grill bar then you are sure you want it and a peeling job wouldn't be an issue.
I used the electric tape to begin with because I wasn't sure if I would like the look and could easily be removed. I liked the look and it looked so good with just the tape I left at that.
I'll probably stick with the tape as well, at least initially. Seems like a simpler solution and easy to revert back to original. How wide a roll of tape do most folks use?
I'll probably stick with the tape as well, at least initially. Seems like a simpler solution and easy to revert back to original. How wide a roll of tape do most folks use?
The standard 3/4 inch. It is a perfect match width wise. And get the best quality tape. Only a couple of bucks more. Clean the brace first with alcohol and make sure it is completely wiped down and dry.
Last edited by joemessman; Aug 3, 2016 at 11:02 AM.
So is the Z06 grill EXACTLY like the Coupe grill except the chrome strip is black, or are there other differences??? If there are no other differences, why not mask it off and spray it black with either paint or the PlastiDip stuff?
I like the black look as well, and may try the tape idea. Was wondering if anyone has tried painting it with one of the plastic dip type products? Would that be another viable option?
I painted mine with black Plastidip two years and over 10,000 miles ago. Still looks perfect, and a LOT better IMO than the chrome retainer strip.
So is the Z06 grill EXACTLY like the Coupe grill except the chrome strip is black, or are there other differences??? If there are no other differences, why not mask it off and spray it black with either paint or the PlastiDip stuff?
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