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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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Old Jul 19, 2008 | 10:21 PM
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Short answer, yes. Long answer, no.

You'll want to find a durable, outdoor or better yetautomotive paint. Then you'll want to makesure to prep the area sanding it with a 500 or so grit sand paper to ensure a good stick.

You don't need to find a high heat paint, I don't think.
 
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 09:21 AM
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Old Jul 21, 2008 | 10:02 AM
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Default RE: is any paint ok for blacking grille?

i did mine with the plasti-dip a few months ago and it still looks like a million bucks. only do 3 coats because any more than that will be hard to clip back on to the grill.
 
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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many people on www.audizine.com have used plasti dip with great success, seems (as with anything else) good prep is essential to making it stick
 
Old Jul 21, 2008 | 04:54 PM
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Default RE: is any paint ok for blacking grille?

good prep is key. i use SEM trim black for a flat black. Napa also sells a black trim paint that I used with great success, it self leveled itself. i used a heat gun lightly over it to dry quickly. I did this on my lincoln and it is still good after 2 years.
 
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