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hey all

to start things off i'm talking about this piece specifically

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/417831-r34-skyline-front-grill-brand-new-125/

So mine looks like it was RED before, and someone has painted over it in black. I know it was red because bits are coming off and it shows through, and also the black is kind of lumpy so i reckon it was a real dodgy job of painting (how hard can it be to do this properly?) anyway:

I'd like to know whether it's safe to use acetone etc/paint stripper to remove the layer(s) of paint on this grill, and then I can spray it again using _____ (suggestions? I was thinking tamiya spray paint for RC car shells, since those are plastic and they have a nice range of colours). My concern is that since the grill is plastic I don't want to destroy/melt it with the stripping process.

pointers would be nice, cheers

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hey all

to start things off i'm talking about this piece specifically

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/417831-r34-skyline-front-grill-brand-new-125/

So mine looks like it was RED before, and someone has painted over it in black. I know it was red because bits are coming off and it shows through, and also the black is kind of lumpy so i reckon it was a real dodgy job of painting (how hard can it be to do this properly?) anyway:

I'd like to know whether it's safe to use acetone etc/paint stripper to remove the layer(s) of paint on this grill, and then I can spray it again using _____ (suggestions? I was thinking tamiya spray paint for RC car shells, since those are plastic and they have a nice range of colours). My concern is that since the grill is plastic I don't want to destroy/melt it with the stripping process.

pointers would be nice, cheers

Its a form of abs plastic

Acetone will melt it

And many strippers will too

maybe try a automotive paint shop spray stripper ask them if its plastic safe , i would just soda blast it but i have one lol

series 2 grill too nice tiny holes haha

wrap the big edge in carbon

Matte ceramic black or titanuim silver the rest

I f**king hate my s2 bar and need my kit on asap

Edited by Carbon 34

thanks Troy, what's this soda blast? I'm after a solution which can be quickly achieved at home, with at most a trip to the bunnings etc, weekends time is limited don't have so much time to be going here and there!

wonder if there is like a carbon paint dip...hahaha well i have the nismo kit so my bar looks nice to me =)

thanks Troy, what's this soda blast? I'm after a solution which can be quickly achieved at home, with at most a trip to the bunnings etc, weekends time is limited don't have so much time to be going here and there!

wonder if there is like a carbon paint dip...hahaha well i have the nismo kit so my bar looks nice to me =)

Actaully theyre is a carbon dip. Watertransfer process but not cheap and it wouldnt work on the mesh area

Soda blast unless you know what your doing will kill the grill and you need equipment to do it

I'd say a spray on abs plastic safe stripper watch then clips those arent abs and will melt !!

Or sit on your porch with a cold one and a bucket of sandpaper lol

might be easier to source a unmolested grill and save that one for soda and carbon wrap? later on

you could always buy a rolls royce grill and cut to fit haha

hahahha alrighty thanks Troy may investigate the ABS plastic safe stripper, the only reason i'm not thinking of using sandpaper is because there's buildup of old paint in the corners of the mesh, if you know what i'm talking about...seems like the previous owner (s) didn't do much, just sprayed on a new layer =.=

or use....gutter mesh

oh come one you want to spend a month sanding the grooves lol

buy a diff front bar lol

Do you like s2 fronts , so ford like haha

Gutter mesh sounds like something you use to weed out ugly chicks as the pub closes

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