Grill question - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

ericisbacchus · 03-29-2006, 04:33 PM

My grill looks like crap - half the chrome paint (or whatever it is) has come off. What's the best/cheapest way to fix? Can I just take the grill off and have a paint shop paint it black?

Fresco Bob · 03-29-2006, 05:38 PM

youll be best off taking some sandpaper to the chrome stuff and leaving it just painting black.

ericisbacchus · 03-29-2006, 10:29 PM

What grade of sandpaper? Should I take the grill off first?

Fresco Bob · 03-30-2006, 03:05 PM

Itll definitly be easier to take the grill off first. Theres a couple of screws on either side and some clips on the bottom. Probly start with a rougher sandpaper to get all the pic crap then go to somthing finer to the paint will have a nice finish.

Grazi07 · 04-03-2006, 10:21 PM

be careful with sandpaper. I've heard people having better success using paint thinner and a pressure washer. I used a dremel to strip mine and it's been a pain to sand it evenly...

aggressor · 05-04-2006, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Grazi07

be careful with sandpaper. I've heard people having better success using paint thinner and a pressure washer. I used a dremel to strip mine and it's been a pain to sand it evenly...

same here, tried to use dremel on the center line that goes to the emblem, and almost totally F*&%ed it up. Barely got it to even out more or less....

YotaSolara · 05-10-2006, 09:27 PM

Hi, I'm new here although I've been lurking for a while. The chrome on the Solara grilles seems to be a big problem and I can understand everyones desire for an inexpensive solution. There ain't one. The OEM grilles are just too pretty to mess with anything else. I just bought a new one for $115 wholesale, didn't care for the aftermarket ones. With a bit of care you can reuse the Toyota emblem. Just my 2 cents worth.