Grille thoughts?
#16
I'm actually debating whether to paint mine as well. i agree it depends on the theme of your vehicle. Since i have dark wheels/black trim/powedercoated exhaust tips and will have CF fender vents/body kit accents i want to remove all the chrome.
However, the grille is a very difficult decision because it defines the AM front end in many ways (at least to me). Blacking it out matches the rest of the vehicle, but I'm not sure it looks better. Thanks for the photos.
However, the grille is a very difficult decision because it defines the AM front end in many ways (at least to me). Blacking it out matches the rest of the vehicle, but I'm not sure it looks better. Thanks for the photos.
Last edited by rynacd; 05-31-2012 at 11:08 AM.
#19
Well that was short-lived. . It's a good thing PlastiDip is a non-commitment mod.
#20
I think that's a good choice. The blacked-out look can be nice, but I'm not so sure it works on the Aston.
#23
Aston.Ca and Racer-I started the peeling yesterday and have probably spent a total of 2-3 hours peeling/rubbing. It is NOT as easy as it looks/sounds! I believe the trick is to spray a lot when you apply it and it rolls right off. I only had a bottle and the areas in between the slats that had a minimal coverage are a pain in the butt to remove.
I ended up spraying goo gone all over it and sprayed off with a hose before dinner. I will use my pressure washer tomorrow then put the grille back on.
To Karl's point above-at least its a non-commitment mod. It looked ok but you really needed to back out everything to make it look right. My Aston was not the right car for that look.
I ended up spraying goo gone all over it and sprayed off with a hose before dinner. I will use my pressure washer tomorrow then put the grille back on.
To Karl's point above-at least its a non-commitment mod. It looked ok but you really needed to back out everything to make it look right. My Aston was not the right car for that look.
#26
I'm still undecided especially after seeing the DBS Carbon Edition and the 2013 V12 Vantage renderings online. They have all the black accents i like.
Does anyone know how they painted this grille black and kept it classy?
http://www.lincah.com/wp-content/upl...ack-Grille.jpg
In other pictures it just looks like its painted regular black.
http://www.autoguide.com/gallery/d/4...Edition+02.JPG
Does anyone know how they painted this grille black and kept it classy?
http://www.lincah.com/wp-content/upl...ack-Grille.jpg
In other pictures it just looks like its painted regular black.
http://www.autoguide.com/gallery/d/4...Edition+02.JPG
#28
My S has a graphite coloured grill from the factory
It is just painted (and stone chipped )
I will be powder coating it at some point
It is just painted (and stone chipped )
I will be powder coating it at some point
Last edited by mikey k; 07-26-2012 at 06:20 AM.