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anyone do anything with their grill - 4/20/2007 11:24:16 PM

yomofoitzjay

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anyone do anything cheap to the grill...like remove the pony or paint it or something..lets see the pics.. i wanna do something tommroow to it..thanks

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/20/2007 11:38:11 PM

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Quick shot of Krylon glossy black on the pony always looks good.

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/20/2007 11:41:11 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: Glacial

Quick shot of Krylon glossy black on the pony always looks good.

i was actually thinking of that since im blacking out my car..

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/20/2007 11:50:24 PM

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It looks damn good:

http://www.mustangforums.com/archive/threads/black-pony-part-2-1722236-1.html

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/20/2007 11:58:48 PM

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wow. i really like that. really sleek look. i'm going to have to do that asap. i assume you did this glacial, did you sand down the pony? roughly how many coats did you put on? and did you clear coat it or just left it a flat black?

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/20/2007 11:59:54 PM

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I used the Krylon Fusion on my black pony. It sticks great, and looks awesome!

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 12:07:42 AM

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black06stang, did you take off the grill and paint it or did you just use a whole bunch of tape so as not to get paint on the body?

edit: i'm going to go ahead and do this tommorow. i'm going to pick up a light grit sand paper and sand down the pony, use a whole bunch of tape and paper so as not to get spray paint anywhere it's not supposed to go, and go on with my bad self with the krylon fusion black.

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 12:12:18 AM

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 12:26:05 AM

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Im putting on the Saleen bumper and grill....does that count? aha

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 10:23:17 AM

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so how can i take the grill out to paint the pony..and black 06 stang..im looking to do the same to my car..like blacking it all out..i love that look

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 1:33:14 PM

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I just removed the radiator cover, and then carefully used a screw driver to pop out all of the grille tabs.

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 4:48:28 PM

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i just did this little project today, didn't take the grill off the car. i used a whole lot of painter's tape, news paper, and cut up paper bags. lol. this finished project looks sweet. i'll try to take pics asap.

for anyone that's going to do this. use krylon fusion - black. no prep work, you don't have to sand down the mustang emblem.

for all those that have done this, have you experienced any paint chipping from road debris?

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/21/2007 10:10:52 PM

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PICS!!

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 12:05:44 AM

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wow man..it looks great..i gotta do it..how much was the paint..and did u do more than one coat.

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 12:06:47 AM

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It looks great! Did you put a clear coat on it?

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-C&L CAI/XcalII
-15% tint, tinted turn signals
-Roush window louvers
-Dual Flowmaster ATs w/ h-pipe
-SRB Strut Bar
-7" touchcreen monitor w/carpc
-18" black bullits/nitto 555s

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 12:29:20 AM

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na, no clear coat. i didn't want it to be to shiny. i wanted it to have a simple matte look. did you clearcoat yours, black06stang?

to yomofoitzjay -

i swept left and right a few times maybe 4 and i considered that a coat. did it again roughly half a minute later. let a few minutes pass and swept up and down 4 times.. done! then i just waited for it to dry.

paint was about $5 at advanced auto.

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horsepower is how fast you hit the wall.
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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 1:03:00 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: jaded seconds

na, no clear coat. i didn't want it to be to shiny. i wanted it to have a simple matte look. did you clearcoat yours, black06stang?

to yomofoitzjay -

i swept left and right a few times maybe 4 and i considered that a coat. did it again roughly half a minute later. let a few minutes pass and swept up and down 4 times.. done! then i just waited for it to dry.

paint was about $5 at advanced auto.

I used a low-gloss clear coat just for protection. This way it is a flat look like the grille. Yomofoitzjay, the most important part to painting is the first coat. Make sure that your first coat is very thin, to make sure is adheres well.

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-MAC shorties
-C&L CAI/XcalII
-15% tint, tinted turn signals
-Roush window louvers
-Dual Flowmaster ATs w/ h-pipe
-SRB Strut Bar
-7" touchcreen monitor w/carpc
-18" black bullits/nitto 555s

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 1:14:08 AM

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just finished clearcoating, here's some pics under the wonderful florida sun:

i need to wash my car.

lol.

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 6:07:32 PM

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i bought the paint from work..looking to do it after work..so is the clear coat worth putting on their..and how much did that cost u..

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RE: anyone do anything with their grill - 4/22/2007 8:32:23 PM

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I think this is a neat idea. It gives the car a different look than the other mustangs.
However, Dont you lose the black mustang with a black grill as background.
I would think that you would not be able to see the mustang unless you where real close.

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