Guys..... How has everyone done their black grilles?

Whats the best and smoothest result

Best way of doing it is to soak it in some cheap bleach for a few days to get rid of the chrome, sure it was asda smart price stuff that was the best.

Mine was already painted when I bought the car and I'm forever touching it up

I have bought some stuff called Plastidip after seeing a thread one of the Fabia boys did. Its basically a plastic/rubber spray that coats the grill. From his pictures it looks pretty good and no fear of chipping etc due to what its made from. Work permitting i'll be trying it this weekend so I'll let you know how I get on.

Cheers guys,

Ive also noticed a C missing from my black lol

Thats what i get for iphone threading "doh"

Sorted

Use a good mask when using plastidip! Got really bad cancer causing stuff in it

So is it bleach then spray with plastidip stuff ??

I think with groups of brisk folk there should be a briskoda workshop lol post to someone who can do it the returned hehehe to help the crap people

This stuff??

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=260975216626&kw=260975216626

Do u mask up the middle slats?? Or do u sand and spray it all ???

Thats the stuff matey. I plan on taking the grill apart tbh and painting the chrome section on its own. I will just give it a key to the surface first, make your its dust free then spray. Luckily I'll be doing it at work and have a large work shop with plenty of ventilation to be doing it in.

Only thing is that plastic dip has a textured finish from the look of it?

Theres a vinyl wrap place near me which crossed my mind too, lol if i get scared

Carbon-era

http://www.carbon-era.co.uk/

Trouble is id come away with like black mirrors grille pillars and roof lol

Plastidip doesnt need a key...

Split the chrome part from grill and spray away!!

Nasty stuff though

i could not get my chrome bit off my grill. dunno if i was just being thick i wrapped it in CF look stuff with the grill complete/ I will be removing it asap as i now have some gloss black wrap.

i would not spray with paint as they chip really easy from past experience doing that.

Hehe a certain friendly briskie was going to do it satin for me if i send it

But funds worked outba no no st the mo :(

Cheers tho pete

Thats mine carbon wrapped.

Oooo carbon lol dont get me started

My inner demon keeps fancying a carbon roof, pillars and mirrors lol

Or matt black hmm

I was going to get the complete roof wrapped but not got round to it

Lol i just 'd you to see if you did, i really like black and carbon roofs on cars mate, and if you get bored or sell you can just have it took off

that carbon grill looks ace! thinking of something on my grill. was pondering colour coding it silver hmmm

I dooo like carbon fibre

And matt black hmmm

Choices

Id have a fully carbon octy if had endless money to waste lol

Mine's painted matte black and has many stone chips.

I split my grill yesterday will at work so its ready for spraying today/tomorrow when I get a chance. I even managed to do it without breaking any of the little plastic tags lol. I've also go a new Skoda to go on when finished. Can't wait to get it done.

Here is mine in Matt Black(also meshed)

Well I. Managed to get 3 coats on the grill today at work. First one looked OK till it dried. Then looked rubbish. 2nd coat made. It look even worst. Third coat made It look good again. Very odd stuff. Left it to cure at work. Overnight. Before a trial fit tomorrow. Will start A thread when all done and fitted Back on the car.

can someone please show me how to split the grill? mine aint avin none of it.