Black kidney grill / grille DIY by using Plasti Dip - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

rayzoe1306 · 06-05-2012, 11:21 PM

What a simple job!

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zeezz · 06-05-2012, 11:28 PM

Not my specific style but nice clean job!

Number · 06-05-2012, 11:38 PM

bigger pics please. Love the white wheels btw. I think that's a first around here.

rayzoe1306 · 06-05-2012, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Tremolo

bigger pics please. Love the white wheels btw. I think that's a first around here.

Blake P · 06-05-2012, 11:56 PM

I hope you masked off behind the grilles too!
Off topic: I was plasti-dipping a rear valence today and it was surprisingly easy to work with. Too bad I ran out after only 2 coats. Need to run and grab another can tomorrow to finish.

bmwaddict · 06-06-2012, 02:20 AM

hmmm this is really interesting...totally different route (rims)

rayzoe1306 · 06-06-2012, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by bmwaddict

hmmm this is really interesting...totally different route (rims)

I am trying to make my car become younger !

Combination with red and white is great and sporty since many f30 owners choose black/silver rims.

bcl0328 · 06-06-2012, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by rayzoe1306

I am trying to make my car become younger !

Combination with red and white is great and sporty since many f30 owners choose black/silver rims.

white looks really good.

onehungevo · 06-06-2012, 08:23 AM

Are those 19's? The white looks nice. How often are you washing them?

MiloMia · 06-06-2012, 08:55 AM

can we get a side view?

huskercubfan · 06-06-2012, 08:58 AM

OP - Life would have been easier and it would have been a cleaner job if you had taken the grills out and put them back in

Number · 06-06-2012, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by huskercubfan

OP - Life would have been easier and it would have been a cleaner job if you had taken the grills out and put them back in

I beg to differ. With plasti-dip, it doesn't get easier than the route OP took.

red-sauerkraut · 06-07-2012, 09:25 PM

Looks good... Love the Red.

While I think it is cool what was done, there is no chance in hell I'd paint anything like that on a car. The time involved in doing it right, is worth avoiding the damage done by doing wrong.

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Originally Posted by Tremolo

I beg to differ. With plasti-dip, it doesn't get easier than the route OP took.

Number · 06-08-2012, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by red-sauerkraut

Looks good... Love the Red.

While I think it is cool what was done, there is no chance in hell I'd paint anything like that on a car. The time involved in doing it right, is worth avoiding the damage done by doing wrong.

Plasti-dip is not paint. Look it up.

svache · 06-08-2012, 02:49 AM

Those white rims are actually pretty neat! It reminds me of those older rally cars, like the Euro spec Ford Escort (used to have one myself, I loved that car)

1.fresh.f30.335 · 06-13-2012, 09:36 PM

plasti-dip is a good solution for temporary solutions IMO, Ive done it on my audi a ton, but theres something about taking it to a brand new bimmer that just makes me cringe a little, sorry OP, I respect for the short term but I'd make a more permanent solution to the problem

ttlorion · 07-18-2012, 05:07 AM

good~

omar_liendo · 07-21-2012, 10:01 AM

Thank you for this!

BRN20 · 08-15-2012, 08:15 AM

Interesting. Bigger pics?

sgbk · 08-17-2012, 03:33 AM

yeh, don't want to remove the grill so can do like this. But becareful with pain when painting this. cover all thing by tape or paper but hope the paint not get into inside .

armanm · 10-11-2012, 12:37 PM

If I use the plasti dip to paint my chrome grills black will I be able to clean them off when I turn my car in at lease end?

PeterM · 10-27-2012, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by armanm

If I use the plasti dip to paint my chrome grills black will I be able to clean them off when I turn my car in at lease end?

Thats the whole point in plasi dip its removable. Put more coats like 4 so its thick and easier to remove. Also dont sand the chrome just clean it well.

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Number ✚ Drives: ✚ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: ✚ ✚ Posts: 989 iTrader: (1)	bigger pics please. Love the white wheels btw. I think that's a first around here.

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Blake P Kinda Like A Big Deal Drives: F31 on order Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 395 iTrader: (0)	I hope you masked off behind the grilles too! Off topic: I was plasti-dipping a rear valence today and it was surprisingly easy to work with. Too bad I ran out after only 2 coats. Need to run and grab another can tomorrow to finish.

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onehungevo Captain Drives: Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 744 iTrader: (0)	Are those 19's? The white looks nice. How often are you washing them?

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huskercubfan STM TRPR Drives: 2012 335i MW Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 357 iTrader: (0)	OP - Life would have been easier and it would have been a cleaner job if you had taken the grills out and put them back in

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ttlorion WellbeingFood Drives: BMW 320D F30 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: korea Posts: 1 iTrader: (0)	good~

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omar_liendo New Member Drives: F30 335i Melbourne Red Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta Posts: 24 iTrader: (0)	Thank you for this!

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BRN20 Private Drives: 2013 328i Sport Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: SP Posts: 93 iTrader: (0)	Interesting. Bigger pics?

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sgbk New Member Drives: F30 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: usa Posts: 27 iTrader: (0)	yeh, don't want to remove the grill so can do like this. But becareful with pain when painting this. cover all thing by tape or paper but hope the paint not get into inside .

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