Black kidney grill / grille DIY by using Plasti Dip - Page 2 - BMW 3-Series Forum (F30 / F32)

armanm · 10-28-2012, 01:23 PM

okay thank you peterM

BMWFanatic2008 · 12-24-2012, 11:05 PM

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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.

OP - did you cover the part behind (inside) the grill before applying the plasti dip? Also, did you spray extra layers onto the chrome edges?

jtuds · 01-31-2013, 03:27 PM

Was any tape used?

finaloption · 01-31-2013, 04:22 PM

looks good

also, i'm really digging the white wheels on the red.. i don't know if i would like it with any other color. nice

Phamous · 02-06-2013, 07:35 PM

did you cover behind the grills? or just whatever?

dd1981 · 02-06-2013, 09:35 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?

I tried this route before I got my m perf grills. Works good but it was just too matte black for me, I even used glosser and it still wasn't the result I wanted. I took the grills off the car though I thought it was easier and didn't want to gunk up the radiator.

I think I want to plasti dip my rims though.

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Originally Posted by BMWFanatic2008

OP - did you cover the part behind (inside) the grill before applying the plasti dip? Also, did you spray extra layers onto the chrome edges?

I put 4 layers and it held up great. But I ended up getting m perf grills anyway.

Aritaurus · 02-06-2013, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dd1981

I tried this route before I got my m perf grills. Works good but it was just too matte black for me, I even used glosser and it still wasn't the result I wanted. I took the grills off the car though I thought it was easier and didn't want to gunk up the radiator.

I think I want to plasti dip my rims though.

I put 4 layers and it held up great. But I ended up getting m perf grills anyway.

Yeah, the gloss look definitely better. The OEM M performance grille isn't really expensive, it's like $50 a piece if you get it from tisher and I got mine from a dealer for about $60 each.

Looks great on my imperial blue and takes the old man look away from the luxury line lol

dd1981 · 02-07-2013, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Aritaurus

Yeah, the gloss look definitely better. The OEM M performance grille isn't really expensive, it's like $50 a piece if you get it from tisher and I got mine from a dealer for about $60 each.

Looks great on my imperial blue and takes the old man look away from the luxury line lol

They look much better then chrome no doubt

mjy2000 · 03-11-2013, 06:01 PM

mine

DanielChangg · 04-07-2013, 08:47 PM

Did you take them out before spraying them with plasti dip? or can you do it while they're attached to the car?

kromix · 04-07-2013, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mjy2000

mine

This doesn't look like plastidip it's shiny like the paint??

mjy2000 · 04-10-2013, 09:34 AM

no its not.i tried plastidip.it looks like an SE model LINe.so bought this perf grill,looks 100x better.

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jtuds Captain Drives: 335i M Sport ordered Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: 1.5-2 hrs west of Toronto Posts: 787 iTrader: (0)	Was any tape used?

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finaloption Private First Class Drives: '13 f30 n26 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: NYC Posts: 129 iTrader: (0)	looks good also, i'm really digging the white wheels on the red.. i don't know if i would like it with any other color. nice

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DanielChangg New Member Drives: 335i F30 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: United States Posts: 13 iTrader: (0)	Did you take them out before spraying them with plasti dip? or can you do it while they're attached to the car?

04-10-2013, 09:34 AM	#34
mjy2000 SEAL TEAM SIX Drives: X1 20D XD/F30 SPORTS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: UK Posts: 107 iTrader: (0)	no its not.i tried plastidip.it looks like an SE model LINe.so bought this perf grill,looks 100x better.