Hey guys I used the duplicolor rattle can to color match my grill today. It's dark out but from what I can tell it looks pretty sick. Anyway I'm gonna buy the clear coat for it tomorrow, I was just wondering if anyone has ever done this and have any advice for finishing touches?

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Cool. I think ford color matched the grille o a model of 04+ i believe. I want a newer grille and want it white! Lol cant wait to see it

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2001 Ford Ranger Edge, 4.0L V6, 4x4, automatic, Extended cab, 165,000 miles, 8.8 rear axle, Auburn L/S, 4.10 gears, body lift, 32x11.5r15 falken wild peak A/T, head light mod, black honeycomb grille. 06+ corners, fx4 seats, led back up light

MODS TO COME: pillar gauges, recover seats, stereo and that it for now ................

I didn't clearcoat mine. I sanded it and then sprayed it with an adhesion promoter.



Then it was painted with a basic Acrylic Enamel



The Ford Emblem was also painted with the same paint





The end result



I was installing the foglights on this day, the valence was painted with a basecoat and clearcoat system, the grill was only a single stage paint.

can you post pics of how the finished project looks? I'm thinking about doing the same thing but in white instead of silver

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2019 Ford Ranger Lariat Sport Fx4 Crew Cab

2014 Ford F150 STX Sport 4x4 TRADED
2006 Ford Ranger Ext cab 4x4 TRADED
1999 Ford Ranger Reg cab 2wd SOLD

Yeah I will tomorrow afternoon when I finish it up.

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Done

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👌.

Huh?

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Lol

Haha stupid app

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Looks great!

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2001 Ford Ranger Edge, 4.0L V6, 4x4, automatic, Extended cab, 165,000 miles, 8.8 rear axle, Auburn L/S, 4.10 gears, body lift, 32x11.5r15 falken wild peak A/T, head light mod, black honeycomb grille. 06+ corners, fx4 seats, led back up light

MODS TO COME: pillar gauges, recover seats, stereo and that it for now ................

Digging the light bar. Know if it will fit a 94 or know anything close that will fit? Grille looks good also

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94 Ranger ext cab 4x4, 5 spd, 6 cyl 4L
96 Ranger ext cab 2wd 5 spd, 6 cyl 3L

It's kind of a universal light bar. I pulled it off a 98

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That's one of the best rattle jobs I've seen, I'm surprised, although I can't see it in person to see how it looks upclose. What exactly did you do- sanding, primer, prep, etc? Also did you use the same color code as your truck? I know dupli-color has a lot of car paints in can, like oxford white.

As far as the finishing prep thing, I would research of clearcoat from a can BEFORE you try attempting to use it. I read around about clearcoats from spray cans, and it seems a lot of people end up having awful results. From my limited knowledge, the pressure from a can isn't high enough, it doesn't properly/evenly disperses the clear coat, so much that some just say to leave the paint without a clear coat. Just a warning. You could get a body shop to clear coat it, I doubt it would cost much.

Other than that, I'd say throw some wax on it and it'll be all good, but remember, when you wash it, the paint will show up on your sponge/rag, but it's completely normal. Just don't expect the paint to last as long as other paint.

Edit: Didn't realize you already clear coated it, what did you use? I'm curious if you did use it from a can, if it clouded up the overall look at all.

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