hey painted my grill yesterday and im happy with how it came out, here are some before and after pics

Before:




After: used flat black Krylon spray paint


and action shot

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2002 Tremor 2wd 3.0 4.10 L/S
6000k HID High/Low beams
255/70R16 General Grabbers AT2
Explorer OHC

oh yea, way better

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Lifted and junk

Double Lifted Rangers

Looks awesome, but wouldn't it have been easier for you to remove the grille from the surround instead of the masking? Just my .02.

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2001 Extended cab Edge, 4x4, 4.0, 4.10 gears, 3" PA body lift, Heartthrob dual exhaust, Roush Thunderbolt signal mirrors, 8000k hid head/foglights, Mountaineer leather buckets, Xplorer shorty console, Alpine 9856 receiver, 10" type r sub in ported box, air box mod, throttle cable mod, Rancho R5000 shox, Scangauge II, plus many other things...

Looks 1000X better

You can but the clips are easy to break

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dude looks great!!!!

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-1995 ford ranger prerunner, 4.0, 4x4, 5-speed, 62k original miles, 2.5 radflo bypass front and 2.5 radflo triple bypass rear, deavers f23, 4.56 gears front and back, 07 seats, 07 mirrors, 35x12.50 bfg a/t, 4" fiberwerk glass front and rear, eagle alloy rims, 6k hid heads, two 8k hid off road lights, 34" led light bar, bed/roll cage/engine cage, 25 gallon fuel cell, cut and extended beams/radius arms
-2000 ford SVT f150 lightning -SOLD Lifted 2001 Ford Ranger EDGE, April's 2012 TOTM

Good choice. Good job.

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08 4.0 Sport 4x4
Stock

looks a whole lot better


take it from someone that knows, i broke almost all of the clips on my grille,

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2002 Ranger Edge 2wd | 3.0 v6 auto 8.8 4.10 L/S | 32x11.50 Mud Kings | 28% tint | Chevy Shackles | Cranked B T-bars | Westin Bull bar w/ KC longrange| Three-tone airhorns | air box mod | k&n drop-in | foglamp mod | explorer ohc | alpine headunit | 10" mtx thunder 4500/custom box | kenwood amp| 4 wheel disk brakes | line of fire

thanks everyone, I didn't know how much i was going to like the Black on Black when doing it but i like the way it came out

I never even thought about it and i know i would have broke some clips doing it

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2002 Tremor 2wd 3.0 4.10 L/S
6000k HID High/Low beams
255/70R16 General Grabbers AT2
Explorer OHC

i love it! did you use the krylon fusion or whatever its called? cause i wanna do my billet black

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2004 Ranger XLT
4.0 V6 SOHC, Billet Grille, Diamond cut bed trim/toolbox, Herculiner, Nightshaded Altezza Tails, Black Halo LED/Projector Headlights, 18" black/red rims wrapped in delinte 245/40's, In the process of blacking out interior, Dumped Flowmaster Super 44,

I used krylon and the first time I went to the car wash the paint started flaking off my grill.

I know some people here have used spray on bedliner on their grill instead of paint, so I'm considering trying that. What paint did you use? have you tried spraying it with the hose to wash it yet?

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2001 Ford Ranger XLT - 4x4 - 4-Door extended cab - Flareside - 3.0 V6
Westin Brush Guard, K&N Air Filter, Air Silencer Mod, Torsion Bar cranked/leveled, Campershell,

Looks Awesome.

Much Better!

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CURRENT: 2015 Tacoma DCLB TRD Sport

yes i used the Krylon Fusion Flat black , it was about $4.50 at walmart

http://www.krylon.com/products/fusion_for_plastic/

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2002 Tremor 2wd 3.0 4.10 L/S
6000k HID High/Low beams
255/70R16 General Grabbers AT2
Explorer OHC

No, i havent tried washing it yet but on the back of the can it says to allow 7 days before it is fully dried and wont chip. but after the 7 days ill wash it and let everyone know

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2002 Tremor 2wd 3.0 4.10 L/S
6000k HID High/Low beams
255/70R16 General Grabbers AT2
Explorer OHC

I wish I would have painted mine black. I don't know where I got the idea to repaint it gray!

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1999 Ford F-150 XLT S-Cab 4x4 4.6 V8 3:55 L/S
Traded - 2003 Ford Ranger Edge Reg. Cab Flareside 3.0 V6
5 Speed 2wd 4:10 Limited Slip
Mods: Cargo Light, Map Lights, Tow Hooks, Fabtech Add-A-Leaf, Ford Step Bars, 06 Tails
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