Well, Finally got around to doing my grille and IPL foglight trim rings. I was tired of all the chrome, but wasn't sure about going with a gloss black, because IMO the BlueSlate doesn't pull off black very well. So I decided a mixture would look pretty good. So I gave it a shot at Duplicolors Shadow Chrome after seeing Xcaliburs pictures. The fog light rings are a tad darker than the grille, which is what I wanted, but maybe a tad too dark, but when the sun hits them, they look great. Its really hard to tell the black chrome in pictures, they look more like a gloss black, but in person they're awesome. The grille came out really good as well. I'll get some better shots later on once I do a little wet sanding and buffing. But for now, these iPhone pics will have to do. Thanks XCalibur for the inspiration!











And a before shot just for the hell of it.

 

Looks very nice and subtle...

 

Looks Very nice man.

 

Thanks guys, Keeping it clean and subtle is what I was going for Now I just need to get some spacers until I can get some wheels to flush these stockers. After lowering it, they tucked pretty bad...

 

looks good. i'm digging that fourth pic where you can see a hint of purple in the black chrome at the top left corner of the grill

 

I think its a glare on the camera lens?

 

Got a DIY on the process used.. ? any special tips.. I'm down for trying this..

 

Looks great!

 

Looks good!

This ^. They really have to be seen in person. Pics do them no justice. I black chromed my headlights and grille a few months back myself and i still can't get a proper photo of it.

 

I did mine using the same materials! And it's true about taking pictures of it, you'll always get different color tones, sometimes a dark purple, a dark blueish, or just plain black.

I think it makes the car look wider, don't you think?

What spacers will you be getting, and what size have you been thinking about?
I'm dropped on Eibachs and used H&Rs 15mm all around. I wish I had used 20mm for the front, because they look a little tucked in, but I'm getting a camber kit and will then see how it looks.

Looking good OP!

 

Process is really easy actually. You lay the paint just like you would with any other color, but there's no sanding. At least I didn't. I just laid a generous coat so it would lay smooth. And only did 2 coats of base, 3 coats of clear. As for prep I washed the parts and then used duplicolors prep spray and wiped it down with a microfiber cloth. Came out really clean and then started laying the base.

I want to run 20mm H&Rs all around.

 

Awesome! Need to do mine too..

 

looks very good man, nice job!

 

how do you think it's going to hold up against paint chips and such?

 

Looks outstanding! This has inspired me to do the same... Thank you!

I will probably wet sand my grille just for the paranoia of it.