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FresnoBob

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Gloss or flat for black paint on grill? Powder coat?
« on: October 01, 2018, 16:51:23 »
Should the black grill in front of the radiator be gloss or flat black?  Has anyone powder coated their grill to make it more impervious to rocks and chipping? 
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Bob Comstock
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Re: Gloss or flat for black paint on grill? Powder coat?
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2018, 17:14:16 »
I'd say more satin than gloss.
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Re: Gloss or flat for black paint on grill? Powder coat?
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2018, 17:38:56 »
Me thinking it would be same tone as the trunk and rocker covers.
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Igor
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Re: Gloss or flat for black paint on grill? Powder coat?
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2018, 19:31:20 »
I powder coated mine satin black.
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Re: Gloss or flat for black paint on grill? Powder coat?
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2018, 20:42:42 »
Rustoleum painters touch semi gloss black works nicely.
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Re: Gloss or flat for black paint on grill? Powder coat?
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2018, 23:07:01 »
Thank you everyone!  I will apply a satin black powder coat. 
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Bob Comstock
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