I made a three bar grille but i knicked it up doing it so I decided to paint it I sanded it up pretty good and rough then I gave it coats of primer then 2 coats of flat black paint then 2 coats of red paint on the bowtie and 4 coats of clear coat for protection but since its the grille i know it can take a beating is there anything else I can do to protect it from chipping and stuff like that?

 

Just a suggestion try sending a e-mail to "UMA" (Todd) and asking him,since he seems to have the touch for customizing grilles.

 

Never let anyone drive in front of you, It works for me !
I would say keep an extra can of each, and you can always fix little stuff with an artist brush.
Lets see some pics.

 

There is a REALLY SPECIAL clear coat that is available. But is is quite expensive in the rattle can. I've seen tests done with this stuff, using a nickle and steel wool, in an attempt to scratch it. Barely even marks the surface. If I can locate the info, I'll post it (I do remember it comes from a company in the LA area). It was around $30-40/can.

 

Is it by the same people that make killer chrome?
http://www.kustomrides.com/supplies/...oat-spray.html
Click to see full details

 

If it holds up that well, I would say 30-40 bucks would be worth it.....

 

I would like to see the results I wanna do something like this to mine...can you do a how to on cuttin the grille

 

Here`s one just skip the part on cuting the top and bottom bars for a 3 bar.

https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/appearance-modifications-discussions-6/one-bar-wonder-grill-done-13829/

 

very cool thank you very much

 

everyone said it was super hard (20 plus hrs)to do the 3 bar but I cut everything up in about an hour but yesterday i waas workin on that thing from 10am to 10pm when I finally put it on it looks amazing im just so afraid of it getting chipped or something on the freeway I talked to UMA the (3bar genius) and even he said nicks ands chips from the freeway are just a way of life i still havent driven with it on and im gonna take side streets whenever possible lol maybe I should get a bra and just wear it on the freeway