ThunderbirdSport
Well-Known Member
- Joined
- August 4, 2013
- Messages
- 358
- Reaction score
- 79
- Location
- Thunderbird Heights
- City, State
- Missouri
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2006 Eddie Bauer V8
Years ago I did this on a Thunderbird.
Took the grill off, and "shaved" off the chrome layer, lightly sanded, primed, and pained the grille to match the body paint. Looked great.
I want to do this to my Exploder, now.
The stripping, sanding, painting part is not the problem, it's getting the grill off/out.
How's that sucker held on? Superman's sweat and Iron man's genius? LOL
I pulled, prodded, cussed, sweated, and ultimately gave up to come inside to ask.
I'd like to do this in the next day or so, as I have off work till Thursday
I also have a water leak into my right tail light..I'll be tackling that too. It's rain, so I imagine the adhesive is dried out or missing. No biggie on that though. Not my first rodeo with a wet tail light lol.
I'd also be doing the chrome on the hood too. Ultimately, I want to dechrome my Ex...it's an EB, I'll attach a pic just because
I'm doing new fogs (missing lens on driver side, fell off the day I bought it, and eventually, smoked headlights)
Took the grill off, and "shaved" off the chrome layer, lightly sanded, primed, and pained the grille to match the body paint. Looked great.
I want to do this to my Exploder, now.
The stripping, sanding, painting part is not the problem, it's getting the grill off/out.
How's that sucker held on? Superman's sweat and Iron man's genius? LOL
I pulled, prodded, cussed, sweated, and ultimately gave up to come inside to ask.
I'd like to do this in the next day or so, as I have off work till Thursday
I also have a water leak into my right tail light..I'll be tackling that too. It's rain, so I imagine the adhesive is dried out or missing. No biggie on that though. Not my first rodeo with a wet tail light lol.
I'd also be doing the chrome on the hood too. Ultimately, I want to dechrome my Ex...it's an EB, I'll attach a pic just because
I'm doing new fogs (missing lens on driver side, fell off the day I bought it, and eventually, smoked headlights)