XRnRElite77
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FINISHED... mostly: Began White evo mod with recessed grille!!
IT IS FINISHED... except for the inserts they will be hear tomorrow. IT LOOKS SICK!!!!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO THIS MOD:
I know its alot but hey do it right or dont do it.
heres how my truck looked before i began,
HERE IT IS AFTER!!
DAY 1:
and now i have taken the grille off and started the recessing process, im using fiberglass resin with fiberglass mesh cause it is alot stronger then the weive. I have alot of practice with fiberglass and its fun lol.
DAY 2: UPDATE: after i let the fiberglass harden, sanded and applyed first coat of bondo, i think the hardener went bad lol im going to get more bondo tomorrow and should have most of the sanding and prep done:
FINISHED ALL THE PREP AND PAINTING ON DAY 3:
Heres what you have been waiting for: enjoy
LOWER PREP WORK:
SO i sanded the bondo down it took 2 applications of bondo and progressive sanding from 60 to 120 to 180 to 220. It actually got too smooth so i had to rough it up again to get the paint to adhere better. I painted the inside rim with 3 coats of krylon plastic primer and filler and then sanded inbetween with 220 and 400.
I then applyed 3 coats of Plastidip to the rim and the bottome portion of the grill and lover valence. It turned out better then i could think.
HERES the Main Grille:
heres the front now with the white hood scoop
and of course i am doing the recess on the bottom aswell to bring it all together
before:
after:
heres the plan, im going to relocate my horns and then im going to remove the middle support from the hood brace, the mesh is currently at the powder coaters being powder coated black. I going to use the plastidip white on the front bumper up to the bottome of the lower grille. the recessed part of the grille with be white aswell as the little triangle piece boarders. I cut the triangles out and will have the same mesh behind them aswell. then the low part will also be painted white but the grilles will be black. still debating on the headlights, I was thinking about doing a bhlm with white details inside to add contrast. not sure yet.
triangles removed :rock:
HERES a night when i was moving my car to put my moms car in the garage.
10k fogs, with halo headlights
IT IS FINISHED... except for the inserts they will be hear tomorrow. IT LOOKS SICK!!!!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO DO THIS MOD:
I know its alot but hey do it right or dont do it.
heres how my truck looked before i began,
HERE IT IS AFTER!!
DAY 1:
and now i have taken the grille off and started the recessing process, im using fiberglass resin with fiberglass mesh cause it is alot stronger then the weive. I have alot of practice with fiberglass and its fun lol.
DAY 2: UPDATE: after i let the fiberglass harden, sanded and applyed first coat of bondo, i think the hardener went bad lol im going to get more bondo tomorrow and should have most of the sanding and prep done:
FINISHED ALL THE PREP AND PAINTING ON DAY 3:
Heres what you have been waiting for: enjoy
LOWER PREP WORK:
SO i sanded the bondo down it took 2 applications of bondo and progressive sanding from 60 to 120 to 180 to 220. It actually got too smooth so i had to rough it up again to get the paint to adhere better. I painted the inside rim with 3 coats of krylon plastic primer and filler and then sanded inbetween with 220 and 400.
I then applyed 3 coats of Plastidip to the rim and the bottome portion of the grill and lover valence. It turned out better then i could think.
HERES the Main Grille:
heres the front now with the white hood scoop
and of course i am doing the recess on the bottom aswell to bring it all together
before:
after:
heres the plan, im going to relocate my horns and then im going to remove the middle support from the hood brace, the mesh is currently at the powder coaters being powder coated black. I going to use the plastidip white on the front bumper up to the bottome of the lower grille. the recessed part of the grille with be white aswell as the little triangle piece boarders. I cut the triangles out and will have the same mesh behind them aswell. then the low part will also be painted white but the grilles will be black. still debating on the headlights, I was thinking about doing a bhlm with white details inside to add contrast. not sure yet.
triangles removed :rock:
HERES a night when i was moving my car to put my moms car in the garage.
10k fogs, with halo headlights
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