I want to paint mine BLACK.
What type of paint and prep did you have to do?

 

on my 89 i had a 98 grille in it and i took the bowtie out and sanded it with 320 and then painted it with dupont paint. my family owns a body shop though. you could use some good spray paint to do it and clear it. just do a good prep job and take your time

 

Is adhesion promotor nessary or would that just be for painting ABS parts?
Thanks for the reply.

 

Hey man,

I just got done painting my 99 bowtie charcoal grey to match my truck and heres what i did (varies a little with the condition of the bowtie though)

1. I went and bought some Duplicolor filler primer to fill the spots where the rocks hit the bowtie and whatnot. I put 3 coats on it and then sanded with 1200 grit.

2. I then went and applied 2 coats of final primer from duplicolor in a matte black finish. and again sanded with 1200 grit. Only reason for 2 coats was i didn't want any grey primer to show through if something happened.

3. I put 3 coats of dupli-color charcoal grey on it and let it dry.

4. I then applied 4 coats of automotive grade clear coat and then wet sanded with 1200 to 2000grit to make sure the surface was abosultely smooth.

5. I then put 4 coats of Meguiars NXT wax on it and now its as smooth as glass.

I can take pics of the finished product if you'd like me too. Just let me know,

Dave

 

Please post some pics, I'd really like to see how it turned out.
Sound like you did it the right way!

 

I used a red scotchbrite, followed by a sealer and then 3 coats of color followed by 2 coats clear. Been on a year now and no issues or chips.

 

A sealer meaning adhesion promoter or a clear coat?

 

sealer as in adhesion promoter>>

 

thanks for the clarification.