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Chrome grill on vt: this is how to do it cheap..
i discoverd how to make my grill chronme on my berlina (full chrome) for 15 bucks unless you want to pay 70 on ebay
You need:
1 can of paint stripper from supercheap
1 screw driver
1 rag
pressure hose
1st take the grill off unless you want a respray.
2nd spray the grill with the paint stripper, let it sit there for 8 to 10 mins
3rd spray the grill with the pressure hose this should get rid of all the paint flakes.
4th put a rag on the end off the screw driver to grab all those litt bits tat didnt come off between the vents...
repeat untill you are happpy with the end result...i will post pics when i can be botherd getn baterys for my digital camera.
*LaUgH nOw CrY lAtEr*
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sounds gd m8...got any photos of the finished product ?
Yes, how good is the quality? Didn't know the plastic was chrome underneath..
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berlina and calais got a chrome trim on the out side and my paint started to peel and i saw it was chrome underneath even on the vents thats how i relised. im not sure about exec and other models but if u scratch the back with a stanley knife you should be able to find out...i post pics during the week
*LaUgH nOw CrY lAtEr*
ive been meaning to do this for a long time now but never got around to it and i really didnt know what it would look like so some pics would be nice.
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived"
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i post pics on wendsday
*LaUgH nOw CrY lAtEr*
Sounds like a nasty way of doing things...
For the rest of us with the cheaper plastic, I think you'll find its all black plastic all the way through...no chrome there
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nasty...nah not nasty at all it comes up shmik as myne was chrome underneath you will prob find that they where chrome b4 holden sprayed them black on exec and acclaims lumina ect...
*LaUgH nOw CrY lAtEr*
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ive seen grills thats been done b4 like this and they look sweeetive been wanting to do this but been lazy
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never seen a vx calais/berlina with the grill chrome it would look tuff as man after my vx berlian garnish goes on im thinken of getn a vx berlina front end as well vx calais my fav car atm
*LaUgH nOw CrY lAtEr*
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The exec and acclaim have plain black plastic, no chrome underneath.
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I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.
Yeah thats what I thought with mine accentstencil...just plain plastic and nothing underneath except more black plain plastic.
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quick question.....
my vt grills are black plastic? how would i strip them to chrome lol
its a series 1 97 so i guess only the series 2 came with metal grills?
Why would you? Might as well pick up a real chrome one from the wreckers and save all that trouble. :P
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You can't make them chrome. You will need to buy Berlina or Calais grilles.Originally Posted by Ozzie_VT
Calais grilles are all chrome, Berlina grilles are black in the centre a with a chrome edge (same as the Calais with the centre painted black). Blwnvt removed the paint from the Berlina grille to reveal the chrome underneath. So the Executive and Acclaim grilles are not chrome painted black.
I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.
hey vt, vx ownes i'm new to vt having just bought a vt after my vp was stolen and torched all my hard work customising it gone, but i'm now starting to make my new car a one of. A cheap mod to the grill is to cut out the bits of the grill and put chrome mesh in it, or what i'm trying soon is putting a vy grill on my vt bumper
Vx Calais / Ve Berlina
Ebay has a full chrome 1 but i iant payn 250
Always In Construction Mode!!!!!
Stuck with a v6
Any pictures of the chrome grill yet?
My VX Calais - b4 and after a little paint stripper...
Stuck with a v6
what brand of paint stripper did you use? Can I use turps or will that eat into the chrome
I wouldn't trust turps on the plastic/chrome, and doubt it will strip the paint. Septone automotive is the brand - $12 in a spray can at supercheap. You can also get it in a tin to be applied by brush, but I thought the spray would be easier. I sprayed, left 10 minutes, hosed off high pressure. Repeat, paying attention to areas with stubborn paint and hose off again. I used a wooden ice block stick as a scraper for stubborn areas.
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Stuck with a v6
Wow. That was lucky, I went out this morning to get some turps from S.C.A but opted for Septone. I'm gonna get started now
what about vx s pack grills???
i might go investigate...to the investigatemobile!!!
Need some parts for my VH 253:
Green standard steering wheel...Green lower B-pillar covers.
Green sunglasses holder/lower dash bits...Air-con and assorted engine bay parts.
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