Tips for Painting Grill

[sg1717]

I would like to paint match the grill/grills of the car. Can someone offer any advice?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Rey]

I had mine painted 9000 miles ago by a local auto dealer's paint shop. There was no problem with color match as my Genesis is black. They did a marvelous job for $193. I had a clear bra installed, but the kit did not include covering for the grill; and to my knowledge there is no clear bra kit available which includes the grill.
Most of my miles have been highway miles, including travel through a sandstorm in Texas. There has been some minor paint chipping, which I have covered with touch up paint.
I speculate that Hyundai uses this one-color grill as a cost savings device; and that the oem silver finish is much more robust than an aftermarket paint.
I see a listing on eBay for a "chrome" grill at a reasonable price. In theory a chrome finish can hold up very well, provided it is high quality.

 

[sg1717]

Thanks for the insight Rey! I was going to try to have a go at doing it myself, but for less than $200 I may just have someone else do it.

 

[TJPark01]

I would like to paint match the grill/grills of the car. Can someone offer any advice?

Thanks in advance.

Do it yourself if you are mechanically inclined it's pretty easy, but you have to remove the bumper:

 

[MADDMOE]

its fairly easy to do but yes you do have to remove your grill , i did mines (sterling blue) & chris green who is a member on here ( white Genesis), i believe i have pics on here posted, good luck

 

[Disaster]

Couldn't you just tape around and behind it and paint it in place? I thought I recall someone posting that the place that painted theirs, did that.

http://www.genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showpost.php?p=38760&postcount=49

 

[scottdk]

Here'e MOE's thread on this:

http://www.genesisowners.com/hyundai-genesis-forum/showthread.php?t=1977&highlight=painted+grill

 

[Zerkfitting]

I did mine but I didn't do a very good job. I got a used grill on Ebay for $25 which was a good idea.

I got everything to do the job from Automotivetouchup.com (adhesive promoter, primer, base color paint, clear coat, assorted wet sandpaper, automotive masking tap, and tack cloth). It will cost you about $60 shipped.