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Renovating 182 upper and lower front grills



  Clio182
The upper and lower front grills on my 182 have faded to a grey/blue colour and I’d like to renovate them. Ideally, whatever I do I’d like a permanent solution.

If you’ve tried spray painting I’d be interested to hear your advice! Preparation, products etc. All help gratefully received!
 

Crayola

ClioSport Club Member
I painted mine satin black, quick clean with some fairy, a rub back with Scotch-Brite, plastic primer, satin black and then matt lacquer over the top. Has been fine for over a year now, some has chipped off from driving up peoples arse and stones hitting it but that's my fault for being an arsehole

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  Clio182
Haha yeah I pick up the stone chips as well, for the same reason. I mean, that’s what happens when you’re driving it like you stole it, right?!
 

andy_coops

ClioSport Club Member
  172, VRS, Clio 5
Lower grill I’ve just coated with Gyeon Trim - turd of a job. Old one was painted badly. By me and as the bumper’s being painted I wanted it to look smart so bought a good replacement.

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Upper grill painted similarly to @Yorkshire Pudding above and about to redo as it’s picked up a few chips.
 

VenomUK

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio 172
Depending I either used a filler primer or normal primer. Then used Matt black on all parts except the diamond which is gloss black.

very pleased with the results
 

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Bankrupt_drunk

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio 172
Looks good. The bodywork on my 172 is generally a bit tatty and I've been trying to avoid the temptation to spend bundles of cash sorting it out, but this looks really effective. How hard is it to remove the grill? Is it a bumper off job?
 

VenomUK

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio 172
Looks good. The bodywork on my 172 is generally a bit tatty and I've been trying to avoid the temptation to spend bundles of cash sorting it out, but this looks really effective. How hard is it to remove the grill? Is it a bumper off job?
Its a doddle, once the bumper is off the car its just a case of laying it face down on something soft and using a large flat head screwdriver to push the tabs and push the grills out. Once around the back of the bumper, it all becomes clear
 
  Clio 197
Rather than start a new thread, how long do you leave the grills off the car when painted?

I've done my using halfords satin black and the can says to let the paint cure for 2 weeks.

Is there any risk putting the grills on the car after 2/3 days, especially with the rain we'll be getting as opposed to having them sit inside with no airflow?
 
  Clio 197
I usually leave mine for about 5 hours so you dont leave fingerprints

I've baked mine in 25⁰C sunlight and put it back on the car less than an hour later tho
Cheers!

I did the fingernail test and it didn't leave any imprints so I guess it should be ok to put them on the car.

The last time I painted a set I did them in decent weather like yourself, but this time round I had to rush to get them done yesterday as it was the last day of summer! I'll probably put them on the car tomorrow as the forecast for the next few days is clear/no rain.
 


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