painting/finishing grille

[s1ngle]

Hey, Im new around this forum, and I have a few questions. maybe Dr. Jones knows something about this, and would help out a fellow Oredigger.

I just painted an aftermarket grill for my car, using some duplicolor stuff in a can. However, the way the can sprayed, it didnt go on horribly smooth. its a little bumpy, and not very glossy.

I am wondering, what should i do to smooth it out and gloss it up? should i wetsand it with 2000 grit, or what?. I dont want to sand the paint off, and i already tried using rubbing compound, which helped, but the gloss and smoothness doesnt nearly match the rest of the car...

help:confused:

thanks!

[THRICE]

Getting it painted for $20 by a professional paint shop with your matching paint code on your car inside the door jam.

[s1ngle]

$20? i dunno about that...... whats wrong with DIY yo?

[THRICE]

Yeah, a small piece like that is cheap if you sand it down and prime it yourself. I used to work at a body shop for 2 years.

[s1ngle]

do i need to prime ABS plastic? or just sand it

[THRICE]

Yeah, just do a wet sand on it to keep it extra smooth and go ahead and prime it up smoothly. Get those cans of primer that spray on a layer vertically. (ask the store about it, they'll know) and take it to a local body shop and have them paint it. Make sure when you get it done that that the paint code matches. It'll look far better, and last longer than Duplicolor.

[s1ngle]

vertically?

[THRICE]

Yeah...like...I'll do my best to describe it...On the little nozzle on a can of spray paint it is usually just a little hole right...well, on this kinda...the hold is just a little vertical line and it sprays on smooth and straight instead of like a circle or whatever...do you get it?