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[16blkltz]

Installed plasti dip grill. We'll see if this look will grow on me. Like I said before....I prefer a smooth, glossier finish that this plasti dip grill does not have.

I was able to remove and replace grill without removing bumper.

 

[BrianT]

Looks good, but how did you remove the grill without the bumper having to come off??

 

[16blkltz]

Looks good, but how did you remove the grill without the bumper having to come off??

I removed all clips and fasteners from top portion and all fasteners from left/right fender wells and removed the 6 fasteners that attach the grill to the bumper (3 on the left and 3 on the right). Then, unclip the 12 clips (these are just like hooks that snap into place when installing grill) from the bottom of the grill that attach to the bumper.

I was too lazy to jack the Hoe up to get under to remove the "gazillion" fasteners and clips...but I think it would've been a little easier removing them and removing the grill with the bumper. Those 12 clips on the bottom were a bit tricky to unclip.

 

[16blkltz]

I basically used the attached instructions and this video as my reference. I did not do steps 4, 5, and 7. And in step 8 they mentioned 5 screws, but only 3 on each end attaches to the bumper (you can see them in the video at around 5:33.

Also in the video at around 4:20, you can see the kind of space you'd have to stick your arms in to reach the 12 clips on the bottom of grill.

 

[BrianT]

Thanks!!

 

[BK76]

Installed plasti dip grill. We'll see if this look will grow on me. Like I said before....I prefer a smooth, glossier finish that this plasti dip grill does not have.

I was able to remove and replace grill without removing bumper.


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Love the look. Did you consider just leaving the grill on and taping around it? I have watched several videos on www.DipYourCar.com and they mostly taped around it and just sprayed right on. now I haven't found a video where they did a Tahoe (or anything but a car) but they always did the same thing. Just taped around and sprayed the chrome.

Just curios if you had considered and what your reason for removing was. (ie: the only option)

Thanks

 

[BK76]

Installed plasti dip grill. We'll see if this look will grow on me. Like I said before....I prefer a smooth, glossier finish that this plasti dip grill does not have.

I was able to remove and replace grill without removing bumper.


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Plasti Dip Enhancer Glossifier Aerosol
https://smile.amazon.com/Performix-...TF8&qid=1491863102&sr=1-4&keywords=plasti+dip

 

[16blkltz]

Love the look. Did you consider just leaving the grill on and taping around it? I have watched several videos on www.DipYourCar.com and they mostly taped around it and just sprayed right on. now I haven't found a video where they did a Tahoe (or anything but a car) but they always did the same thing. Just taped around and sprayed the chrome.

Just curios if you had considered and what your reason for removing was. (ie: the only option)

Thanks

The reason is.....the grill was already off. The grill is a brand new grill I purchased from Ebay. If you notice, it's not the LTZ grill (with the horizontal slats). So I removed the LTZ grill to put on the Ebay grill that I had just plasti dipped and also applied 3 - 4 coats of glossifier.

 

[16blkltz]

Plasti Dip Enhancer Glossifier Aerosol
https://smile.amazon.com/Performix-...TF8&qid=1491863102&sr=1-4&keywords=plasti+dip

As mentioned previously, I used this glossifier, but still not a smooth finish. I later learned that in order to get a smoother finish (finish with zero or little texture), I should've sprayed the plasti dip wetter/thicker. It's a little tricky because you'll also run the risk of getting "runs".

 

[BK76]

The reason is.....the grill was already off. The grill is a brand new grill I purchased from Ebay. If you notice, it's not the LTZ grill (with the horizontal slats). So I removed the LTZ grill to put on the Ebay grill that I had just plasti dipped and also applied 3 - 4 coats of glossifier.

awe... that makes perfect sense now. I have done the plasti dip on emblems for my Dodge Ram, but not for Trim or Grills. I am going getting all the product now so I can do this as well.