Thanks! I cleaned it thoroughly with soap and water, scrubbing to get any dried bug bits off. Once it was completely dry I wiped with acetone, then sprayed it with plastidip.
Cool thanks. I’m probably going to just order a E series Ford grill in Black. I though about a Raptor liner in black as I did my Camper mirrors in raptor liner in black. I see you painted yours, how did you prep it so it won’t flake off over the “chrome” they use? My camper is up on my page if anyone is interested ✌🏼
I cleaned it very well. Very well. Then sprayed it with black Plastidip. It's held up well. Plastidip doesn't adhere the same way as paint and it doesn't flake like paint either. That said, the chrome grill is plastic and isn't chrome like a metal bumper. If you wanted to use paint, then lightly sand the plastic chrome and spray paint it. I did that with another vehicle and had great results and durability.
Nice job - very helpful. I see on the lower clip views (about 1:53) you seem to have a couple empty clip holders - besides the ones you show. Are those unused or are you missing some?
I pulled my grill this morning. The top was exactly as you described but the bottom clips were not at all visible from the top. I ended up just pulling hard to release them. No damage luckily. 2011 E350 super duty XLS
