has this happend to you??

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Customization' started by 09lancermatt153, Feb 4, 2009.

  1. 09lancermatt153

    09lancermatt153 Well-Known Member

    i painted my grill black and this keeps happening. iv primed it put 3 coats paint and 2 coats clear and this happend, then i sanded it and used krylon paint for plastic then i clear coated it and it happend again. what am i doing wrong or is this happening to others.
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  2. LuvMyLancer

    LuvMyLancer Well-Known Member

    Mine chipped a little but nothing like that. And I didn't even prime mine at all. All I did was put 3 coats of paint on it.

    I'm not sure what you're doing wrong but maybe you should just buy the DE Grill.
     
  3. spiderman671

    spiderman671 Guest

    Did you sand down your grill before you painted it?
     
  4. illdietrying

    illdietrying Well-Known Member

    yup, it got worse when i drove from winnipeg to vancouver,
     
  5. lancer0220

    lancer0220 Well-Known Member

    vinyl FTW, put it on about 5 months ago



    0 chips, 0 cracks, 0 peels
     
  6. olvhec

    olvhec Well-Known Member

    Did you paint it in a warm environment if it was cold that may be your problem. I see this as an excuse to get the carbon fiber one. Then you have to get the carbon fiber hood to match, and then the trunk.... the list goes on lol.
     
  7. medic

    medic Well-Known Member

    vinyl overlay! Done deal. Problem solved.
     
  8. 09lancermatt153

    09lancermatt153 Well-Known Member

    YES I SANDED IT REALLY GOOD WHEN I PAINTED IT. IT WAS ABOUT 70 OUT WHEN I DID IT THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND TIME ABOUT 40 IN MY GARAGE. YEAH I GUESS IM EITHER GOING TO HAVE TO GET THE DE GRILL OR THE RRM CARBON FIBER ONE BUT THE PRICE IS WHAT I DONT LIKE (8O YOW) OR I WOULD OF HAD ONE BY NOW! THANKS EVERYONE. SORRY ABOUT THE ALL CAPS
     
  9. chetman7

    chetman7 Well-Known Member

    Who makes vinyl for the chrome grill???? I never heard of anyone putting vinyl on this piece.

    I personally had the same problem with the paint chipping..but not as bad as yours..I brought it to mitsubishi and they color matched it to me car for free...looks slick
     
  10. Redline1

    Redline1 Well-Known Member

    mine chipps mostly when its raining hard and im driving so yea. and the vinal is the ralli art look you can buy on ebay, i think
     
  11. chetman7

    chetman7 Well-Known Member

    isn't the ralliart trim just chrome going around the whole middle of the bumper?
     
  12. LuvMyLancer

    LuvMyLancer Well-Known Member

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    "Ralliart" Trim ;)
     
  13. chetman7

    chetman7 Well-Known Member

    ok sooo...wat does the ralliart trim have to do with paint chipping off the chrome piece lol ...I'm confused about this so called vinyl for this piece..cause i'm never heard or seen this
     
  14. LuvMyLancer

    LuvMyLancer Well-Known Member

    See the black part of my bumper.... that's vinyl.

    What they're saying is, instead of painting the chrome on the grill like pictured above. Vinyl it instead.
     
  15. SeRious08

    SeRious08 Well-Known Member

    Carbon Fiber ftw!!!! Looks sick on my electric blue gts. :D
     
  16. The Beav

    The Beav Well-Known Member

    all i did was 3 layers black & 3 layers clear works fine... were would i get the ralliart trim?
     
  17. 4g63lover

    4g63lover Well-Known Member

    you can use the black wheel paint from dupli-color. I used theyre gunmetal wheel paint on the grille on my Galant a few years back and it never chipped. evarrrr.
     
  18. johntango

    johntango Active Member

    You and me have the same problem - I also have a rally red -- i've already repainted mine 2x - and it was during summer to. I even finished the whole can of paint.

    1) sanded it till it got rough
    2) Put primer so the paint would stick
    3)then paint it black
    4)then even put clear paint on top of it - as protection
    5)I even used a heater to bake it
    ********IT STILL CHIPPED!!!!!!!!!!!********
    *i think its the salt/snow/temperature and all.
     
  19. 4g63lover

    4g63lover Well-Known Member

    I'm telling you guys, use the wheel paint.