I spent a few hours today rubbing the black off my grill,I used mineral terps at first,then tried a automotive rubbing compound,it was a little easier.
im very please with the results,
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/703/Grill1.jpg
Many thanks to imageshack,very useful.

 

bump ,picture now availible,
what do you think?

 

It looks GREAT! I'm wondering if some sort of paint and varnish remover would do the job without hurting the chrome or the plastic.

 

Well turps is basicly that anyway & it didnt hurt it,but it a lot easier(well its still hard work )to use rubbing compound or cut n polish.it was quicker with the rubbing compound but you fingers get pretty sore,& you may get a good case of W*#kers cramp,but its worth it.also i would recomend wearing surgeons gloves when using paint stipper or nail polish remover,I didnt & it is a little raw.

 

Looks awsome! I never thougt of doing that and I am considering doing the same. I am actually trying to doced whether I want to buy a chrome grill and do that to it or if I want to get a new billet grill. Anyway, nice work. I love one of a kind mods.

 

Im trying to make mine a bit differant,as there are alot of Hilux's down here so to get good resale it needs to be better than the rest.

 

wow that looks pretty good. It looks like a billet grill.

 

Do you have a before pic?

 

what?? is it metal??? i thought it was...plastic or somthing....did you chrome it? i am confused.... i don't have a truck yet so i have no clue what the parts are made of....

 

Just look at any early 2nd gen ,maybe like bike4mile's.

 

Yeah its a plastic chrome but it comes up pretty well as you can see.its hidden underneath black paint from toyota factory(dont ask me why).

 

So let me get this straight...they chrome it, then paint over it?? what the heck...

are there ANY stock 2nd gen's with a chrome grill like that? that's just stupid....cool for the owners, but a waiste of paint.

 

Yep...My 95 Limited is chromed, then painted.

 

Are you gonna do the headlight doors also?

 

Any more angles of it?
I wouldn't mind doing that also, looks pretty darn sweet!

 

I was thinking about it. Just wonder if it would be a little to much.
HHMMMMM

 

sure try these,i can do others tommorow if you want,It would look good on you sweet ride,better than that blue on blue you were thinking about lol.

http://img28.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...age=grill3.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/my.php?lo...mage=side4.jpg

 

Looks good, but I'm not sold on the Toyota logo now, it looks out of place.

 

Picky, picky, picky.

Do the CA thing...backlight it. Unless your fellow Kiwis would laugh you off the island.

 

Yeah....ur not for me eh