Anybody paint their front grille
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Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
Kirk from NESHO painted his. http://www.nesho.com
Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
Well, unique badging, but that's about it. I do agree though, too much chrome! And so do a lot of other people here.
I would pay a pretty penny for a mobsteel type grille with SHO in the bottom corner instead of 'mobsteel'
http://jalopnik.com/5488327/2010-mobsteel-ford-taurus-sho-first-drive
So far I'm disappointed in the aftermarket parts on these cars
http://jalopnik.com/5488327/2010-mobsteel-ford-taurus-sho-first-drive
So far I'm disappointed in the aftermarket parts on these cars
SHO U UP
SHO Guru
Kirk was the first to tear into his front end, then I followed. We both had our chrome painted and he did the window chrome delete and I redesigned the back trunk lid with the "Taurus" and "SHO" lettering while deleting the Ecoboost badge. The side vents, rear sphere on the trunk and all front chrome are gone on mine, plus I tinted the headlights. Here are some of my pics from before.
Jh8990
Active Member
wow that looks great man!
gregoire
Member
I love the rear deck lid, I'm starting to like the chrome on my platinum white more and more. The other colors not as much, except maybe black.
SHO1
Coke Is It!
Nice Job on the lettering.
cladding/grill/turn signal paint match
2010 sho in platinum white.
Precision Automotive in richville, michigan matched color on lower cladding all around.
gives a " lowered " look w/out spring install.
their matching color on lower grill; turn signal bezels and painted portions of upper grill.
picking vehicle up tomorrow, will try to upload photos.
for anyone in mid michigan area Precision Automotive is highly recommended
tim
2010 sho in platinum white.
Precision Automotive in richville, michigan matched color on lower cladding all around.
gives a " lowered " look w/out spring install.
their matching color on lower grill; turn signal bezels and painted portions of upper grill.
picking vehicle up tomorrow, will try to upload photos.
for anyone in mid michigan area Precision Automotive is highly recommended
tim
SHO U UP
SHO Guru
My car doesn't see alot of night time driving so my bug issue is kept to a minimum. Rocks are my enemy though. :laugh_ti: I do have some chips here and there now which aggravates me 'cos Ford said the car had this special paint to help reduce chips. Looks to me it will resemble the rest of my car's front ends over time. I would advise the new guys to look into the clear material for the bumpers/hoods for sure! And the paint I had my body shop guy mix for me. Sure beats going to buy that stuff from Ford or a paint shop.
Hey Tim, welcome aboard bud. I'm really surprised they painted that for ya. I was ready to get all mine done but was advised against it from several people, including my paint guy. That textured material is hard to paint and make paint stick to it. I weren't about to sand all that crap down either. Not including debris from tires hitting it and so on. I'm hoping Ford ends up color keying those in a couple years as I will go that route instead. Good luck with yours though, I bet it's gonna be bad ass for sure! Can't wait to see the pics!
I'm not trying to hijack this thread but why can't anyone make grilles like this?
The bottom grille with SHO in it makes me happy in pants. Obviously it is a concept picture but still, i'd rock that grille over the factory one.
Like i said, the aftermarket parts for this car suck atm.
The bottom grille with SHO in it makes me happy in pants. Obviously it is a concept picture but still, i'd rock that grille over the factory one.
Like i said, the aftermarket parts for this car suck atm.
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luigisho
SHO Member
Still a little much chrome for me. Looks sorta like a Mazda grille like that. How about a less shiny finish like gunmetal on a black vehicle? Might look weird on other colors though.
Izzmo
SHO Enthusiast
Some more prominent SHO badging would have been nice though, like the pic above.
First thing I did last October when I got my silver SHO was to paint the two silver bars with semigloss black bumper paint (masked it off and painted it on the car). Looks a lot better. I also removed all of my trunk lettering and blacked out the front Ford emblem. I think the chrome trim looks fine on a silver or white SHO, but it offers too much contrast on darker paint schemes. I also covered the Sony emblems on the front and rear speaker grilles with black velcro and attached a black Greenlight 1:64 scale SHO die-cast car over each.
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My car doesn't see alot of night time driving so my bug issue is kept to a minimum. Rocks are my enemy though. :laugh_ti: I do have some chips here and there now which aggravates me 'cos Ford said the car had this special paint to help reduce chips. Looks to me it will resemble the rest of my car's front ends over time. I would advise the new guys to look into the clear material for the bumpers/hoods for sure! And the paint I had my body shop guy mix for me. Sure beats going to buy that stuff from Ford or a paint shop.
Hey Tim, welcome aboard bud. I'm really surprised they painted that for ya. I was ready to get all mine done but was advised against it from several people, including my paint guy. That textured material is hard to paint and make paint stick to it. I weren't about to sand all that crap down either. Not including debris from tires hitting it and so on. I'm hoping Ford ends up color keying those in a couple years as I will go that route instead. Good luck with yours though, I bet it's gonna be bad ass for sure! Can't wait to see the pics!
You can paint it successfully, but you have to use the correct adhesion promoter. Most of the cars these days use TPO plastic and that material takes a special type of adhesion promoter. If you use regular primer or paint right over it, it will peel off in sheets. I work in the business and my previous company was contracted by Ford to paint the fascias, rockers, and valance for the now extinct Lincoln LSE. That particular vehicle used RIM plastic and also takes a specific but different adhesion promoter. Either way, the parts are susceptible to chipping because of their location, but no more than the front fascia. I've painted other vehicles with this type of bottom trim...(the last being a Porsche Cayenne) and it holds up pretty well and is a very good look. It is definitely a fair amount of work if you do it properly though, and even more on a tri-coat car such as the White Platinum. You can't properly sand TPO either. The material gets "hairy" when you reach the substrate. You have to adhesion promote it, then if you want; a filling primer, sand it, and then you can apply your base and clear coats. The fill primer will make it more susceptible to cracking, but it will get rid of the grain and is a little better looking. I'd personally not fill the grain because of the reduced durability and with it being against the ground it's hard to notice it when it is body color.
Do you know the specific type of adhesion promoter in case I decide to take it in to get painted?
Every paint company has their own version. I'm pretty sure it's TPO. So you need an adhesion promoter that works for TPO. Unfortunately, most repair shops aren't even aware of the products that they need. OEM coaters are VERY aware, because of the testing that we're subjected to.
The main reason repair shops aren't aware of the adhesion promoters needed for TPO fascias and the like is because even when these parts are purchased new, us coaters have already applied the adhesion promoter and primer to the part. They just have to apply basecoat and topcoat.
In a case where paint was never designed to be on the part these steps haven't been taken.
I used a BASF product that is not commercially available to repair shops. I'm sure there are some over the counter products that would work, but I would be sure to test them on a part first.
Sorry I can't provide a better answer than that.
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