AU3 SR grille colour

**Linz** · 25-09-2007, 01:14 PM

Hey everyone, I've already put this question in paint and panel section, but I thought I'd ask here as well...does anybody know the paint colour of the AU3 SR grilles? It's not the body colour grille (obviously) but it just looks like a matt black colour. The car belongs to my nephew and it's badly in need of a freshen up! Cheers Linz.

Chippar · 25-09-2007, 02:31 PM

You could try SATIN BLACK to give the blades just a little sheen, but not glossy. The matt black is too flat in my opinion and reminds me of a school blackboard lol.
Why not paint it the same as the body colour like the SR's are. They're all colour coded to the body paint and I think that they look good. But each to his own preference of course.

**Linz** · 25-09-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by chippitydip

You could try SATIN BLACK to give the blades just a little sheen, but not glossy. The matt black is too flat in my opinion and reminds me of a school blackboard lol.
Why not paint it the same as the body colour like the SR's are. They're all colour coded to the body paint and I think that they look good. But each to his own preference of course.

Yes, I remember years ago using a VHT spray pack called "Bonnet and Trim" paint and it was satin black and gave a very nice low sheen finish. From memory, the AU2 SR had the body colour grille and the AU3 SR had the black finish...is that correct SR fans? Cheers Linz.

FGII-XR6 · 25-09-2007, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by linz

Yes, I remember years ago using a VHT spray pack called "Bonnet and Trim" paint and it was satin black and gave a very nice low sheen finish. From memory, the AU2 SR had the body colour grille and the AU3 SR had the black finish...is that correct SR fans? Cheers Linz.

spot on

waggaclint · 25-09-2007, 11:28 PM

thats it...my AUIII SR grill is a dark grey type of colour hey it would hard to colour match i reakon..maybe it might be worth checking how much a new centre peice will cost....

**Linz** · 26-09-2007, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by waggaclint

thats it...my AUIII SR grill is a dark grey type of colour hey it would hard to colour match i reakon..maybe it might be worth checking how much a new centre peice will cost....

I was told by Ford spare parts that all grilles supplied over the counter are bare plastic

: Cheers Linz.

**Linz** · 26-09-2007, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by linz

I was told by Ford spare parts that all grilles supplied over the counter are bare plastic

: Cheers Linz.

....and they couldn't give me a colour or a code for it either

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waggaclint · 26-09-2007, 08:35 PM

Mine doesnt look painted hey its the colour of the plastic i reakon.....all AUIII grills are the same colour ( on SR & FORTE ) Check out
http://www.ozeparts.com.au/index.asp?adid=12 there is pics of them on there...

**Linz** · 26-09-2007, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by waggaclint

Mine doesnt look painted hey its the colour of the plastic i reakon.....all AUIII grills are the same colour ( on SR & FORTE ) Check out
http://www.ozeparts.com.au/index.asp?adid=12 there is pics of them on there...

Hey waggaclint, the genuine grilles are actually a light grey plastic and the colour is sprayed only on the front (typical). I see what you mean on the ozeparts site...it looks like the imported ones are black plastic to begin with just like the ED grille that I saw at an import panel shop in Brisbane, the whole thing was black plastic all the way through, you just had to paint it the colour you wanted...anyway, I bought the VHT satin black polyurethane hood and bumper spray paint this afternoon. I've used it a few times before over the years and found it to be a good product and it gives a nice finish...I'll give it a squirt tomorrow. Thanks for the replies...cheers Linz.

Fairlane · 27-09-2007, 09:01 AM

Yeah i resprayed mine with that bumper and trim black spray paint. It came up very nice and looked so much better than before. You can see the results in my workshop thread

**Linz** · 27-09-2007, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Fairlane

Yeah i resprayed mine with that bumper and trim black spray paint. It came up very nice and looked so much better than before. You can see the results in my workshop thread

Hey Fairlane, I sprayed the grille this afternoon using the VHT Hood and Bumper satin black and it looks a million dollars! Looks especially good with the Narooma Blue colour. The finish on mine isn't textured like yours...I know the paint that you used, I used that on my XF bumpers years ago and they came up very well too...Cheers Linz.

waggaclint · 27-09-2007, 09:37 PM

got any pics of it linz???

**Linz** · 29-09-2007, 01:29 PM

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got any pics of it linz???

Car's not here today but I'll see what I can do tomorrow...cheers Linz.