The next group of pieces was the grill, ladders and the taillight/license plate piece. I had put off prepping the grill knowing it was going to be a lot of hand sanding and after the steps I needed a break from that. I was lucky it was in really good condition as it only had one small ding in it and that was a painless repair.
I had been trying to decide what color I wanted to do the grill. I spent several evenings online looking at options. I didn't want to spend the money on sending it out to be chromed but I did want it to contrast with the other pieces around it. The fenders where black and I planned on the hood being gun metal gray. I got it all primed and decided to wait and make that decision latter. I went ahead and painted the taillight piece and the ladders.
While those were curing, I decided to paint the last color on the top of the upper cab, the silver. When I was spraying, between coats I held up some test panels of the other colors (black and gun metal gray) that I had sprayed earlier and liked the way they contrasted. So, I figured what the heck I have paint in the gun and if I don't like it, I can always change it. I went ahead and sprayed the grill silver.
What do you think, should I leave it or change it?
Last edited by COCOE; 11/30/20238:15 PM. Reason: to add photos
