Standing Z

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I know the stock mesh is just painted on, cause mine is just flaking off like crazy. Is there a mesh out there that is an anodized aluminum so I dont have to worry about repainting the mesh and it chipping off again? A link would be great, thanks.

RockmanX

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yea my boys at andys sells grips mesh i have that on my ait kit ill pm you link

sonicnofadz

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I ended up removing all the different mesh on the front bumper, soaked them in paint thinner to strip to bare metal, then resprayed it with primer, black base coat, then an extra clear coat. This proved to help from chipping, but if you travel at high speeds theres no coating that can protect it from chipping.

rawburt

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Best bet would be powdercoating. Do people run with out the front mesh? I know they protect the intercooler, but is it that big of a deal?

BUCKNAKED

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Same here. I have repainted mine at least 4 times. I cant find any other solution. If someone has any other solutions please chime in.

EvoDom

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i run no mesh, and the intercooler doesnt really get beat up like some ppl think and i do alot of highway driving. intercooler is fine.

to the OP, powedercoating would be your best bet.

BBoostin

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That's what I did. No problems since

timhill78

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I find that a sharpie works pretty good to do light touch up. I tried touch up paint but it comes off in a few days.

GEVOVIII

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my crayolas dont work well i gotta try the sharpie lol

on a real not those grills suck..mine keeps chippingto..touch ups dont work i might just take it off too

YogSaahoth

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sharpie is the best temp solution. it eventually wares away but its virtually free and takes 2 min to touch up every few months

toner_b

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I like the paint thinner idea. What is wrong with leaving the mesh as bare metal without repainting, then you will not have to worry about it chipping. The mesh on my Seibon hood is bare metal initially. I think it will make the grill match the hood better.

AznEvoIX

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Bare metal is kinda ricey to me. Just my thoughts.

Too many Honda Civics around my neighborhood putting gutter mesh on their front bumper openings.

Nasty Evolution

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My SRT 4 has black plastic mesh.. no chips in that no matter what. Wish the EVO had the same thing. I just pulled all of mine and repainted.

OneEyedJack

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Sadly enough even a Type III anodize (hard coat) will chip off from rocks at high speeds. The anodize coating itself will not be penetrated... that is the bare aluminum won't be showing... so if you were looking for corrosion protection then you are golden... unfortunately you are looking for cosmetic. The black dye in the anodize is added after the coating goes on and is only a few thousandths of an inch thick.

Whoever mentioned powder coating may be on a better track for this kind of resistance, depending on the final layer... though even that will chip!!

The best solution I have found is a low maintenance approach to repairing the ****ty looking mesh.

I don't even bother to remove the mesh to repaint them... I mask off the bumper and use a "dry brush" technique to repaint my mesh grilles. (the hood vent mesh is a different story... easy to remove so I take it off)

To dry brush it, load your brush up with some black paint (find some good outdoor grade stuff at your local store) then you brush most of that paint off onto some cardboard (etc) so the brush is rather "dry." Then you just sort of "poke" at the mesh, lightly re-loading the brush each time. The key is to have VERY LITTLE paint on the brush so you get 0 drips/runs/etc. 2 coats and you're good to go.

oneofakindtrini

Powder Coating "might" be the best for this.