How To Paint Your Car Grill Black With BBQ Paint

How to cover up faded black plastic found on VW grills and trim pieces. We used regular matte black barbecue paint to touch up the Volkswagen Vanagon grill. This will easily cover your old faded chrome plastic parts. So far, it lasts 1-2 years without a minor touchup. Only lengthy prep was thoroughly cleaning it and drying beforehand.
Barbecue paint would most likely work on any truck or vehicle to black out grills, bumpers, or other external trim pieces. It's cheaper than taking it to a paint and body shop!
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@RoscoP This is a home DIY trick. I wanted to avoid paying for services from a paint shop. The grill has lost it's gloss plastic finish, and the BBQ paint is working great. No complaints so far, which is why I have used this technique on additional Vanagons. I have only touched it up once around the VW emblem.

[@ShadowPlay1919]

I had a 88 vw gti and I had to replace the front grill cause it broke off. I kept it for yeara and wanted to make a lamp for living room out of it lol. this reminded me of that

[@ShadowPlay1919]

I wonder why you used bbq paint though. it is used for high temp but the grill doeant get hot. also I saw where someone painted a bbq grill with it and it still warped etc.

[@ShadowPlay1919]

ha wrong grill for bbq not car lol.