Did you scrub it and prime it? Mine were primered both times I painted and aside from chips where rocks have hit it, I haven't had a bit of trouble with it.

 

no i didn't prime it

 

Sanding it sounds like a pita! But that's also a good idea

 

meh... just do the face decently and then make a small tube w/ the sand paper and go in and out of the holes... doesn't need to be perfect... just enough for the paint to grab onto...

 

qft!!

 

i used some kind of spray on "rubber" that makes it nice and matte black. comes in a can just like regular spray paint and also helped to protect the paint when i was installing it cause that mesh can have pretty sharp edges.

 

here's my black upper and lower canadian tire mesh grills

 

i like it it looks good dude

 

First of all, you need to be sure there is no coating on it whats so ever. Although I highly doubt there is anything on it. Id guess you are not using the correct aerosol. In any case, use something like denatured alcohol to fully clean the surface. Next step is to PRIME. In any paint application there will require a PRIMING process. So, please do that lol. After an hour go ahead and use the top coat. Duplicolor is suggested. Let that cure and then clear coat it for that extra protection. The trick to aerosol is to do light coats.

Take it from me. I work in a paint store.

/cocky off

 

I think all that was covered in this thread.

jk.

 

The black mesh looks very good. Im going to consider that over hounding someone for an SS/TC grille

How did you come by the SS badge in the grille? I want to find the SS badge off of the Camaro. Some how... One way or another... And do the same thing you did

 

also the mesh material requires something called etching more or less it also the primer and paint to adhere correctly to the metal.

 

Find out from Home Shithole what type of coating is on the mesh. Obviously its something that prohibits rust and paint adhesion lol

 

ya i had my body shop guys paint mine and they had to do something special to the metal before they would paint it otherwise the paint would just fall off like it did to the OP's

 

A couple of comments:
If the mesh is aluminum you will need to prime the mesh first as the black paint/enamel will not stick to the aluminum without.
Epoxy is a good way to attach the mesh to the fascia.
Go to the hardware store and buy some Gorilla Tape. This will hold the grille in place until the epoxy sets up.
Rough up the areas where the epoxy will be with some fine (150+ grit) sandpaper first. Just a light sanding!
Finally don't forget to clean the backside of the fascia to ensure good adhesion of the epoxy/tape.
You can use rivet's with washers to attach the mesh but this means drilling holes in the fascia and the rivet heads would be visible. Could look OK if you where going for that "Track Car" look.
I have used this method on my motorcycle with great results. Haven't lost a mesh grille yet. Just starting one on my son's Cobalt. We will post pic's when it's done.

 

ya i just had both of mine up to 205km/h and they held strong with just the 2 part plastic repair epoxy i used

 

do you have link to where to get your grille?

 

all custom my friend. i used my stock grill's cut them apart and did up the grills as you see now.

 

oh i thought that but i asked before cause i had no idea what canadian tires was haha basically home depot thanks though love that look

 

ya canadian tires are like home depot's but they usually have more automotive stuff then anything else. we have home depots up here as well.

 

Go to a chevy dealership, you can order emblems for a few bucks (I don't mean $1 or $2 I mean $15 or $20) there. Or you can try ebay.

 

What exactly is the mesh called? Is it a type of fencing, did you get it in the auto section of canadian tire, or the hardware section?

 

The mesh used on mine is just called gutter guard, got it at Home Depot though.