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The paint will fill the holes and it'll look awful.
I'd respectfully listen to the advice of a professional body shop !!
Lee
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I guess one thing you could do is to cover it with some speaker cloth.
Another thing would be to insert toothpicks in al holes before you spray it - tedious but should work
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If you have it powder coated the holes won't get filled in. However, to have a successful powder coating, the old paint must be stripped.
Powder coat is much more durable than paint, I highly recommend it on metal parts.
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Rivenflush: Another thing would be to insert toothpicks in al holes before you spray it - tedious but should work
Then you'd still have the black anodising in all the holes, and the paint would congeal around the toothpicks. Upon removing said toothpicks, you'd probably take chunks of paint with them too, which would look awful..
The best you can do would be to simply put a 'dust coat' on with a hand held aerosol in a few different colours to make black the background and then some arty-farty swirls or such like to liven it all up.
A very light coat wouldn't fill in the holes, and just repeat the process several times. Or find a place that does anodization.
MediaBobNY:A very light coat wouldn't fill in the holes,
My thoughts also...
Brengen & Ophalen
You might want to consider the practical merits of scrubbing the idea in favour of buying another BS 1 screen of your colour choice online.
Compare the two costs: By the time the body shop has done it's work with time and labour, you might be looking at expenses well above the price online. And the connecting hook pins on the screen grille could be damaged, or the front grille dented, which the body shop might not warranty.
I would contact Lifestyle AV to start with. There is a fine chap there named Lee that I can vouch for.
Does anyone know how the grill / hole sizes on the BS1 differ from a Beolab 2000?
I ask because I resprayed a Beolab 2000 grilles with spray paint from a DIY store and it has come up perfect! Obviously if the holes are that much smaller on a BS1 you may struggle, but at least if you make a mistake and put the paint on too thick, you can strip it back and try again with thinner coats.
It is important to use a good primer coat as close to the finished colour you want because that sets the background and you don't need such a heavy top coats to cover.
stoobie
I'm not a painter, but if you blow air through grille right after painting doesnt it clear the holes?
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