Mentioned a few posts back that the front grilles on the Evora were looking tatty. They don’t stand up to the pounding from road grit etc. The only area on the central grille that still appears to have paint remaining is the bit that is sheltered by the front plate.
They were last done 3yrs ago at the 3yr service by the stealership. I hadn’t really noticed til recently how bad they had got...
So forum knowledge suggested the only way to remove and spray them fully is to remove the front bumper. Far better to mask it and paint (using a dabbing method with a cut-down brush).
Smoothe satin-finish “paint onto rust” Hammerite purchased. Quick coat of wax on the surrounding paintwork then masked everything off and gave it a wire brush to remove any loose bits.
Inspired by YouTube I used a beard trimmer to cut the brush bristles down. This did make it far easier to use and a dabbing method was indeed most effective. Very glad I had spent time masking as it was impossible to avoid paint going where you didn’t want it to!
As masking was the time consuming bit, I stuck 3 coats on to hopefully make it last a little better.
When I took the tape off - my masking errors were revealed. But since I had waxed the paintwork, excess hammerite cane off easily with a combination of a plastic scraper thingy and a follow-up wipe with some “sticky stuff remover”, but I am sure other solvents would work effectively.
Looks a bit better.
Centre grille
Front corner grille