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Painting red grill trim

i have just bought a silver grill trim for my car. I was told that this is how they come from the factory and that i just need to paint it red.  Can anybody tell me the best way to do this and with the exact paint colour?!  :dontknow:

Many thanks, Andrew

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yeah thats correct, i would paint it the sam as any thing else, give it a key with some 800 wet and dry, then some gray primer, i painted mine mars red, although im not sure if this is the correct colour.

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Mars red is the correct colour. But im not sure of the correct code as there is a few  :dontknow:
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There has been several posts in the past on this topic.  iirc the favourite was white primer and Mars Red No.1 paint (Halfords for aerosol).  You might spend a few mins using the Search function on this site but someone else my know more.

Can't remember the colour code but Mars Red No2 is LA3A

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i should edit my post as i actualy used red primer.

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To get a match to the original use Halfords Mars Red over Red primer - tyou will not be able to tell the difference
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thanks for all the help guys.  looks like ill use 400 wet/dry then red primer then halfords mars red no.2.

thanks again, andrew

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Exactly what I did……(the badge has been replaced since, and black bumpers fitted)

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The correct paint to use is Mars Red No1 L31B

If you follow the topic below you can see a VW OE part with this code.

http://www.vwgolfmk1.org.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3454&highlight=l31b
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