In a message dated 2/13/00 11:43:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
southeastvw@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<<  would like to take off my front grill and repaint it. With spray paint of
 course, but was wondering if anyone had done this and prep work needs to be
 done.
   I had once looked it someones van site and saw that he had done that to
 his grill.
   Any sugguestions comments?
  >>

just take it off, wipe it down w/ cleaner, and spray it with semi-gloss black.

chris