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by Rex_tulips - 30/07/25 07:59 PM
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Well that's a bit of a bugger. Bodyshop phoned to say that the valance wouldn't be ready today as they were not happy with the colour match. Now next Friday. And Sunday is looking like a good garage day too. Hey ho! I'd waited since April last year for the valance so I'm guessing another week is bearable 
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At first, I thought mine was a perfect match, but it’s not really. It’s only noticeable in bright sunlight and if you bend down.
What are you doing with the mesh and ports, Bob? I did the mesh in brass to match the 80th brass grill,
Pete, I used “plasticote” metallic, I can’t see the name of the colour on the tin, I‘m fairly sure it was antique brass, this finish was good and even. I topped that off with clear sealer from the same brand, still looks like new.
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At the moment I’m planning to leave the valance mesh insert in its natural stainless steel state. I did think about brass but the 80th brass stone guard is very subtle behind the grille and I thought painting the valance mesh brass might be a bit ‘in your face’.
I’ll stick with ‘Plan A’ at the moment but the insert is easy enough to remove if I change my mind and go with brass.
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At first, I thought mine was a perfect match, but it’s not really. It’s only noticeable in bright sunlight and if you bend down.
What are you doing with the mesh and ports, Bob? I did the mesh in brass to match the 80th brass grill,
Pete, I used “plasticote” metallic, I can’t see the name of the colour on the tin, I‘m fairly sure it was antique brass, this finish was good and even. I topped that off with clear sealer from the same brand, still looks like new. Thanks very much!
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At the moment I’m planning to leave the valance mesh insert in its natural stainless steel state. I did think about brass but the 80th brass stone guard is very subtle behind the grille and I thought painting the valance mesh brass might be a bit ‘in your face’.
I’ll stick with ‘Plan A’ at the moment but the insert is easy enough to remove if I change my mind and go with brass. Had my Wolf valance professionally painted red with perfect match both sides. The GT grill I hand painted with Hammerite silk black on top of their special metals primer to match fittings elsewhere. To date no sign of chips or stainless showing through.
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I fitted mine today, also red.
Had an extra wide grille Aperture made too.
I’d post up a pic but I still can’t work out how to do it.
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At last! 11 months after placing the order I now have a valance fitted. Cain's workmanship is first rate and worth waiting for. Painting took longer than expected and was probably more expensive than it needed to be but I wanted satin black on the inner face. The blue looks marginally different in the photos but is a good match to the naked eye. I took the number plate box in for the bodyshop to colour match to. I ended up polishing the stainless aperture mesh but may spray brass in the future - we'll see. Any how, pleased with the result. Now what's next....  ![[Linked Image]](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-WtqtwXx/0/f0d0d209/X2/i-WtqtwXx-X2.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-GTJsMR5/0/ca5ff3f0/X2/i-GTJsMR5-X2.jpg)
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I think that looks amazing, but then I would say that wouldn’t I !
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Looks brilliant Bob, well done
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