Repairing a hole in a Ford Truck Grille

Yesterday, a customer came in with a hole in the grille of his Ford truck. It costs about $500 for a new part. Instead, we repaired it and saved the customer a lot of money. Here are some photos of our process:

The hole is a decent size. It is very noticeable from the front of the vehicle.

The grille damage.

Step One: Fill the hole with PlastiFix.

The hole filled in with PlastiFix The hole filled with in PlastiFix

Step Two: Sand.

The area sanded down.

Step Three: Prime

The area primed.

Step Four: Texture with Flextex VT.

The area textured.

This repair turned out extremely well! You would never know there was ever a hole in the grille!

The completed repair.