Memory jogged: i definitely 1st sprayed black from the back, the gray into the grills from the front, then had to either mask some inside-front corners (or block the entire grill zone with a rag) when doing the last gray-spray from the front.
That final broad zone gray-spray is the deal maker.
Add Brite trim surrounds and be amazed.
Salient Points; the spray can quality and humidity matters,
articulating thr gril in 1-hand while thinking before pressing button in other hand.
Grill base surface texture ought be dead flat.
Oh! i recall blade-scraping the grill's leading louvers to get the right surface texture to remove the dings, and sharpen the edges: that was tedious, before Paint.
No primer used..adhesion was always high and reliable with the weather.
Outer zone BEYOND the brite trim metal was best left unpainted (texture!, risk of gloss!). Painted that outer zone once...once.
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