after having the 35k check-up, the dealer decided to detail the car with the spider-web hologram scratch option;
i've never used an orbital polisher beofre - did everything by hand;
decided to try meguiar's da polisher and compound and polish;
then sealed with optigloss;









batman plate covers previous dealer installed screw holes for state that required font plate;

 

Nice job. Love it when the car is detailed like that.

 

You can get some black plugs to go in the plate mounting holes. They'll still be visible, but not as much.

Congratulations on getting set up for polishing. It takes a little time, but with the right frame of mind is a relaxing exercise. Looks nice!

 

but the bat symbol is wayyyyy cooler....

 

Yep, one of the first things I did was plug those holes.
Front (and rear) plates are mandatory here in Oz and you would not last 5 minutes without one before you were pulled over by the po-po and issued a ginormous fine with a good chance of your car being impounded and you being chucked in the clink. It really is that big a heinous crime here, we can't have evil criminals evading automated speed and red light cameras by not having a front or rear number plate!
Anyways, my car came from NSW with no plates and had obviously been fitted with a hideous extra wide plate holder, so once I had fitted normal width plates I was left with two ugly holes in the front grill cross piece, one each side of the number plate. I simply stuck a gloss black self tapping screw in each one, the same type of screws I used to affix the number plate. A couple of small rubber plugs or grommets would probably be better but I have never been able to find a pair of them in the right size.