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**special-K** · 05-14-2019, 08:51 PM

I use Duplicolor low-gloss black engine paint. Perfect look and hangs tough on top of chrome or anodized. Not shiny and not flat. There is ceramic in it and it's made for heat. So the sun isn't hard on it. Good thing for the abrasion the face of your truck faces. I did my '72 in '01 and still looks good. That's 18 years and she's no garage queen.

05-14-2019, 08:51 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Best Black Paint to Paint 1971 Grille "Headlight Black" Detail? I use Duplicolor low-gloss black engine paint. Perfect look and hangs tough on top of chrome or anodized. Not shiny and not flat. There is ceramic in it and it's made for heat. So the sun isn't hard on it. Good thing for the abrasion the face of your truck faces. I did my '72 in '01 and still looks good. That's 18 years and she's no garage queen. Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~ Last edited by special-K; 05-16-2019 at 07:09 AM.