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05-12-2010, 01:07 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Williston, ND
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Shining a grill surround?
Anybody know of a product that will shine up a 71-72 grill surround? I have a near perfect surround, but it's almost 40 years old so the shine isn't too great. thanks
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68 Chevy CST/10, 50th Anniversary, 327/th400, 373 posi, buckets 68 GMC Shortbox Stepside, 402/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.08 Positraction 69 Chevy Camaro SS, 383, 4 speed, positraction 70 Chevy El Camino SS396, Triple Black, 454/th400, Tach 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 4x4, 350/th350, Tilt, Tach, Cab Lights, Bumper Guards, Tow Hooks 70 Chevy 3/4 Longbox, 350/auto, 70k, SURVIVOR 71 Chevy Blazer, CST, 350/auto 71 GMC Sierra K2500, 454, 4 speed, 4.10 posi, 37s 71 Custom/30, Open Road, 350/th400, tilt 72 Chevy Shortbox Fleetside, 496 Stroker/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.42 Posi 72 GMC Sierra Grande 2500. 427/th400, tilt, a/c, tool and stowage, buckets/console, 3.54 posi |
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05-12-2010, 03:11 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Take Off
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
I believe they are bright anodized and there is no real way to shine that up. Seems like most guys are removing the anodizing and then polishing the underlying metal up. Search on here and you should find plenty of posts about this topic.
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05-12-2010, 08:47 AM
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Location: over yonder
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
remove the anodizing with cheap oven cleaner ... polish aluminum ... reclear with something like POR-15's Glisten PC
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05-12-2010, 11:41 AM
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
thanks guys. I'll give it a try
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68 Chevy CST/10, 50th Anniversary, 327/th400, 373 posi, buckets 68 GMC Shortbox Stepside, 402/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.08 Positraction 69 Chevy Camaro SS, 383, 4 speed, positraction 70 Chevy El Camino SS396, Triple Black, 454/th400, Tach 70 Chevy Shortbox Stepside 4x4, 350/th350, Tilt, Tach, Cab Lights, Bumper Guards, Tow Hooks 70 Chevy 3/4 Longbox, 350/auto, 70k, SURVIVOR 71 Chevy Blazer, CST, 350/auto 71 GMC Sierra K2500, 454, 4 speed, 4.10 posi, 37s 71 Custom/30, Open Road, 350/th400, tilt 72 Chevy Shortbox Fleetside, 496 Stroker/th400, Tilt, Tach, Bucket Seats, 3.42 Posi 72 GMC Sierra Grande 2500. 427/th400, tilt, a/c, tool and stowage, buckets/console, 3.54 posi |
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05-12-2010, 12:41 PM
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Restoration Virgin!
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Huntersville, NC
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
Hey 68350...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=401089 Here's a thread that I replied to....click on my post link...it's a youtube video showing the stuff a guy uses to remove the anodizing....good stuff
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05-12-2010, 02:37 PM
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
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Nigel. An American living in a British body. 1971 Chevy Cheyenne 10 454 "In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell "When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty" - Thomas Jefferson No more pain. 03.12.60 -- 12.28.10 http://www.youtube.com/Eightbanger Last edited by eightbanger; 05-12-2010 at 02:38 PM. |
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05-12-2010, 02:44 PM
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
wow! that hair and grease remover looks to be the stuff! works way faster than oven cleaner.
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05-12-2010, 03:13 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: St.Louis
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
Yea no doubt. I am running to the store tonight and picking some of that stuff up
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05-12-2010, 03:30 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Van Buren Arkansas
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
Wow
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05-12-2010, 09:44 PM
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Cops, ha, catch me if you can!
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Santa Barbara, CA.
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Re: Shining a grill surround?
I used Easy Off on mine, it takes a while and several coats and that’s the easy part. After that, you'll have fun trying to polish all that metal. Get your self a polishing wheel and some white compound and go to town. It will take some time ( that’s an understatement ) but when your done it will look better then when it was new. Every other week I use Mothers Aluminum polish on it to keep it looking good. I did not put any type of clear on it; I heard on here that it was not a good idea.
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