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painting the grill shell
I am putting a billet grill in and my grill shell is scratched all too hell. (no real dents just scratched) So I am thinking about color matching it with my paint. Question 1# any special tricks? and #2 do you think it will look good
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Re: painting the grill shell
spend about the same amt of energy to polish it is what i'd choose
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Re: painting the grill shell
I tried too polish it still looks like crap what am I missing?
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Re: painting the grill shell
you need to remove the anodized finish in order to polish it .try oven cleaner it works well .
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Re: painting the grill shell
dont use oven cleaner if the grill is installed on the truck// on the truck you need to wet sand 200 then 400 finish with 1200grit after that you're ready to use polish
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Re: painting the grill shell
Would you mind posting some of the bad areas you are referring to?
I just finished painting my '69 grill, and if you take your time, it will turnout real nice. I'm a sucker for the original look, however, on a truck like your's it might be nice to see a custom touch. ![]()
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Re: painting the grill shell
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Re: painting the grill shell
Powder-coating might be a suitable answer....
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Re: painting the grill shell
that's a tough one but I think I would leave it chrome. but if your going to paint it, color match the white. the orange would stick out too much imo. nice truck btw..
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Re: painting the grill shell
cdowns has the right idea and if you remove the grill from the truck i would use a high speed buffing wheel with some aluminum compound. I myself like the look of your truck with the aluminum grill.
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Re: painting the grill shell
Does any one have any pictures of powder coated grills? I am also looking into this polish, paint, or powder coat question.
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Re: painting the grill shell
Well i decided to polish the grill instead of painting it. I removed the grill from the truck and tried the oven cleaner thing but it didnt work at all so I am sanding her down. Seem to be working pretty good still have a lot of work too do tomorrow. Until I order my billet grill i went ahead and color matched just the plastic insert to change it up a bit. I will post up some photos when I am done.
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Re: painting the grill shell
I'm getting ready to polish mine as well. Can you post some pics of it as you go?
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Re: painting the grill shell
well here she is after a whole lot of sanding polishing and painting
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Re: painting the grill shell
I like that a whole lot...makes it look abit more custom and still not over the top
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Re: painting the grill shell
After polishing the anodized coating off can it be clear coated to prevent it from needing re-polished on a regular basis?
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Re: painting the grill shell
Looks really good with color
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Re: painting the grill shell
My grille had been etched by a former owner that chose the wrong cleaner. I tried polishing it but it still looked bad. Since the shell was in good shape with no dents or scratches, I decided to try the powdercoating. It's supposed to be their version of chrome but it looks more like an aluminum finish. Tougher than paint and not too expensive, about $125.
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Re: painting the grill shell
Scott, that looks pretty good!
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