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11-28-2007, 09:05 PM
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Location: Greenfield, MO
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Front Grille
Ok heres wut Ive got
 THe black grille shell was primered when I got it. PO screwed this thing up. I tried removing the primer with laquer thinner but it was going to take 4ever so i said screw it and painted it black with Dollar General spray paint. It looks better then the primer but still looks bad. I recently got my hands on a LOT stronger stuff. I was told it was airplane stripper. BUT. Were these pieces originaly chromed? or wuz it just shiny metal? Basically, is it possible to remove the original finish or wuz there one? Info would be great. I'd like to do it this weekend. THANKS Last edited by 69C10@16; 11-28-2007 at 09:06 PM. Reason: Image was messed up...woopsie |
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11-28-2007, 09:24 PM
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Re: Front Grille
Aircraft Stripper should work. Someone on the board used oven cleaner with decent results.
Here is a thread of someone who painted the grille with chrome paint and it turned out very nice: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=polish+grille Here's another good thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...t=polish+grill
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11-28-2007, 09:42 PM
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Re: Front Grille
The aluminum surround is hard anodized and must be stripped to raw then polished to get a shine.
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11-28-2007, 10:10 PM
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Location: Greenfield, MO
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Re: Front Grille
SWEET. That was the info i was looking for. Looks like this saturday the front end is gonna look a LOT better on my truck. I could beat the guy who torched that BEAUTIFUL 69 shell middle out to put in that retarded 71-72 grille insert. UH UH UH. Thats me kicking the you know wut out of him. Idiot. Anywho. Rant over now. THANS!!!!
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11-30-2007, 11:39 AM
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Re: Front Grille
I am proud to report that the Airplane Stripper worked great. It practically melted the paint off the grille. My truck looks so retarded w/o the grill on it but I still have to go to school so oh well. It should be finished this weekend. Ill post up a pic of the after shot. I think im going to be happy with the results.
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