67-68 grill paint masking lines? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Theboatandcarman · 12-18-2016, 06:12 PM

i plan on doing gloss black on my grill, but i cannot find photos without the front bumper on to see where the tape line is! the fender line just kind of stops. just need a photo like this without a bumper on. i will not be doing side two tone either.

**dennislbrooks** · 12-18-2016, 07:16 PM

May not help but..... This is a 67 of mine before I painted the fender ears. Did 67's actually have a different color painted grill?

Theboatandcarman · 12-18-2016, 07:57 PM

yea i need to know where the line on the fender is set! looks nice though

**dennislbrooks** · 12-18-2016, 08:22 PM

Was going to add this pic but exceeded my 30 mins. My bottom line is at the fender crease.

**'68OrangeSunshine** · 12-18-2016, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by dennislbrooks

May not help but..... This is a 67 of mine before I painted the fender ears. Did 67's actually have a different color painted grill?

Grille, no. The whole '67 grille was also body color. Only the trim rings and the headlight bezels were in a contrasting color. The '67 trim rings were steel with a D shaped cross section. For '68 MY the grille got a contrasting color on the whole face and also trim molding on the fender edges and leading edge of the hood in a clear [silver] anodized aluminum. Headlight bezels were also this clear aluminum. '68 trim was not D shaped, it had some extra corrugations since the aluminum was a lot flimsier than the steel. GM never sold the steel D trim rings aftermarket, only the '68 type. There was kind of a run on the '67 rings at junkyards, since they took on chrome so well. Very rare now. [Also easily wasted if you clipped a shopping cart at 20 MPH.]

Some color patterns were RED/white, ORANGE/white, WHITE/blue, BLUE/silver, YELLOW/black, GREEN/white. That's all I remember.

**68bowtie** · 12-19-2016, 01:18 AM

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irl104 · 12-19-2016, 10:37 AM

A white chassis with the silver grill. Both factory paint with no color mentioned on the SPID for the silver.

Theboatandcarman · 12-19-2016, 01:24 PM

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thats what im looking for! perhaps ill round out the lower edges instead

irl104 · 12-19-2016, 05:51 PM

Here is one more of the grill clip. If you blow the picture up, you can see the factory paint line with sharp corners.

Theboatandcarman · 12-20-2016, 05:41 PM

awesome. thanks guys!

12-18-2016, 06:12 PM	#1
Theboatandcarman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Harleysville, PA Posts: 398	67-68 grill paint masking lines? i plan on doing gloss black on my grill, but i cannot find photos without the front bumper on to see where the tape line is! the fender line just kind of stops. just need a photo like this without a bumper on. i will not be doing side two tone either. __________________ keep on building. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=680094 2017 GMC Canyon diesel 1968 Chevrolet C20 1970 Mercedes 280S (WTB 1968 4wd barn door suburban)

12-18-2016, 07:16 PM	#2
dennislbrooks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,798	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? May not help but..... This is a 67 of mine before I painted the fender ears. Did 67's actually have a different color painted grill? Attached Images __________________ 1942 Chevy 1/2 ton Rod, 1959 GMC 1/2 ton Fleet Stepside, 1967 Chevy SWB K10, 1985 Corvette Coupe 4+3, 2015 Chevy Duramax reg cab 4WD W/T Last edited by dennislbrooks; 12-18-2016 at 07:45 PM. Reason: pic

12-18-2016, 07:57 PM	#3
Theboatandcarman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Harleysville, PA Posts: 398	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? yea i need to know where the line on the fender is set! looks nice though __________________ keep on building. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=680094 2017 GMC Canyon diesel 1968 Chevrolet C20 1970 Mercedes 280S (WTB 1968 4wd barn door suburban)

12-18-2016, 08:22 PM	#4
dennislbrooks Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Williamsburg, Ohio Posts: 1,798	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? Was going to add this pic but exceeded my 30 mins. My bottom line is at the fender crease. Attached Images __________________ 1942 Chevy 1/2 ton Rod, 1959 GMC 1/2 ton Fleet Stepside, 1967 Chevy SWB K10, 1985 Corvette Coupe 4+3, 2015 Chevy Duramax reg cab 4WD W/T

12-19-2016, 01:18 AM	#6
68bowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Turlock, CA Posts: 8,795	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? __________________ Please help my sister in law with her battle with cancer https://gofund.me/902f6fce Project "C10 Fever" (68 factory black 396 swb) Project "Little Sister" (70 c10 blue original paint refresh) Project "Blue Bomb" (70 c30 blue original paint refresh) SOLD Project "Vitamin C" (71 c10 orange original paint refresh) SOLD

12-19-2016, 10:37 AM	#7
irl104 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Martinsville, IN. Posts: 251	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? A white chassis with the silver grill. Both factory paint with no color mentioned on the SPID for the silver. Attached Images

12-19-2016, 05:51 PM	#9
irl104 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Martinsville, IN. Posts: 251	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? Here is one more of the grill clip. If you blow the picture up, you can see the factory paint line with sharp corners. Attached Images

12-20-2016, 05:41 PM	#10
Theboatandcarman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Harleysville, PA Posts: 398	Re: 67-68 grill paint masking lines? awesome. thanks guys! __________________ keep on building. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=680094 2017 GMC Canyon diesel 1968 Chevrolet C20 1970 Mercedes 280S (WTB 1968 4wd barn door suburban)

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