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dazed and confused
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: marion nc
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get your grill to shine
and i am not talking about teeth here, hehe.i have a 69 and a 70 chevy trucks. what is the best way you found to bring the shine back on the metal part? also how do you remove small scratches? thanks in advance.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Re: get your grill to shine
I use Autosol or Simichrome from Eastwood. Better than anything Butt Boys has.
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Sparta, MI
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Re: get your grill to shine
just had to show you my shiny one
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Re: get your grill to shine
looks good what did you use?
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Re: get your grill to shine
i used turtle wax aluminum polish, it says dont use on chrome, but it works better than chrome polish. its also new from lmc.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Re: get your grill to shine
you'll have o remove the clear coat/clear anodizing off the grill before you can make anything shine.
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Re: get your grill to shine
I used oven cleaner to get the old coating off, then used alum. polish, its shiny!!!
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: independence mo
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Re: get your grill to shine
How long do you leave the oven cleaner on, and do you think you could tape off the paint and do it while it's on the truck.
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: las vegas nv
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Re: get your grill to shine
I would not let pven cleaner get close to anything you did not want it on. that stuff is very very strong...... eats the finish off anything.
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Re: get your grill to shine
Quote:
He's correct....I use 'Very Fine" Steel Wool....and then buff it out!
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What?
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Southern California
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Re: get your grill to shine
Doing all of the above will just be an on going battle of polishing, since the parts are aluminum and will oxidize and turn dull after a short period.
You will need to have it re anodized. I did this with the rear sections of my side trim for my burb, which nobody reproduces yet. My stuff was nasty from years of dents, scratches, and even a portion that had a rip. These guys fixed it all for me, and when I got it back the stuff looked OEM new. The only thing they didn't do was paint the black stripe, but from their website it looks like they may be doing that now. Since when I did my business with them, they were just getting their shop started. Check em out. I was very pleased with the price and workmanship. http://www.kingoftrim.com/
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Re: get your grill to shine
My grill has kind of rainbow effect going on if you know what I mean. Like when you have oil in a puddle
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: nice ca
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Re: get your grill to shine
I got something called Duragloss 870 aluminum polish from NAPA for about $10. I works real well although it's really for aluminum wheels. I'm not saying it's the best but I like the results.
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dazed and confused
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Re: get your grill to shine
those king of trim guys look good!
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Re: get your grill to shine
I had that same question going through my mind. I used a chrome cleaner from Eagle to clean the oxidation off my aluminum wheels. (be advised that the warning said "do not use on aluminum") and they shine like you wouldn't believe. I was seriously considering using it on my grill. My grill is in perfect shape but it's just "milky". Justifying a new outer grill for $500-$800 is hard to come to terms with for a daily driver/hobby. I was wondering if I could use this cleaner then spray a clear coat to seal it? Would this get the desired effect? Any ideas? Cnut
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Re: get your grill to shine
A simple way to freshen up the old grill shell is to powdercoat in "near chrome" color. You have to remove the grill from the truck and the inner plastic, but you can blast and coat the grill shell with the end brackets still attached.
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Re: get your grill to shine
BIGGUY, we have wet sanded this kind of stuff at the shop with 1500 grit to remove the scratches and then polished turned out good, come see me sometime.
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Re: get your grill to shine
0000 steel wool and some elbow grease.
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