Wanting to restore grille trim for mid 1980's Chevy - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**jlmerie** · 09-25-2023, 02:08 PM

Over the years I have accumulated quite a few parts for the mid 1980's grille trim. In fact, one of the bow tie emblems in the pictures is marked on the back from the pull and save I got it from. The date is 7-18-06. Only an old pack rat like me would keep it this long, and that is after moving three times in that period. I want restore the bow tie emblems. Being right on the front of the truck, they get a lot of road rash. I should be able to sand out the marks back to a nice flat surface. Then I expect two problems. First, I expect the gold anodized color to be depleted, so I will need to fix that. Second, like much of the trim on these trucks the finish is not really polished, it is what I call "brushed". Any experience you have or can suggest would be appreciated.
At least they are not expensive and it's not a disaster if I make one or more worse. Thanks PS, the bowties are not as good as the first picture makes them look and probably not as bad as the second one. Also, have any of you used any commercial tape to restore the longer pieces?

Keith Seymore · 09-25-2023, 04:46 PM

Yes.

See post #155

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=342926&page=7

K

**jlmerie** · 09-25-2023, 07:48 PM

Thanks Keith

**TKCR** · 09-30-2023, 10:07 AM

I also did mine. I cleaned the old vinyl paint tape off and retaped with RVinyl.

09-25-2023, 04:46 PM	#2
Keith Seymore Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Motor City Posts: 9,228	Re: Wanting to restore grille trim for mid 1980's Chevy Yes. See post #155 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=342926&page=7 K __________________ Chevrolet Flint Assembly 1979-1986 GM Full Size Truck Engineering 1986 - 2019 Intro from an Old Assembly Guy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=342926 My Pontiac story: http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...d.php?t=560524 Chevelle intro: http://www.superchevy.com/features/s...hevy-chevelle/

09-25-2023, 07:48 PM	#3
jlmerie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,077	Re: Wanting to restore grille trim for mid 1980's Chevy Thanks Keith __________________ James

09-30-2023, 10:07 AM	#4
TKCR Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,980	Re: Wanting to restore grille trim for mid 1980's Chevy I also did mine. I cleaned the old vinyl paint tape off and retaped with RVinyl. Attached Images __________________ FB Page for my Seats Belts https://www.facebook.com/73-87-Chevy...9439407476735/ Restoring Seatbelts: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=809750 SOLD My 86 Build:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=654972 Past Restored Bench Seats:http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=715398 PayPal link to pay for your items: https://www.paypal.me/TKCR

09-25-2023, 02:08 PM	#1
jlmerie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,077	Wanting to restore grille trim for mid 1980's Chevy Over the years I have accumulated quite a few parts for the mid 1980's grille trim. In fact, one of the bow tie emblems in the pictures is marked on the back from the pull and save I got it from. The date is 7-18-06. Only an old pack rat like me would keep it this long, and that is after moving three times in that period. I want restore the bow tie emblems. Being right on the front of the truck, they get a lot of road rash. I should be able to sand out the marks back to a nice flat surface. Then I expect two problems. First, I expect the gold anodized color to be depleted, so I will need to fix that. Second, like much of the trim on these trucks the finish is not really polished, it is what I call "brushed". Any experience you have or can suggest would be appreciated. At least they are not expensive and it's not a disaster if I make one or more worse. Thanks PS, the bowties are not as good as the first picture makes them look and probably not as bad as the second one. Also, have any of you used any commercial tape to restore the longer pieces? Attached Images __________________ James Last edited by jlmerie; 09-25-2023 at 02:10 PM. Reason: my mistake



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