Painting a '67 grille?

[Michael M.]

[Stephen L.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

This is how I finished my grille. Paint from the backside and then remove any fresh paint from chrome areas with solvent or steel wool that you couldn't mask off. I used Krylon dull aluminum paint.

[Michael M.]

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Stephen - thanks for the reply and pics. If I see your grille correctly, the vertical rib and the top horizontal bevels are unpainted, correct? How about the bottom beveled surface of the horizontal pieces?

[Tom N.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

Hi Mike,
I also did what Steve used , the Krylon Dull Aluminum paint...Krylon changed all their paints
within the last few years and the paints aren't the same as before...all enamels now mostly...
Tom

[Stephen L.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

Mike, basically the "forward facing" surfaces are not painted. That includes the vertical ribs and the grille surround chrome surface as well as the horizontal bars.

[Michael M.]

[John H.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

Michael -

The horizontal beveled edges are chrome.

[Michael M.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

John and Stephen - thanks for your responses. It's clear now. I will use the paint from the rear technique. I have also had good luck wiping paint from chrome surfaces using lacquer thinner when painting my instrument cluster.

[Michael M.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

Thought I would follow up with a couple of pics of my finished grille. I sprayed from the backside but did need a little touch up spray from the front. Then wiped the surfaces that stayed chrome carefully with lacquer thinner. Need to rivet the brackets on and install it now. Thanks to those that responded.

[Stephen L.]

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Looks great!!!

[Timothy B.]

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I second that, your grill looks great, Michael..

[Mark D.]

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That grille does look nice. Good job.

I believe they were painted, originally, using a mask. I know someone that has one of the original masks. He restored a 67 grille for me a while back and it came out great.

[John H.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

Thought I would follow up with a couple of pics of my finished grille. I sprayed from the backside but did need a little touch up spray from the front. Then wiped the surfaces that stayed chrome carefully with lacquer thinner. Need to rivet the brackets on and install it now. Thanks to those that responded.

Michael -

Nice job! Looks great!

[John L.]

Re: Painting a '67 grille?

Really Nice Job !!