V8Freak Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Trying too clean up all that scuzzy white that these grills get over the years, tried a dremal but impossible too get in corners plus the different polishes I've been using aren't getting it 100%. I seen online guys use Coca Cola I may give that a shot with a tooth brush just seeing if anyone has any tricks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastss Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Take your time with a small pointed tapered file & clean up all the pits in the silver painted area. Then tape it off. polish the chrome & repaint the box grill area argent silver. any black area black semi or gloss & your done. Don't get to crazy with polish chrome area, It oem chrome over cast-pot metal. No triple plate back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8Freak Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 Take your time with a small pointed tapered file & clean up all the pits in the silver painted area. Then tape it off. polish the chrome & repaint the box grill area argent silver. any black area black semi or gloss & your done. Don't get to crazy with polish chrome area, It oem chrome over cast-pot metal. No triple plate back then.Does it look pretty good in that argent silver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8Freak Posted August 30, 2016 Author Share Posted August 30, 2016 I just don't want too make more work obviously lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastss Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 argent silver is only for the actual grill centers either slots or squares. Not the chrome. If you cant polish your chrome to satisfaction replate it,nos or try chrome powered coated but that only looks like aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72-CLASSIC_RIDE Posted August 30, 2016 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Had the same issues with my 72 Grill. 50 some grates that had oxidized the chrome surrounding the grates. I couldn't find any useful cleaners either. I finally settled on a single edge razor blade after some experimentation to make sure I can use it effectively & without damaging the chrome. With the razor blade you can get right up to the edges and worked better than expected. I started out lightly and repeated in same area with more pressure until the oxidization started lifting. I just kept going back over that area until I had removed that oxidization. Polished and looks much better these days. I spent a couple pretty good days doing this on mine until satisfied. I hadn't tried to recondition the whole Grill assembly as I was pretty satisfied with it's appearance now. The chrome was in pretty good condition also. Didn't have many Blems popping up that would make this much harder. Good luck on what ever method you decide provides the best results Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I have refurbished the grills on both of my '70's will good results. Here's a link to a photo journal I made showing the process I used: Grille Refurbishing After the Photobucket album loads, just click on the first photo and read the caption beneath. Then click on the advance arrow to see the next photo and caption in sequence. Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastss Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 NOS 72 grill on ebay $400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealRed70 Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 For a NOS grill that does not sound bad at all. Too bad I have a 71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8Freak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 I have refurbished the grills on both of my '70's will good results. Here's a link to a photo journal I made showing the process I used: Grille Refurbishing After the Photobucket album loads, just click on the first photo and read the caption beneath. Then click on the advance arrow to see the next photo and caption in sequence. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8Freak Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted September 9, 2016 Share Posted September 9, 2016 I cleaned mine up and taped it off from the front and painted it from the back. I went with satin black instead of the silver came out pretty good. Dont really have any great pictures of it but heres about the best I have, I like the way it came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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