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nhoth2o
07-20-2023, 04:13 PM
What have people done with the grill other than chrome? Looks? Likes, dislikes? Don't have a solid company around here to chrome grill so looking at other options.............Car will more than likely be painted to look like old barn find with a little chrome on wheels, handles etc to look like someone is trying to fix up. Thats why I was thinking chrome but doesn't appear to be working out for me........thoughts? Paint it to look like rust? Clear it with no finish? Shoot coat of rust red primer and clear? Looking for ideas and things other people have done with grill other than chrome.
Polish it, started with 400 and worked all the way to 3000 grit. Came out great. DonS
Mastertech5
07-20-2023, 10:11 PM
Most I've seen in pics are polished. Some are painted black. It all depends on your color scheme.
33fromSD
07-21-2023, 05:01 AM
Mine was in great shape when I got it with no pitting, scratches or defects, so I left it natural. Not for everyone, but it seems to compliment the body color.
Jim
https://photos.app.goo.gl/Q8s6WEuwy4qyssmq5
I just got done polishing the grill for my 33 last weekend. It started as brushed cast aluminum, so I wet sanded it from 600 to 2000 grit, then buffed out to a beautiful shine with Mothers polish. I am going all shine on my build, so it needed to look like this. Total time 2 hours.187426187427187428
It actually looks shinier that the photos show, my cell phone camera sucks.
progmgr1
07-21-2023, 09:29 PM
That looks great! I plan to do the same with mine, but I expected the job to take much longer. This is encouraging.
Keith HR #894
Jeff33Ford
07-22-2023, 06:35 AM
I polished as well. Really cheap option to start with for sure. I plan on keeping it that way.
My Pic (https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?42635-Jeff33Ford-HotRod-Build-First-Go-Cart&p=508104&viewfull=1#post508104)
Process I used (https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?42635-Jeff33Ford-HotRod-Build-First-Go-Cart&p=511123&viewfull=1#post511123)