'32 Grille Rusting :(

Tom Walker

Tom Walker

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Please advise what factory finish was, and how to remove the grille and apply correct/best modern available finish.

thanks, Tom.
 

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Tom, you don't want to bother with that rusty old thing. I have a nice stainless "pre enjoyed" unit I'll do you a straight swap for. ;)

As if. ;)

Mart.
 
There was a very nice detailed article in American Rodder magazine (now defunct) about 7 years ago about how to restore a deuce grille insert. In summary, from the backside of the grille, with your fingers, push the vertical bars outward so they separate from little nubs that are part of the two horizontal support pieces that keep the vertical grille bars in place.
 
I've repaired and insert like yours by taping off the stainless and bead blasting the center. Then I polished the stainless and had a local powder paint shop tape off the stainless and coat the bars with a color very close to the original grey.
 
Krylon32 said:
I've repaired and insert like yours by taping off the stainless and bead blasting the center. Then I polished the stainless and had a local powder paint shop tape off the stainless and coat the bars with a color very close to the original grey.
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Were they all originally supposed to be grey? When I stripped mine back in the 70s the paint that was applied first on it appeared to be a cream color so I thought that was what color they were.
 
Thanks for the advice. I have asked my bead blaster guy and he reckons he can do it without separating the vertical pieces. Still haven't decided on how to finish the bare steel.
 
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