[Chevelle-list] 70 SS GRILLE/and grill paint in general

[Pelle Andersson]

To prepair it for painting I first used de-greaser, sanded it with the 
finest
paper I could find & then plastic primer before painting it.
The primer I used was slightly "sticky" & works like a "bridge" between
the plastic & the paint.

Pelle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Tomlinson" <tom at eagleshore.com>
To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2007 3:02 AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] 70 SS GRILLE/and grill paint in general


> I'm replacing the grille on my '71 Malibu. I have a replacement from Year 
> One which is a gray plastic, but I would like to paint it the original 
> silver color. I have the original grille to try and match the paint , but 
> I was wondering if anyone knew where I could get the correct paint? It 
> also has some areas blacked out, where the screw mounting holes are.
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> Also, how should the grille surface be prepared for painting? Should it be 
> sanded with a fine sandpaper to scuff up the surface? Is there a primer 
> that should be used?
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> Thanks for you help.
>
> Tom Tomlinson
> '71 Malibu
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> Dale wrote:
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>>Not quite true.  The 67 300/300 Deluxe and Malibu did have the trim 
>>mounting
>>holes on the top bar but they also were different in as much as the last
>>egg-crate block next to the headlamps was filled (#3885980) where the SS
>>grille was open from headlamp to headlamp (#3892182).  The Concours wagon
>>got a third grille (#3907432) that was open like the SS but had trim
>>mounting holes like the Malibu.
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>>Dale McIntosh
>>1966/67 Chevelle Reference CDs
>>ACES #1709/TC GOLD #92
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>>And the '67's had SS grilles that had partially blacked out areas although
>>the grill was identical (except for the badge holes) on the Malibu...
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