> Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 12:50:52 -0500 > From: "Kurt Heinrich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 71 CS Grille Painting > > I pulled my bumpers to be replated and now have the grilles > out to repaint. > Upon close examination I'm not sure how they should be > painted. The recesses are painted black, but I'm not about > the sides of the recesses. > Some appear not to have been painted black and others appear > to have been. > I'm not sure this is just a production variation, but would > like input as to which is correct. Thanks. > > Kurt Heinrich > OCA# 30442 > 71 Cutlass Supreme SX Convertible
Kurt, I painted my grilles with Krylon spray can - I think it was Dull Aluminum. I probably have the can in the garage, so I can check and see for sure what the number is. I hand sanded the entire grille, making sure to get in between the ribs to remove all of the old flaking paint (that was a chore). Then I sprayed the grille silver, waited for it to dry, then hand painted the inserts using a Testors model brush and black paint. That was tough as it was difficult to paint only the bottoms of the inserts, and I got paint on the walls of some of them. There may be a better way of masking and spraying, but I didn't experiment with that. Here's a picture of the finished grille: http://www.oldspower.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=2309 I can send you more pics if you're interested. Kenneth 1971 Cutlass Supreme convertible Phoenix, AZ
