Dominic LaMarra
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Looking for a place that can restore my 1967 Barracuda Grill. Anybody steer me to someone or some place?
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I considered having partsmonsta doing a grill restoration. I found out that they clear coat the aluminum after polish. That maybe OK for a trailer queen, but for a car that will be driven, it is just a matter of time before paint over aluminum gets scratched or chipped. I am not saying that they don’t do good work, just saying that I want a process that ends up being like the original parts. The OE bright aluminum on the grill is anodized.Member partsmonsta does these.
I considered having partsmonsta doing a grill restoration. I found out that they clear coat the aluminum after polish. That maybe OK for a trailer queen, but for a car that will be driven, it is just a matter of time before paint over aluminum gets scratched or chipped. I am not saying that they don’t do good work, just saying that I want a process that ends up being like the original parts. The OE bright aluminum on the grill is anodized.
Thanks for the info I'll contact himMy longtime friend Dana Price of NW Barracudas in Oregon does amazing trim resto work, has integrity, and is a Veteran (101st Airborne).
[email protected].
Though I do some here myself on a very limited basis, he restored my '68 tail panel.
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Thanks for the info. I'll contact himI sent my rear tailpc's to [email protected] he reconditions grilles and bezels too. He's from Florida. Did a nice job for me.
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Thanks for the info. I'll contact himMember partsmonsta does these.
These guys are arguably the best available out there. I used them to do my surrounds and a few other grill parts. Their workmanship was nothing short of jaw dropping. Not cheap, but amazing. My surrounds were smashed flat in some places. These guys could restore a crushed aluminum can if they wanted to. Here's a link and some pictures.
Home – King of Trim
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Whats is a price range for that?
... Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.
If you have the cores, you are looking at $4k for both sides including repair, polish, and replating, paint and assembly. I spent $2k and had to paint and assemble them. They are a bit involved.
Once they were done they looked like new. Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.
If you have the cores, you are looking at $4k for both sides including repair, polish, and replating, paint and assembly. I spent $2k and had to paint and assemble them. They are a bit involved.
Once they were done they looked like new. Considering what my surrounds looked like when I sent them away, it was almost miraculous.
So yours had the original type bright-dip coating stripped and reapplied to them?
They told me when the parts were in there. I believe so, but I'm not 100% sure now.
Having them restored was the final step of my exterior restoration. It certainly hurt the pocket book, but I felt I had little choice given that they are a one year only set of parts. The car looks stunning with them on there.