Hello all. Picked up this grill for my uncles ‘68 that someone had blacked out years ago and it’s looking awful. Is there a paint remover spray or something similar you recommend to strip all this black off so I can start over? Thanks.
Tin Grill Paint Removal
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Super-Cuda
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Does it look brushed on or sprayed?
Super-Cuda
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Try some paint thinner on a rag .
Do a small area to test first .
If this is a spray bomb paint, it should come off easily, although its going to take a fair bit of time to do with that particular grill.
Aircraft Remover at your local auto parts store.
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I use Easy Off oven cleaner.
Bottom line is the metal underneath is aluminum.
Assuming you are not trying to maintain the OEM Argent paint and Bright Anodizing you can be aggressive. If you want to try to preserve the OEM finishes go very slow.
Assuming you are not trying to maintain the OEM Argent paint and Bright Anodizing you can be aggressive. If you want to try to preserve the OEM finishes go very slow.
Super-Cuda
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Thanks for the replies all! I had thought of paint thinner and the paint remover but hadn’t heard of oven cleaner for that purpose.
I knew it was aluminum under the paint but I was unsure about the original paint. So I guess what I’d say is I’m not trying to preserve the OEM finish but rather strip and replicate as close as possible. My plan was to tape off what stays aluminum and paint the black parts. So was this argent that was mentioned on the bottom part of the grille originally? (Circled here)
So I guess I can be aggressive if taking ALL the paint off, but I certainly don’t want to risk hurting the aluminum underneath so sounds like oven cleaner is out. So I may start with the paint thinner and then go to the paint remover if that doesn’t work.
OneOfMany
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Lacquer thinner will remove and not hurt anodizing. So will acetone
Super-Cuda
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Just a "head's up".
Keep Lacquer thinner or Acetone away from anything plastic and do not let it any where near painted surfaces.
I use Home Page - Citristrip all the time for all sorts of metal and never have had an issue.
Argent and it follows all the way around the entire opening and headlight bezels
Photos of 67 but is basically the same in 68.
Red Bright anodized
Green Argent
This is great! Thank you. I can do that, just a little more masking than I had hoped for. I even have some argent paint left over I think. Light argent I painted a Demon grill with and dark argent from a rallye wheel cap. This looks like the dark argent here.
I’m glad I asked before I started the job
The photo makes it look MUCH darker than it is. I would say it is light Argent
This photo is more true to color
This is a 69 headlight bezel (my 68 was stripped to the bright anodized Al)
This photo is more true to color
This is a 69 headlight bezel (my 68 was stripped to the bright anodized Al)
Thanks again! So argent in the areas you highlighted here around the bottom and sides, but the center parts of the grill are just the bright aluminum correct?
Yes for 67. If that hood piece is the same 67 thru 69 then I would say yes too
6PakBee
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Brake fluid.
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