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DoughertyAMX 
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 Posted: Jun/10/2017 at 8:24am |
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Trying to restore my grill brackets. Some pitting on a few of them. Wondering if a high fill primer, followed by light sanding and then painting will cover the pitting, or should I just open my wallet and buy repops for $150?????
Blasted them and painted the bottoms, but decided I need to stop and take a breath before painting the rest of them..............
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Dan390
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Posted: Jun/11/2017 at 11:05pm |
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Hi-fill primer or even spot putty would be an easy fix, they aren't that deep so as long as they are clean a small amount of fill and sand would fix them right up on the cheap!
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DoughertyAMX
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Has anyone got good photos of their restored 70 parking lamp housings? Here are mine, not sure where to go from here. I don't think I can replicate the shiny silver surface inside, but thinking about light sanding and using a good chrome spray paint. Any suggestions?
Same concern on the rear of the housing. How did these look when new?
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DoughertyAMX
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 7:31am |
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Working on blasting, cleaning, painting some smalls. Still need to polish and install the pedal inserts.
 
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69BBB3904spAMX
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 11:24am |
Here is a pic of un-restored 70 housings, the back side are dull chrome. In the pic of yours above, yours look like they have been sprayed in grey primer? |
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37 Ford Tudor 60 hp V8 flathead, all original, never restored
69BBB3904spAMX 70 Camaro 1st car 74 Hornet Hatch 6 cyl floor/auto 2007,2008,2009 PT Cruisers Aluminum Deck Car Trailer |
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bigbadgreen
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 12:03pm |
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Should be safe to use chrome spray paint as it's never as shiny as chrome.
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DoughertyAMX
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 1:52pm |
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Mine are definitely dull grey like a primer, but they certainly don't look like they have been sprayed before. I think I will use the spray chrome on the exterior. Wonder if that's what I should do on the inside as well...............
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amxdreamer
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 3:51pm |
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I thought there were 2 styles, chrome and cast.
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Tony
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DoughertyAMX
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 6:54pm |
The exterior (rear) of my housings certainly don't look like they were ever chromed. I think I'll look at some of the cars in Kenosha to get a better idea. Cast, dull gray, is what mine look like they always were, just want to be sure.
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amxdreamer
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Posted: Jul/09/2017 at 10:47pm |
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I believe there are different connections also (2 or 3 wire). Those grill brackets will look great with a little spot putty and some sanding.
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Tony
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