Broken Mopar
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Anybody have a link for a repo or NOS 1964 plymouth grill for my savoy? Mine is in pretty good condition except for a few dings....but the perfectionist in me wants something better! Thanks in advance. Spook.
1964 grill
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dartforforty
Deceased, But not forgotton
I've been looking for one for a while. only one I found was a refurbished one with bezels for $800.00. did you try All Trim?
Dodge 330
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Google "King of Trim".
They re-do them and have some for sale off and on.
The other alternative is to strip the anodizing off, knock the dents out and wet sand and polish. It's a lot of hard work but worth it in the end! I did this with my '63 Dodge 330 grill and was really happy with how it turned out.
Broken Mopar
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Thanks for the replies. Considered stripping it and then having it re anodized after getting rid of the imperfections. I just wish I was not so darn ****!
Dodge 330
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No real need to anodize after stripping.
I occasionally hit the top surfaces with some mothers to keep it looking nice but the '64's are a little more intricate.
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Broken Mopar
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Thanks. I have decided to strip the anodizing with easy off oven cleaner and sand and polish the grill I have. Tempted to have someone with more skill than I have to make it into a single headlight "hemi clone" grill, but I suspect that would cost a wad of dollars. Appreciate the pictures. Spook.
Moose
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Broken Mopar
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What did you use to strip the anodizing off?
Broken Mopar
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Ok got the anodization off. The grill has stone dents and some pitting...really thin, hate to sand through. Did you guys just leave the pits and dents or is there some way to fill these. The grill is dead soft aluminum, really wonder how much of a shine it will take. Frustrated as hell right now. Spook.
Moose
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I sanded EVERY pit and scratch off of it after I had a metal refinishing shop dip it to take the anodizing off of it. I have used oven cleaner on other pieces in the past and it works fine too. Don't be afraid to sand it. Looks better without a mark on it. I went online and bought some polishing compounds. Bought green, red, black, white. Do some research and see which ones cut more and which one to use for the brightest finish. I used my grinder and bought a cloth wheel for each color compound and marked each cloth wheel with a pen so I would not mix up compounds and wheels. I put 40 hours into the project and I think mine is nicer than any other grill I have seen since. I did not put the black paint on it where it was intended. If you look at my pics you will see that my car has a bunch of subtle changes done to it and I did not want to take all my hard sanding/polishing work and cover it with paint
Moose
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Can't wait to see it when finished ! I am done with the car for now. Need about 8-10k to get it finished. Will start the work again next year. I will have to live through you and everyone else and their work. Good luck !
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Dodge 330
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Don't be afraid to wet sand it. Work your way up to finer and finer grit paper.
Mine had bent grille bars, dents and rock chips. I'll be honest, it's a lot of work!
After finally getting it sanded smooth and straight I polished it with mothers polish. I had to polish a couple of times to really bring the luster out. The lighting in the pics I took don't do it justice.
Broken Mopar
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Thinking now of just having it chromed. Good shop locally. Comments?
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