Re: Need help! 73/74 grille restoration
What I did on mine was paint the whole grill Argent silver I masked off the outer chrome trim that was ok to use as-is. Use "thin-line" masking tape. I then painted the Argent Silver on the whole grill (rally wheel paint). Then I used the chrome tape only on the horizontal bars. It lays on easily-use a razor blade to trim ends.
You ask what the original was and I found an old core grill I had. It looks like it was painted black everywhere I painted the Argent and the "chrome" is on the outer surround and the 6 horizontal bars. I think the Argent looks better than the black-I'm not an "Original Nut"-hence the 6.0 engine etc..... (-; I'll post more pictures when I get a chance
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1972 Highlander PAC B 400BB-SOLD
1974 K5 Blazer-6.0 swap
1974 C20 Long Bed 454
1977 GMC HeavyHalf
several adopted orphans
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