69/70 Grill Differences

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

I just rebuilt the grille on my 1970 Blazer using NOS parts such as the parking lamp lenses, hood bumpers, headlamp doors, and outer grille shell. I reused the inner plastic grille, all bracketry, T3 headlamp bulbs, the parking lamp housings, and hood latch. I sourced the grille mounting fasteners from AMK Products.

I used the Molotow large tipped chrome pen for the raised bars, after refinishing the grille with Eastwood under hood black.



The reproduction 3944896 and 9428882 1969-1970 grille retaining fasteners from AMK:



https://www.amkproducts.com/bulk-fas...oduct_ID=15036



https://www.amkproducts.com/search-result/?ser=9428882

Brilliant! Great job and thanks for sharing.

[cericd]

Originally Posted by 1970cstblazer

I used the Molotow large tipped chrome pen for the raised bars, after refinishing the grille with Eastwood under hood black.

Let us know how that silver paint holds up. I came across those paint pens when I wanted to freshen up the lettering on my ignition switch indicator plate. Evidently they are frequently used in the model building community because they are the closest thing to an actual chrome finish. It seems though that the finish is very fragile. If something brushes against the silver finish it will dull and look more like regular silver paint. At least that's what I saw online and in my own experience. I even let my emblem dry for 72 hrs before touching it.

[FirstOwner69]

A great idea that also looks great!

[1970cstblazer]

Thank you. I will experiment with clear coating a sample and report back.