Front grill

[Phillip Hill]

Hi everyone 

im currently restoring my my front grill due to some previous clown painting it with silver frost paint and doing a dodgy job 

I would like to know what parts of the grill are anodised.it appears to me that the thicker bars are anodised but not the thin ones is this the case?

due to being in Australia I can’t just find anything locally to use as a reference somebody’s help would be greatly appreciated 

[Phillip Hill]

Hi everyone 

im currently restoring my front grill due to some previous clown painting it with silver frost paint and doing a dodgy job 

I would like to know what parts of the grill are anodised.it appears to me that the thicker bars are anodised but not the thin ones is this the case?

due to being in Australia I can’t just find anything locally to use as a reference somebody’s help would be greatly appreciated 

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Hi Phil,

     Thanks to your posting a few days ago about the anodized grill, I decided to purchase AL New Anodized Aluminum Cleaner from Amazon.  I intend to use a mild scouring pad and saturate the pad with the liquid cleaner.  We are original owners of our 64 Caddy, and the grill needs cleaning (white spots).  I am not sure if it is all adonized but will try a piece at a time.  Your grill might be tougher, as you first have to get that silver paint off- OMG - they blew it!  I am trying the cleaner tomorrow morning and hope it cleans it up.  Thank you for bringing this up on our chapter website.

Dennis DiBari, NY

[Phillip Hill]

Hi Dennis

Thanks for the reply I have managed to completely disassemble the front grill and slowly remove the unwanted paint with 0000 steel wool and turpentine and a lot of elbow grease it’s going to be a of a slow process but I won’t let it beat me 

the end result is going to be worth it 

regards Phil

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Hi Phil,

     That is truly amazing work to take apart the entire grill!!!!!  To take off all that paint is a huge job.  It looks great so far.  This morning I used that Amazon product, the Al New adonized aluminum cleaner, and it worked pretty well.  A couple of white stained spots still remain, but it is a big improvement.  The car was dormant for 30 years and time got to it.  Love to see your grill when it is all done!!!!

Dennis DiBari

[Phillip Hill]

Hi Dennis

i will keep you posted on the progress of the grill 

unfortunately I am unable to purchase that anodised cleaner, Amazon won’t send it to Australia,I will have see if there’s a local product that is available 

regards

Phil 

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Hi Phil,

     The cleaner worked pretty well.  I'm sure you can get something similar in Australia.  Your grill looks great already - even being apart!  Love to see the finished product!  Great work.

Dennis DiBari

[Phillip Hill]

Hi Dennis 

I’ve finished removing the paint off the upper half of the grill what a task.just about to tackle the lower half 

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Phil,

     This is really some job you are doing.  Don't know if I would have the mettle to tackle this job.  Maybe you can fly to NY and do mine!!!!!!  Thanks for the update.  It looks new.

Dennis DiBari

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Hi Members,

     Just some information on what I used to clean the grill on my 64 Series 62.  From Amazon, I used AL NEW Anodized Aluminum Cleaner (16 oz.)., 6 piece hole cleaning brushes bore nylon bristles for the drill, and AUTOSOL Metal Polish to finish the job.  It removed a lot of old stains and looks much better.

Dennis DiBari

[Phillip Hill]

Hi Dennis 
I’ve been using Autosol for years it is a fantastic product glad to see you have discovered it 

i have finally finished removing the silver frost paint now it’s on to the polishing with the Autosol

[Dennis P. DiBari]

Hi Phil,

     Marty Smith from Utah told me of this product and it is the last step in the cleaning process.  It is coming in the mail very soon to enhance the initial cleaning.  Your grill looks amazing and you did a lot of great work!

Dennis DiBari

[Phillip Hill]

Hi Dennis 

just an update on the front grill finally finished see the attached picture 

im next going to tackle the front frame and chassis ( kill rust it )while it is apart I had a small leak in the radiator so while it is removed I’m also going to replace the timing chain ,oil pump ,add a sleeve to the harmonic balancer with a new seal and spruce up a few other parts .i got some nice cad plated pieces from Jason that I’ll be adding too

how are you getting on with yours?