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Old September 12th, 2012, 06:36 AM
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Grille color

Hi, I'm a new guy here and have a question. I just bought a 1971 Cutlass Supreme. I was hoping someone could tell me what black is used in the grille's. Is it flat, gloss or semi gloss. Hope this is the right section to ask this question.
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Old September 13th, 2012, 09:07 AM
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Can anyone help me out with this. Wanted to finish this before the weekend as I have a show to attend.
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Old September 13th, 2012, 09:23 AM
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I'm guessing semi-gloss/satin black for the 71 442 grills. Regular Supreme grills are normal silver/gray.
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Old September 13th, 2012, 10:00 AM
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Previous post is correct. Factory color is all silver which matches up to Krylon Dill Aluminum pretty well. If you want black pick one you like. A semi-gloss should look nice.
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Old September 13th, 2012, 11:01 AM
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I have attached a picture of what I'm talking about. If you look at the grille the small lines seem to be black. I have several grilles and they appear to be the same.
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The small lines are satin black.
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Old September 21st, 2012, 06:26 AM
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I would use either a semi-gloss or a satin black. Krylon carries both. Just put a pair of NOS grilles in my 1970 Supreme and either of those should give a good match. Not glossy and not dull
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