'71 cutlass supreme grill questions
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'71 cutlass supreme grill questions
My cutlass has been officially "de-trimmed" to prep it for the body and paint work. One of the things that I will be doing is cleaning up and painting the grill to get it right. Here are some current pics, but I have a few questions because I have been unable to find hardly any pics of '71 cutlass supreme grills that are the same. In the few that I found, everyone seems to do something different and I am looking for more of a stock look.
1. I know that I will be repainting the silver (or is it grey?), but is there a specific shade that I should use?
2. The black on the inserts, is that supposed to be there? Mine were painted sometime in the past, but the black seems almost glossy.
3. I know that the "Cutlass Supreme" emblem is a repro, but did the '71's have a cutlass supreme emblem or just an "Oldsmobile"?
Any help would be appreciated.
1. I know that I will be repainting the silver (or is it grey?), but is there a specific shade that I should use?
2. The black on the inserts, is that supposed to be there? Mine were painted sometime in the past, but the black seems almost glossy.
3. I know that the "Cutlass Supreme" emblem is a repro, but did the '71's have a cutlass supreme emblem or just an "Oldsmobile"?
Any help would be appreciated.
#2
There's a multi-page thread about painting 71 Supreme grilles. I'll search for it and post a link.
Here it is:
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...t-grilles.html
1. The silver paint is Krylon Dull Aluminum, #1403.
2. The recessed areas are supposed to be black.
3. The "Cutlass Supreme" emblem in your picture is correct.
Here it is:
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...t-grilles.html
1. The silver paint is Krylon Dull Aluminum, #1403.
2. The recessed areas are supposed to be black.
3. The "Cutlass Supreme" emblem in your picture is correct.
Last edited by Fun71; December 4th, 2018 at 06:29 PM.
#4
There's a multi-page thread about painting 71 Supreme grilles. I'll search for it and post a link.
Here it is:
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...t-grilles.html
1. The silver paint is Krylon Dull Aluminum, #1403.
2. The recessed areas are supposed to be black.
3. The "Cutlass Supreme" emblem in your picture is correct.
Here it is:
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...t-grilles.html
1. The silver paint is Krylon Dull Aluminum, #1403.
2. The recessed areas are supposed to be black.
3. The "Cutlass Supreme" emblem in your picture is correct.
#5
Yeah. Mines already broken. Over the "e", which seems (according to the thread that Ken supplied) to be a very common occurrence. I'll check around to find a new one, but I'm not in a hurry. I have most of the winter to get the grills done.
#6
The one on my car is broken as well. Been that was since at least 1998 when I painted the grilles; I've just never bothered with replacing the emblem as it isn't noticeable unless you "get right up in its grille" and look closely.
#7
Just in case you are curious, I just found one through amazon from the parts place for $29.
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