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Sep 17, 2007 | 07:40 PM

gccch

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painted egg crates

I notice a lot of 70-72 cars with the egg crate side vent detail painted silver rather than the body color. Is this just personal preference on the part of owners or was this originally available from GM?

Sep 17, 2007 | 07:56 PM

Alan 71

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The entire side grill was chrome plated. The edges of the 'egg crate' were protected with a mask while the grill was painted body color. There are various ways to duplicate this detail with good results.
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Sep 17, 2007 | 08:01 PM

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Sep 17, 2007 | 08:30 PM

gccch

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Thanks, guys... so are these pieces one molded piece of plastic or fiberglass?

Sep 17, 2007 | 09:37 PM

Z-man

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Thanks, guys... so are these pieces one molded piece of plastic or fiberglass?

Metal of some kind - aluminum? The silver ones you see have just been stripped of paint and polished.

Sep 17, 2007 | 09:45 PM

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Metal of some kind - aluminum? The silver ones you see have just been stripped of paint and polished.

Most likely pot metal. They are too heavy to be aluminum.

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Sep 17, 2007 | 09:53 PM

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Most likely pot metal. They are too heavy to be aluminum.

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Sep 17, 2007 | 10:16 PM

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The way God intended them to be.....

Those certainly look good! I hope mine turn out that nice when finished. That's definitely what they should look like. And yes they are a pot metal that was entirely chrome plated on the exposed side and then painted, kind of like the front grilles.

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Sep 17, 2007 | 11:31 PM

MakoShark72

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And yes they are a pot metal that was entirely chrome plated on the exposed side and then painted, kind of like the front grilles.

What is done to the chrome prior to priming/painting?? The paint wont stick to the chrome..or will it?

Sep 18, 2007 | 03:17 AM

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The way God intended them to be.....

the way god DIDN'T intend them to be (at least not on a wby coupe).... but i left 'em that way cuz i think they look kinda cool:

Sep 18, 2007 | 05:42 PM

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Here is what a 70 only version should look like.

71 Version

Nov 3, 2020 | 02:42 PM

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I'm happy with my wrap - close except really close up.

Nov 3, 2020 | 04:03 PM

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Nov 3, 2020 | 07:13 PM

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User name checks out

(nice fit and finish on a new car

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Nov 3, 2020 | 08:29 PM

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User name checks out

(nice fit and finish on a new car

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I though it was a funny colored orange?

Nov 4, 2020 | 02:00 AM

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I'm happy with my wrap - close except really close up.

i don’t think they had wraps in 2007 when the last post was made.

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