The Grill Jig

[AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)]

I spent 3 hours yesterday working on the jig to hold my grill while I
sand and paint it. I still figure I will need another maybe 2-3 hours of
cutting wood and screwing and gluing it together to finish it today.
This may seem like a lot of un-necessary work to do just to sand and
paint a grill but it is the right way to do it to insure it doesn't get
broken in the sanding and painting process. I see it is flexible and the
plastic is also brittle so I don't want to have to repair it or find a
replacement for it if I break it. The grill will screw to the jig in all
the factory mounting holes to properly support it. Being
retired/disabled gives me the luxury of all the time in the world to do
projects like this. The headlight doors I had spares for and did them.
They turned out better than new. And with the grill done it will just be
another nice detail to make the car stand out but still look stock. I
could probably be accused of over restoring the car when it is done. I
can't go any where and not have people asking about it. And I was going
for subtle, I can just forget about that. The light smoke window tint
did just what I was looking for. It is almost invisible but sets off the
orange paint. This grill once I start will be one labor intensive job
probably 2-3 weeks depending on how much time I spend on it each day and
how fast the paint dries. It will be nice to move onto the next project
on this car. Just stripping and painting the set of 77 AMX flairs for
it. No super detailing, nothing labor intensive just a straight simple
strip prime and paint job.
"Doc"