1970 and '71s used a kind of bright and rough textured silver paint, then in 1972 they went to a darker (more like pewter) color, except for the Xs that used the body color paint for the grille surround. Something I found useful on the eggcrate style plastic grilles is the flat emery boards that the ladies use for their nails. It's not emery anymore, but you know what I mean. Available in different widths and grits, work well getting into the square corners. Good selection at a Sally store, Walgreens, or some nail salons. Alsa, for glue--modern plastic model cement seems pretty much worthless. They changed the formula because the kids like to sniff it to get high, BUT a good substitute glue that dissolves and welds the plastic is the glue that plumbers use for ABS (black) plumbing drain pipe. Not sure if PVC-CPVC (white pipe) cement works--I've never tried that. Comes in about a 4oz metal can. You do have to be careful not to use too much or it can dissolve too much and make a real mess. I used some to repair my windshield surround molding and inside my glovebox, heater control mechanism, and Eagle headlight bucket. Onree in Nebraska on 3/30/06 7:41 AM, bldfw at bldfw@xxxxxxxxx did write: > What are you guys using for the silver paint? I've been trying to > decide whether to go back as near original on the grill as I can get > or to prep it for painting to match the body when it is painted. > > My grill (72 Grem) has some wind burn with no paint on it and thus > the surface texture is inconsistent. It's not unusual for them to > sanded smooth and painted. > > Thoughts? > > Bill > Dallas, TX > > --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@... wrote: >> >> Bill at least one good thing is I don't have a problem with the >> headlight doors. They were fine and I also have a spare set I got > in >> that bunch of parts I got from Davis. The only problem was the > time it >> took me to mask them up properly to spray paint the silver. I > think it >> took 2-3 hours a headlight door. The grill is going to be a > nightmare to >> mask as there are 6 different sections. After painting the silver > with a >> spray can I still have to paint the edge of each individual rib in > each >> of the 6 sections by hand with a brush. I still have a few >> re-enforcement ribs to install yet and make the tabs on each side > of the >> grill to hold the plastic plug that the headlight screws to. I have >> already used up almost 2 tubes of the Plastic Welding System > epoxy. I >> think I will pick up another one just in case so I don't run out. I >> added 12 small plexiglass ribs between the 6 grill sections and > and an 8 >> inch piece of 1/2 inch square plexiglass in the notched area for > the >> hood latch release. I was amazed how much stronger the whole grill > is. I >> still have to notch and round off the 1/2 inch square piece a > little but >> it will still be much stronger as this was the biggest weak point > in the >> whole grill. I guess AMC never figured we would still be driving >> Hornet's and Gremlin's after 36 years. :-) >> "Doc" >> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/