69 Grille repair advise needed.

[1969chargerrtse]

Eastwood sells one too, but I would stay away from it as the applicator tip is too big and it makes it difficult to work on these small areas.  After you put on the plastifix I used a small file and sand paper to get the rough shape.  Then I painted with SEM primer surfacer.  You can fix the nicks in the fins and elsewhere with a little body filler and then hit with primer again before the SEM trim black.  Call Totally Auto for the silver.

Well, the total auto silver grille paint is a problem.  That paint is just not correct.  I know people use it,and it shows.  It's just to bright.  "69 0ur tea" has researched this thoroughly, and I can pick it out in a snap at shows and in pictures.  He says the closest color he has seen to the flat gray look of the original color is Eastwoods Detail Grey.  So I'm going to shoot both colors and post a thread about it when I see the results.  I'm sure that will go over well as most people use the grille silver,  but it's just to light in color.

[six-tee-nine]

About these....




I have 2 complete grills and one of them is still in my car, but I don't have them anywhere.  Didn't they come on it in 69 or did they fell off .

[Brock Samson]

'68 only.. 

[Charger-Bodie]

'68 only.. 

That is 100% correct sir ......68 only 

[six-tee-nine]

Pfffffffffff  okay for a minit here I tought I had to start a search for some $ 200 plastic parts....

[Back N Black]

Pfffffffffff  okay for a minit here I tought I had to start a search for some $ 200 plastic parts....

I have them on my 69 because they look good!   

[1969chargerrtse]

I would try to use Plasti-Fix.  This is what I used on mine and it allows you to recreate broken tabs etc.  I was real happy with it.  Here is a link.  http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/index=blended&field-keywords=plastifix&results-process=default&dispatch=search/ref=pd_sl_aw_tops-1_blended_14142907_2&results-process=default

I wanted to go back to this thread to say this stuff is awesome!!!!   I was able to fix my grille with ease.  This is a great product and I thank gasoline_24 for posting it.  Great great product.  Use the link and order some, glued my split and broken grille back like new.    Thanks again.

[mikepmcs]

69_500
It's Danny right?

Do you still have any of these grille parts? I'm looking for end to end if you still have that one.  I trashed mine pretty good.
thanks
v/r
Mike

[Chatt69chgr]

A year after I had bought my Ford F100 pickup new in 1973, someone backed into it with something and broke a piece out of the plastic grill.  I saw it immediately so the break was fresh.  I used the cyanoacrylate glue (one drop will hold 2000 #) to reattach the piece.  29 years later, when I sold the truck, it was holding just fine.  That worked with just one piece.  With the whole bottom separated, I would think you would have to have something besides just glue to fix it.  And the pieces are of such small diameter that it would be a challenge.  You would have to put small pieces of wire behind and use them as strengthing components.  On a larger flat piece, the idea of using fiberglas cloth is an excellent one.  In this case, a good used grill section would be the best repair.  Fixing the broken one would be my second choice.