Black grille surround pics?
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The red Bronco's grill looks right because glints of the vertical and horizontal bars are apparent due to the gloss. If it were flat, then they'd disappear and just look like a big black hole.
My rig, the camo'd truck above, has silver leading edges but is otherwise semi-flat black. It needed the silver edges to maintain its visual identity as an an early Dentside.
My rig, the camo'd truck above, has silver leading edges but is otherwise semi-flat black. It needed the silver edges to maintain its visual identity as an an early Dentside.
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The chrominess toned down. The recesses were filled with opaque gloss black. I also shot the gas cap and emblems with Duplicolor Black Chrome... it's more or less a black candy with a clear.
Say, why doesn't someone reading this thread try black chrome paint on a grill shell? Hint... hint...
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well, I just bought a near perfect '79 grille shell... and the '73 grille shell I have has a few small dents. I may just go with the '79 and see how it looks when I'm getting it together. If I paint it black it will just be gloss black like the rest of the black on the trust, probably like the red bronco. If I hate it I'll find an early shell.
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I found that bronco right after it was sold, it was still on car lot and in their inventory..... dang it. Yes its shape and has a unique and different color scheme approach.
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Yea I like the not all "murdered out" look with the bumper maybe matching the outer edge color?
Of course I like these two styles also wonder why?
I masked off the chrome outer edge and blacked out the rest on ol Blue.
And ol silver got the basic black out treatment.
And yes I am showing off my 2 OEM push guards....
Of course I like these two styles also wonder why?
I masked off the chrome outer edge and blacked out the rest on ol Blue.
And ol silver got the basic black out treatment.
And yes I am showing off my 2 OEM push guards....
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