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Dec 13, 2017 | 06:41 AM

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lilorbie

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From: The Hotel California

o.k. after you do all of this. how do you keep the shine.? maybe spray on some clear like you use on a paint job.? or just have to keep polishing it.?

Dec 13, 2017 | 09:20 AM

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MIKES 68 F100

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I didn't clear coat mine and haven't re-polished in the years since I did it .
grill has some stains so I might hand polish with some Blue Magic .

Dec 13, 2017 | 09:38 AM

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Coastal68

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Originally Posted by MIKES 68 F100

I didn't clear coat mine and haven't re-polished in the years since I did it .
grill has some stains so I might hand polish with some Blue Magic .

Same here. Mine just needs the occasional light buffing.

Dec 13, 2017 | 09:50 AM

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MIKES 68 F100

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wow Just found my Grill polish thread, 2013 ? time flys . Well it was a good thread with lots of Pictures , But Photo bucket screwed us on that . Here's the link in case you want to read through.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...polishing.html

Dec 13, 2017 | 04:54 PM

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lilorbie

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MIKES 68 F100 thanks for the info. i thought a clear coat might help keep the shine looking good.

Dec 14, 2017 | 08:33 AM

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68FordTruck

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I used this Crystal Drain about 3/4 of the bottle and it worked. Got a pretty good shine. Thanks for everyone's help! Now on to the grill.

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Dec 14, 2017 | 08:46 AM

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gangstakr

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It looks like you have the 69 Ranger headlight bezels. The ones for the 68 are smooth with no indented areas. The ones pictured show an indented area which were 69 Ranger and the indented area gets painted black.

Dec 14, 2017 | 08:48 AM

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68FordTruck

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Yes, they were black on the inside around the headlights. The 68's were not black?

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Dec 14, 2017 | 09:11 AM

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gangstakr

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Yes, they were black on the inside around the headlights. The 68's were not black?

The 68 Ranger grille like what you have are polished like this one.
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Dec 14, 2017 | 09:14 AM

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Here's a picture of the two different headlight bezels.
The indented one is for 69 Ranger.
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