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 Topic: 1972 Scoop Detail WorkPosted: 02-March-2015 at 9:36AM |
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I took the scoop out of my hood to clean up the joint between it and the hood. Now that I have it out I took out the grilles and backing plates. When the car was painted years ago the painter got some overspray in there, so I'd like to detail the scoop properly.
What is the correct colours for the backing plate and the grilles? I'd assume the backing plates in some shade of black. My grilles are mostly black but have some silver on the edges. Any advice appreciated.
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Posted: 03-March-2015 at 7:44AM |
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Someone else must have restored their grilles and block off plates? Anyone?
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picon3
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Posted: 03-March-2015 at 9:50AM |
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It's been a while, but I think I used flat black for the block off plates and cast coat aluminum for the grilles after media blasting all the parts. Duplicolor DE1650 and DE 1634. Paul~
Edited by picon3 - 03-March-2015 at 9:51AM |
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Posted: 04-March-2015 at 12:52PM |
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Thanks Paul. Do you know if silver is correct for the grilles? I have seen 1972s with black and silver grilles. I am not sure which is correct. My car appears that it had black grilles but I am not sure if it got blacked by the painter years ago.
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picon3
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Posted: 04-March-2015 at 3:46PM |
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Vince,
My car was an original paint car and the grilles were similar to the cast coat aluminum I used and the block off plates were a flat black; again not exact, but close. One thing of note is that the car was special order paint (black) so I don't know for sure if that had anything to do with whether or not the combination on my car was correct or not. Others may have more up to date info. Hope that helps,
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Posted: 05-March-2015 at 5:16AM |
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yes, flat black for the backing plates and argent silver for the grills
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Posted: 05-March-2015 at 5:55AM |
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My original grilles cast alum color and backing is a satin black , but they were faded a little before i redid them .
I like my hood scoop with no grilles or backing plate on anymore . It looks much meaner . But i dont drive my car as a daily driver so i dont have to worry about rain getting in . Also i am putting the Ram Air on soon . Edited by RAPTOR - 05-March-2015 at 5:59AM |
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Posted: 05-March-2015 at 3:16PM |
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Thanks guys!!
It seems the consensus is argent (silver) grilles, flat black backing plates. My guess is that my scoop got blacked out when my dad had the grille blacked out in the 70's. Like my grille, the painter didn't do a good job. I restored the two tone grille last year so I still have some argent silver paint for the scoop grilles.
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Posted: 25-October-2024 at 3:55PM |
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Was checking my assumptions when doing my scoop grills and backing plates and found this thread;
Mine were rough, but the grills were definitely black originally as were the backing plates. But my recollection of all my previous cars were that they were silver. So I painted mine Argent with satin black backing plates. But, there must have been some black ones out there because this scoop definitely had an base black paint that appeared original. This proves how invaluable this forum is.
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Posted: 27-October-2024 at 12:59AM |
The one constant about old Fords is that there are no absolutes. Ford seems to always have exceptions to the rules. For my car, the black clearly wasn't original, as it was poorly done. My dad had the grille blacked out in the mid 70s and he was pretty certain the painted did the scoop to match. I think it looks nicer with the argent scoop grilles.
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Posted: 28-October-2024 at 3:23PM |
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I also used flat black (rustoleum flat black worked and looked great) for backing plates and VHT wheel paint for grilles, as it was an almost exact match for Argent Silver.
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Posted: 13-November-2024 at 12:32PM |
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Vince, I still have the block off plates from my hood. IDK if it was because my car was yellow, but someone decided to paint them white of all things.
My grill inserts are a satin/flat black. I media blasted mine with coal sl*g or "black beauty" blasting media, sprayed with etch primer, then a light epoxy coat and then satin black if memory serves me. I have also cleaned grills, then used SEM or Rustoleum rattle can etch primer, primer and then satin black. Followed up with a satin clear for extra protection.
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