I use a piece of hard wood between the hamer and the grille You can shape the wood to a similar profile that you are trying to restore. The wood will not leave hammer strike marks on the aluminum. You can also buy a bottle of anodize stripper to remove all the anodize, and if you are really anal, purchase an anodizing kit and make your own tank to re-anodize when when you are finished. You can change the color as well, or do clear anodize. It is hard to find a shop that has a anodizing tank large enough to take the grille.
Using 2 metal surfaces will also increase the chance of stretching the material. good call on the use of wood, when i did my trim bits i used a wooden hammer and wood shapes to get the profiles right.
My 65' Ranchero has a blacked out grille and headlight trim. Looks sharp. Fyi... that long bar grille is a 64'... the 65' has a vertical bar in the center.
Until you've Simichromed (Mother's Mag polish but a pink paste) a 1963 or 64 Chevy II Nova's aluminum grille to a chrome polish, you don't know what back and FINGER pain is...WAAAAY back in the day, Daddy had a 1948 Pontiac Chieftain (not a Super Chieftain) and my job (before I was 5!) was to use DuPont grille and bumper Chrome polish on them and the REST of the chrome. To polish-out the tree sap pits in the Indian Head hood ornament (standing on a wire milk crate) took more than an hour! THEN he had me Glas-Wax all the windows and windshield! My older sister and him Simonized the car and rubbed it out.
that is a ton of work. would a sandbag instead of the metal plate have helped in getting the grille to bend the way you want it?
Delicate work, but a really nice grill makes a big difference.
Oh God, I did this same thing on my 61 Comet. What a job it was
I am very much dreading doing this Grill
Looking forward to seeing this wrapped. Would like to do my trim on my dent
I use a piece of hard wood between the hamer and the grille You can shape the wood to a similar profile that you are trying to restore. The wood will not leave hammer strike marks on the aluminum. You can also buy a bottle of anodize stripper to remove all the anodize, and if you are really anal, purchase an anodizing kit and make your own tank to re-anodize when when you are finished. You can change the color as well, or do clear anodize. It is hard to find a shop that has a anodizing tank large enough to take the grille.
Making wooden dies has served me well over the years. Well worth the time to make them.
Those are all great tips thanks
Using 2 metal surfaces will also increase the chance of stretching the material. good call on the use of wood, when i did my trim bits i used a wooden hammer and wood shapes to get the profiles right.
Excellent tips and video. Thanks Jeff.
Thanks for watching!
My 65' Ranchero has a blacked out grille and headlight trim. Looks sharp. Fyi... that long bar grille is a 64'... the 65' has a vertical bar in the center.
Believe it or not, some of the base Rancheros in 65 actually used 64 Falcon grills.
Until you've Simichromed (Mother's Mag polish but a pink paste) a 1963 or 64 Chevy II Nova's aluminum grille to a chrome polish, you don't know what back and FINGER pain is...WAAAAY back in the day, Daddy had a 1948 Pontiac Chieftain (not a Super Chieftain) and my job (before I was 5!) was to use DuPont grille and bumper Chrome polish on them and the REST of the chrome. To polish-out the tree sap pits in the Indian Head hood ornament (standing on a wire milk crate) took more than an hour! THEN he had me Glas-Wax all the windows and windshield! My older sister and him Simonized the car and rubbed it out.
Your dad must have done something right I can't even bribe my kids to wash behind their ears
There is a black anodizing that might look good
You have a lot of patience 👍
Not according to my wife LOL
@@AutoRestoMod 😉. PG thinkin', of course. I hope you are well. 🇺🇲
Lay a pice of pipe the same diameter of the grill and try forming that way.
Good little tip
Remember the days we took the grill out and put aluminum rods in front of radiator.
Yep I am that old
File is good, but the direct hammering stretches the metal.
Agreed harder strikes can stretch the metal
tedious work there
Yes
Ford stands for fix or repair daily
Fly Only Red Dogs.
Found on road dead.
Wow
I never heard that before 😆😆😆
First on race day, found on road dead, I got a million of them
@@AutoRestoMod I like the Pontiac one.