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Hoagy
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 Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:32 pm Post subject: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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Just a quickie. Does anyone know what colour the mesh inserts would be if new. Just painted the car but the inserts have faded after 60 years. Wanta clean them up.
Thanks
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hitest
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:38 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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Mine have always been a raw, but dull metal- but I did re-spray a set a grey metallic just to get them looking better. I had some wheel paint left in a can. To knock off the gloss and metallic sheen a bit, I rubbed them with a terry towel/cloth after they flash dried- they look like factory fresh in my opinion.
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RareAir
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 7:00 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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When I restore a car, I usually just media blast them and a coat of clear to prevent surface rust from forming. Nice, simple & clean look.
But in the past, I’ve heard and seen some mesh screens restored with a Tan colored flocking.
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Keith
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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| RareAir wrote: |
When I restore a car, I usually just media blast them and a coat of clear to prevent surface rust from forming. Nice, simple & clean look.
But in the past, I’ve heard and seen some mesh screens restored with a Tan colored flocking.
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My all original ‘65 is flocked, it seems to be more like a greyish white than tan.
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KTPhil 
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| Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 10:56 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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| Flocking, or oxidation? |
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Hoagy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2018 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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Thanks all. I ended up painting them black. Looks good gave it a bit of a pop. Will post shortly.
Thanks again.
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67 Florida Deluxe
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splitjunkie
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| Posted: Fri Aug 24, 2018 1:12 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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They were all finished in an off white flocking.
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sonoma_vw
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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Whats flocking vs spray paint?
I just thought they were fuzzy due to years of dust. 
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Keith
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 10:04 pm Post subject: Re: Dash Grill Mesh Insert |
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| 67 Florida Deluxe wrote: |
My '65 is tan and flocked on the front side, as is my former Zenith Blue '67. Looking from the rear, it's just bare wire. It seems only the front of the mesh received the coating.
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That’s exactly how my ‘65’s grill mesh looks like as I mentioned earlier, thanks for the pics. I actually forgot all about this thread. I was going to snap a pic of mine to show KTphil since he didn’t believe me and thought I was confusing oxidation for flocking. They are 100% flocked.
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