Saw a couple of Cruiser pics of 60's with blacked out grills. Has anyone done it to a 62? My search turns up nothing.
62 Grill - blacked out? (1 Viewer)
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I did mine......looks dam good
any photos?
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scroll down ....that is all i have handy.
as you can see i did the bezels also
that looks awesome, have to do it to mine when i paint my hood, it'll match perfectly to the layout, thanks for the pics
did you take all of the chrome off the stripping and houseings to the bare plastic before you painted, what paint did you use?
Not a 62 but same frontend I really like it blacked out. my chrome was pealing off looks way better now I think
I just sanded it then got my buddy to paint it @ his shop. Matt
do you think rust-o-leum would work, or krylon?
no i left the chrome on but i went to Napa and bought this chrome prepper(i cannot remember the name...comes in a spray can)
anyway i then scuffed up with some water and 400 grit sandpaper, primered with lacquer (black) then sprayed on the black spray paint(rattle) i had laying around.
yes...but do not brush on
haha, no way, brush looks horrible, i think i might just strip the chrome off, since it is already pealing off in a few spots, and looks bubbly in most others
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Thats what I'm talking about! I thought it would look decent but not that good! Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm doing my 62 grill right now and it is just about finished. I cannot tell you how many hours it has taken me sanding the chrome to rough it up. I used rustoleum. Oh and you will never get that chrome off. It is nearly immpossible. The plastic underneath is a lot softer so once you get all the way through the chrome(which is real hard) it will rip up the plastic. I blacked out the grill on my old 60 and just sanded the chrome. It worked really well.
Oh and I'll post pics on this thread as soon as I'm finished.
what about gold? gold would look good with matching windshield wipers.
fj62 grille blacked out
Here's mine.I liked it better as chrome.
Here's mine.I liked it better as chrome.
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Personally I like the balcked out look over the chrome. I'm thinking more of a semi-gloss/gloss black out on almost all of the chromed trim. I figured I could do the 62 and the C at the same time. I would keep the Toyota logo chromed though.
