1968 F100 Grille Polishing - Using “GRILL” Cleaner?!?!
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- 1968 F100 Grille polishing - using “GRILL” cleaner?!?!
Well… sort of.
I used Easy Off oven cleaner to strip the factory coating off the 68 (‘71) grille. I then wet sanded with 600/800/1000/2000 3M wet or dry sandpaper. Followed that by polishing with mother’s mag and aluminum polish for a perfect shine.
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A tip I found by accident years ago. If your truck has the aluminum trim piece on the tailgate that says Ford. An easy way to get rid of the anodizing and it polishes it at the same time to were it looks like it's been buffed out is .Get a t-shirt type rag a can of lacquer thinner and wet the shirt not soaking wet but kinda damp and start rubbing the metal. You don't have to bear down on it but use some decent pressure. It will remove the anodizing and give it the polished look at the same time. I've done this on two different Ford F-100's. The last time was about 4 years ago and it looks like I did it yesterday.
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!!! 👍🏻
@@whiskeycreekcustoms6296 thanks
The do you suppose the content on the soap they put. Is crystallize . Likely to be impregnated with chemical cleaners
If you can find it, there is a mildly abrasive tile cleaner called Temp. It works great for going from the 4-600 grit phase to a polished finish. And it's fairly mild, not a real nasty chemical. Works great with a damp, natural sponge and elbow grease
I will keep an eye out for that! Thanks for watching 👍🏻
Hope you are having fun! Haven't been on the site much lately,been moving into new shop and been very hot down here, that doesn't do much for energy. Also go sidetracked from my trucks and been re doing some things on my Harley! Too many toys not enough hrs in a day! But all is good! Hope the same for you too! Hmmmm grills......my 70 needs a touch up, the 69 is fine grill wise, Just the rust icky! Regards L
I can certainly relate to that. I have had too much on my plate all summer and am struggling to keep caught up on things! Hence the reason we haven’t been putting out any videos lately.
If we could switch to 48 hour days that would be great hahaha.
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@@whiskeycreekcustoms6296 I totally relate Brother! Have two trucks and Harley and Vintage Step Van projects!!! Got harley almost up and going again! Trans for the Grumman Van. Then the Bumpsides. Oh and Life that happens along the way also! Ha Ha o hurries here, it's fun but none of that stuff is gonna get us to Heaven. Be Well! Regards Lawrence
Man I’ve got this same 1970 grille , I do appreciate it , thank you from South Australia 🇦🇺
You are very welcome Leandro! Thanks for watching!!! 😎👍🏻👍🏻
Great video, I’ll be doing the same to my 71 along with the bump trim soon
Thanks for the feedback Mason! Good luck with yours-it’s a bit of a tedious process, but well worth the effort!!!
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Thanks for taking the time to post this video 👍
You’re very welcome Dwight! We appreciate the feedback 😎
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Mother's mag and aluminum wheel polish and the mother's power ball are great polishing products...
They are one of my go-to’s! 👍🏻👍🏻
That is a 1971 grill in the F100. 1968 F100 had floating bars without any plastic inserts.
That is correct Kevin! Good eye 👍🏻
Did you end up painting the headlight buckets black on the 71? I have a 72 I’m restoring and I just stripped the black from behind the buckets but idk if I should spray the oven cleaner on the entire grill
I did indeed repaint them black!
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Just an opinion to try, have had really good luck with FLITZ Polish
Flitz is great stuff, but it’s tough to come by around here!!!
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Yes I do agree, it is a pain to remove 👍
Easy off yellow can dollar general oven cleaner cheapest engine degreaser you can buy lol
I need to straighten this light cover on mine, any ideas? I don’t want to replace I really want to fix it
It can be done… go slow and gentle. Aluminium isn’t as forgiving as steel and can crack of you get too aggressive. Heat can help too depending on what you’re dealing with!
Always better to repair rather than replace, whenever possible!
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Dude way to much work..
I use the finest steel wool that comes with soapy residue then I use a drill to buff it up and I got irrirror result
I’ve always found it pretty easy to let the oven cleaner do all the hard work for me!
As with anything; there are always multiple ways to achieve the same result! I’ve heard the SOS method that you mentioned works pretty well. I’ll give that a try on the next one!
Thanks for watching! 👍🏻
As it's never a good idea to let brake fluid leak onto paint, it would make srnse to try brake fluid as a paint stripper, just have to clean all the oil off afterwards
Yes that would likely work as well.
However; I find the oven cleaner to be the most cost effective (brake fluid is increasingly more expensive these days) and being that oven cleaner is a degreaser by nature-it leaves the surface squeaky clean.
Thanks for the comment Edward, and thanks for watching!!!
Would you please shine mine!
But then you’d miss out on all the fun!!!
They sure do look great after all the effort goes into them How does it last? Mine look fine but not that shiny custom look! Idk if I am wanting to do the Mac daddy to them! Already have My Harley that has plenty shiny alluminum and chrome to keep up with! Whew! Especially after Rain. Regards
@@ablemarine9072 I did the same to the c10 several years back and I usually only have to re-polish once a year. If they see rain at all it’s more frequent.
If it’s the latter you can put a sealer like zoopseal on, after polishing to reduce the frequency
Why not use buffing wheel?
You certainly could use that if you have one!
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