body and interior black early grill slat covers

[echappe]

Does anyone have a suggestion how to make one of these without buying the whole bag

[John_in_VA]

Could you find some thin aluminum and make one?  Might be easier posting in the classified section for a used one.  

[MatthewCervi]

Depending on how much of a purist you are, black electrical tape looks almost exactly the same as the metal slats from anything more than about 1 foot away.

[jmr_1602]

Or maybe some satin black vinyl. I think it would adhere better than electrical tape and not leave such a tacky residue.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[Conserv]

From '68 through sometime in the '70 model year, the slats on '02s were painted black, not covered with the black anodized covers. You could always try that. I believe that method was abandoned, however, because flying debris eventually left the paint pockmarked.

Regards,

Steve

Edited September 13, 2015 by Conserv

[cj]

Inch width electrical tape works well and doesn't chip.

[Mike Self]

Steve is correct about the early cars (68-69 and possibly at least some 70s).  The black paint on my '69 started chipping when the car was about six months old, and was a constant maintenance problem.  I finally used some black trim tape (a 3M product that's different from electrical tape), which worked fine for nearly 20 years.  When I repainted the car, I stripped the tape off and painted the grilles again, but this time used a SEM primer that was meant for painting over stainless steel and anodized aluminum.  I then used SEM satin black trim paint, and that is holding up very well.

 

mike

[TobyB]

Tape.  Or measure how long your missing one is, and maybe one of us will think of you

when we come across a ranched grille.

 

Or scuff it and plasti- dip.  that shit is all the rage with the kids right now...

and it would probably hold up to Mike's rock chips pretty well.... 

black truck bedliner material? 

 

t

Edited September 14, 2015 by TobyB

[echappe]

Thanks all, lots of good suggestions

[billpatterson]

Hi there

I used black body trim tape. It is much much less expensive than the original pieces, withstands weather, and is very sticky. 

 

Ps. Note the 2 black, 1 silver, 2 black, 1 silver, 3 black pattern. 

 

Regards

[nbcbird]

Use black electrical tape (3M vinyl tape comes in a wide width)--mine has lasted over 35 years.  It's cheap, wears well, and easy to apply/replace.