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Originally Posted by Mike C
The Jimmy grills are chromed steel. No aluminum. The 71-72 are embossed differently and the raised area was painted black. The black fades over the years leaving a gunmetal type coloration on the grill center. That's what he would like to reproduce.
It does sound like it had a not so hot re-chrome job as the original ones don't usually yellow but I guess they could.
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Right, that's what I'm guessing. Partly because you can buy the repos without the black and some people like the all chrome without the black and this one doesn't appear to have ever been painted in the middle. But the entire piece is yellowed or discolored.
I just need to know if anyone has re-chromed their grille and had good or bad luck and the sheen to use for the black.
I had a paint & body guy that's a friend tell me to use steel wool on it, which I tried and nothing! Didn't do anything.