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| | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 22 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 22 | I plan to paint my 50 grille but unsure what method is best.I am not building show pickup but don't want rust to appear after painting. Do I sandblast grille intact and prime and paint? OR do I dissemble prime and paint? If I take grille apart what fasteners do I use to reassemble? Do I use nuts and bolts,sheet metal screws, or is there a kit available with some type of rivets. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,038 | I would disassemble by grinding all those rivets. Jim Carter has an inexpensive kit with screw type fasteners to put it all back together. On my 50 COE, we tried to mask the bars to paint the inner ones white and outer ones body color but that just didn't work. Good Luck,
Kent | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,298 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,298 | You need to disassemble it completely to address any rust issues between the parts. I use tiny stainless steel nuts and bolts in place of the the rivets. You can't see them anyway. You can lie to Denney Graham and he won't know the difference.  Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 22 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 22 | Thanks for input I will disassemble,media blast,and reassemble with fasteners I investigate from suggestions. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Thanks for input I will disassemble,media blast,and reassemble with fasteners I investigate from suggestions. If you do decide to go down the nut and bolt route,make sure you use nyloc style nuts or similar. My aftermarket grill uses sheet metal screws and 'j' clips. I've already had a couple work loose. It's not a job you want to repeat as you'll no doubt discover. 
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 | Good idea to use the nyloc style nuts jockbolter. I will be doing a rebuild soon on my grill. Steve | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 Moderator | | Moderator Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,215 | When I had my grille done, I advised the painter to not take the grille apart unless absolutely necessary. He was able to spray it (with the back splash in a different colour) without disassembly. I have been very happy with it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,258 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,258 | Good idea to use the nyloc style nuts jockbolter. I will be doing a rebuild soon on my grill. Steve Nylocks can get pretty tall sometimes. They do make half nut nylocks. Stovers take up less space, too. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,750 | Nylocks can get pretty tall sometimes. They do make half nut nylocks. Stovers take up less space, too. Fair point,I used some 6x12mm (1/4x1/2" approx) stainless button head socket cap bolts and standard nylocs and didn't have any major clearance issues. Some of them did prove a little tricky to fit though.
1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in ScotlandIn the Stovebolt GalleryMore pix on Flickr. I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 815 | Stovers? Please inform me what they are. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,258 "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! | | "Hey! I sound like Darth Vader!! Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 4,258 | | | |
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