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I am ready to have the grill either polished or chromed - I believe it is stainless. Looking at removal, the lower bolts seem to present a challenge. Is the easiest way to get at them to remove the radiator? Looks like I could also remove the bumper and pan to get at them, but that disturbs the paint at the seams. Just seems no other way to get at them pesky critters.
Dale

to start, unless someone had it custom made, it's not SS .... shouldn't need to do anything with the rad, but you will "disturb paint", you can get at the bolts behind the top bar by just removing the sheet metal piece from it to the core support top, and the bottom ones should be removeable from under, but the easiest way is to remove the splash pan with the grill .... this one is just set in place with the orange part still attached to the grill ... there's also the side ones that are easiest to get with the wheels off

note also that if you have it rechromed, the only way to get a good job is to totally dis-assemble it, if you're not building a show truck it might be easier to clean, polish and wax it

Bill

Thanks Bill - that all makes sense, and I can see now the easiest way is to free the top end (which I have already done) and then remove the splash pan with grill attached. I'll do it that way - this stuff sure does look "stainless steely" but I tested with a magnet - after I read your post - and it sticks right to it, so must be just yucky looking chrome. Thanks for the help --

Dale