Re: 1956 Packard Grille

Posted by HH56 On 2023/10/18 20:53:29

It is a grayish silver color that is sort of a semi gloss finish. I believe they must have painted it or maybe did some kind of plating process that dulled the chrome after the grill was plated. Whatever it is does wear off with wind and weather. With enough worn off, under the surface appears to be dull chrome. I used a so called natural aluminum paint to redo mine and it looks fairly decent. Makes a nice break between the chrome outer part and the original chrome screens and an even better contrast with the later gold screens.

Have never looked at a Clipper grille that closely but the bars are much closer together so it may not be on those.