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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: flash041 on April 11, 2010, 11:07:17 AM

Title: 77/78 grill color
Post by: flash041 on April 11, 2010, 11:07:17 AM
Does any one know the 77/78 grill color ? Mine is pretty good , but has a few spot where the paint got knocked off.My main car color is G1.Did not know if there was a code for the grille.
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: dave1987 on April 11, 2010, 11:36:09 AM
From my 78 Brochure, every car has a silver grill. However, there are no shots of the cruising wagons from the front. I would assume it would remain silver, but I can't be 100% positive.
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: flash041 on April 11, 2010, 12:23:07 PM
it is silver.But I wanted to know the correct silver to repaint it
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: 1978Pinto on April 11, 2010, 12:52:30 PM
Flash,
You want dull aluminum to duplicate original.
Check Lowes/Menards or corvettecental.com item#102011.
Jerry
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: TIGGER on April 11, 2010, 07:48:27 PM
I believe the correct color is call argent silver?  I will have to find the can.  Anyway,  I bought a can (spray paint) about 2-3 years ago from my local ford dealer.  It was about $15 if I remember correctly.  I have used it to restore grille's and sport horn centers.  It seems to match to me.
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: flash041 on April 11, 2010, 08:55:46 PM
let me know I want it as close to orignal as possible!
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: blupinto on April 11, 2010, 10:58:52 PM
Quote from: TIGGER on April 11, 2010, 07:48:27 PM
I believe the correct color is call argent silver?  I will have to find the can.  Anyway,  I bought a can (spray paint) about 2-3 years ago from my local ford dealer.  It was about $15 if I remember correctly.  I have used it to restore grille's and sport horn centers.  It seems to match to me.


Hold your head up! Whooooahh! Hold your head high! The only Argent I know! lol.
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: Starsky and Hutch on April 11, 2010, 11:15:16 PM
Tigger`s right argent silver
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: TIGGER on April 12, 2010, 12:10:55 AM
The can says Ford Argent spray paint.  The p/n is F6AZ-19K207-AA  It also says Ford Internal Reference number 014479.
Title: Re: 77/78 grill color
Post by: DBSS1234 on April 12, 2010, 01:21:26 PM
I have two NOS 1977/78 grills and restored two others. the closest match I have found that is readly availible is Krylon Dull Aluminum number 1403.