Topic: 68 GT grille color

[68 S Code]

NOTE: The following 21 replies are from various individual threads that have been merged on Jan 19 2022

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This is the last big piece to repainted. Did the SG paint a long time ago and heard it needs to be two tone. Need some direction as to the paint mix for the blue/grey color. Is it more blue or more grey? Is it a metallic or solid. Getting ready for final trim assembly. Regarding assembly do I want to have grille and all trim in that area done and bumper goes on last?

[mach1one]

I believe its a dark blue metallic

[68 S Code]

So it would be like 68 Presidential Blue?

[ruppstang]

The grill out side of the large corral is black and the area inside of the small corral is black. The inside of the large corral is grey metallic.  Just remembered there was a thread here a while back with a pictures. I have the grey color custom mixed. The steel braces are semi gloss black and the rivets that held them were natural and are available from AMK. Marty

[68 S Code]

Marty I will try to attach a pic of an NOS grille which was up on eBay a few months ago. It seems to correspond with what you describe. If you have a mix number than i will try to see if I can get it mixed around here. Thanks for the information.

[ruppstang]

What I used was
Sherwin Williams
ACRYLYD
JS7130SG Blue - Gray
I had it matched off a original 67 grille. Marty

[68 S Code]

Marty so the center of a 68 Gt grille is the 67 grille color? Thanks for the info and the SW color code. Is it metallic in nature?

[ruppstang]

Yes it is the 67 gray metallic color. Do not forget the the center of the small corral is black. Marty

[68 S Code]

Marty I have the center noted. The brackets behind need to stay black with no overspray as they would have been installed after painting? Touch up rivet heads with silver. Backside off center coral is just overspray and not thoroughly painted? Is this correct? Thanks.

[ruppstang]

You are correct. Marty

[68 S Code]

Thanks Marty.

[ruppstang]

I found this 68 NOS GT grill for my current project and thought I would share some pictures with you. I have never seen a NOS GT grill and thought it was cool to see the different colors and poor quality of paint work on the back. I was lucky to find NOS parts for every part of this grill assembly.

[TLea]

What is the correct finish for 68 GT grille? I assume brackets are black and rivets natural? Dearborn CJ if it matters

[ruppstang]

Tim brackets are sg black, tubular rivets can be black natural or brown. The grill mesh is black out side the large coral and dark argent inside of it and it is black inside the small corral.

Here is a picture of a NOS grill I used on our 68 S code.

[TLea]

Thanks Marty. Interesting for sure. Was there hard tape line behind chrome?