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Old 03-18-2011, 08:08 PM
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Default 127 grill color?
I have 4 grills here from various 1x7 series tractor, and they are a rainbow of colors thanks to the po's. What was the correct color of these when they rolled off the assembly line? Ive searched quiet a bit, and seen that some are silver and some are black. The one on my 127 now is black.

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They were cad-plated or something like that from the factory.
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So, short of re-plating it, a silver color would be closest to original I presume?

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Yeah, I would think so.

When I was plating bolts for that 100 a couple years ago, I thought of trying to do a 1x4/5 grille insert I had laying around, but didn't have the right size/shape container.
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Both of mine, I painted the same color as the hood, wheels etc.....

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Both of mine, I painted the same color as the hood, wheels etc.....

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They look awesome Jay! I have the grill om my 73 painted the same way, and it does look sharp...Thanks

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If you want a cadium color, search the internet for eastwood products...they sell spray bomb paints to mimic many different coatings such as the cadium mentioned above, raw cast iron, etc. Check them out!
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Silver Cadmium
http://search.eastwood.com/search?as...&p=Q&ts=custom
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If you want a cadium color, search the internet for eastwood products...they sell spray bomb paints to mimic many different coatings such as the cadium mentioned above, raw cast iron, etc. Check them out!
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Thanks fellas...I had seen that stuff before when I ordered some Eastwood stuff for my 51' Packard. I also have purchased alot of stuff from Caswell Plating, they are minutes from my house and have the same type of stuff, plus actual plating equipment. I just wasnt sure what the actual color was, I have yet to see a plated one...seems they always take a lot of abuse and get replaced with homeade ones or repainted.

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I used some aluminum/chorme type engine paint in a spray can. I think it turned out decent.
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