Hot Rods Grille color for a Red Oxide painted Coupe

Painting my 5 window a darkened red oxide primer. frame is black. What color do I paint the grille insert? Black? Red ???? Any pics would be appreciated. Need to decide soon on color.

 

black is a no brainer

 

PURPLE

 

Krylon has some dull aluminum that's pretty convincing.

 

French Gray.

 

Who make French Grey?

 

Just use primer grey, same difference.

 

I was told by a guy on the Ford Barn that a PPG single stage urethane DCC 586 which is a Chrysler color is fairly close.

I also remember Henry Dana using a orange on the wheels and insert on his wife's primered coupe and it looked great. HRP

 

How about a picture of the car to gawk at?? Need to ***imilate data.

 

It will be painted anyday now. At my friends house. I'll post pics as soon as he lays the color down

 

What color did you decide on? HRP

 

Still contemplating HRP Have a pic of that orange one? I looked on here couldn't find him. I like different. Otherwise black or grey ????

 

The insert looks like it was a grey originally. Is that the case?

 

Yes,they were all painted. HRP

 

This is the car I was thinking about,but I was experiencing old timers brain fade...the car is blick primer instead of red primer. HRP

 

Yeah Looks great with a black car Red probably not. Thanks Danny

 

Danny, here it is. Red Oxide laqeur primer Grille thinking the gray primer ?????

 

32 ford maroon

 

Sounds weird but.... green. I saw a 32 Vicky with a green insert and it looked great. Look for pics of Wayne's speed shop in NJ.

 

White with a matching firewall gets my vote

 

I vote same color as body, only glossy...

 

I'm partial to Hugger Orange, use it on the wheels on most of my cars and plan on using it on the insert on the 32 grill on my Model A I'm working on now.

 

Black to match the frame

 

Navy Blue or a Midnight Blue might work if you want something dark but not Black.

 

I'm gonna say Washington Blue, and with any luck it will bleed out and cover the whole car

 

I remember a 1947 Cadillac a friend owned that was French Grey

 

what will the wheels be?
grill shell color matched/ black insert
or
match the wheels.
cream wheels/firewall and insert would be slick

 

Van Sickle Paints sell an Implement paint, spray can or gun, called "Case Power White" it's kind of antique cream looking. You can see in on the firewall of my avatar picture. Around here we buy it at the local Bombars farm store. It's very durable, but it takes a little longer to fully cure. You can get anything from John Deer green to a nice industrial gloss gray and anything in between. Gary

 

White!

 

Paint the grille black to match the black frame. I like black grilles on '32's