1970 dart grill repair.

[mrnurse]

my grill has a crack down the middle. not broke in two but close. any ideas on repair or does anyone here offer that service?

 

[mrnurse]

nothing?

 

[bjkadron]

Does it have to look pretty or do you just want it to not crack?

 

[HemiPar]

I would check for some sort of plastic repair from someplace like Eastwood's.

 

[slick11x]

I just did a major repair on a Sharktooth grill. The repairs I made were serious. The epoxy I always use for these repairs are a 2 part epoxy in a self mixing seringe from NAPA and is made for plastics. I am not sure who makes it but I think is is made by Locktite. On these repairs it MUST be clean and lightly sanded (220). Anytime you can reinforce the fracture on the backside with a small piece of another old grill DO IT! Dont try to make to many repairs at once and let them cure fully before before handling. To save some aggravation while the epoxy is near cured it can be somewhat shaped with a razor knife and later sanded if needed. I Would'nt call me pro,but my grills look and stay togather 100%. Good luck! Slick

 

[ab7fh]

I used regular JB weld on my cracked grill. Stuff worked like a champ. I let it sit overnight without touching it and I bet the repair is stronger than the surrounding area.

I used Evercoat Metal Glaze, a thin polyester body filler to fix some imperfections. Worked great.

 

[jrlegacy23]

Harbor freight has plastic welders:
http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=plastic+welder

 

[Rengo]

go to year one and buy SEM weld, then look on Mopar magazine for the grill repair article with pictures, they fix up a 70 duster grill, and explain everything step by step.. I have done this with 2 grills now.

SEM weld is like 50 bucks and is currently back ordered though.

 

[bjkadron]

My bump worked!

Just use epoxy like they have mentioned. JB weld and devicon 5-min are both great but many will work. Or you can plastic weld but that is harder.

 

[Burntorange70]

I fixed a bad crack on my 70 grill after hitting a road cone. Hey it was either hit the cone or a semi truck so I picked the cone. It cracked a few of the ribbs running doen and even some cross ways. I used CA glue from the hobby store to fix it. The CA glue is a super glue made just for plastic. It is also a gap filling super glue and can be sanded when dry. I did the repair about two years ago and it is still looking good.

You will also want to repaint it after you fix th crack.

 

[GoFish]

Do a search for grill repair in the Body/Interior/Trim forum. Plenty of step-by-step directions there.

 

[mrnurse]

thanks for all the input. I have the grill off and on my bench. just need the time to work on it. still trying to talk the wife into letting me pick up this parts car..........