RichTeaBiscuit Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Hello, does anyone know what the Spitfire Mk2 grille insert is made from? Want to bring it back to full glory and wondering what's the best method. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Probably lacquered aluminium, same as the Herald grilles. You can clean and polish back to a reasonably good shine with just Autosol, worked in with an old toothbrush. My Herald versions have lasted years after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josef Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 They’re aluminium. My Mk3 one came up well with metal polish and a repaint of the black bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NonMember Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 Like Josef, I refurbished my Mk3 one (which I believe is the same as the Mk2, while the Mk1 is like a Herald) although I went a bit more aggressive with a bit of blasting to clean off the years of crud, followed by black paint (sprayed) and finally cutting back the highlights to polish them. There's a picture on my old LiveJournal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichTeaBiscuit Posted November 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 16/11/2022 at 16:40, Colin Lindsay said: Probably lacquered aluminium, same as the Herald grilles. You can clean and polish back to a reasonably good shine with just Autosol, worked in with an old toothbrush. My Herald versions have lasted years after that. Does it have to be an old toothbrush? Can't I just borrow my wife's? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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