Alloy grill for vent intake and extraction

[mcclelland]

Hello all,
the alloy grills I refer to are the ones fitted on the Elan Plus 2 between bonnet and wind screen and either side of the rear screen. My question is should these items be sprayed black with the top polished or where they just cast, cleaned and polished.
With many thanks, regards to all, George.

[EPC 394J]

Well I can only speak personally, as I?ve no idea how they originally appeared on the vehicles.

I sprayed mine matt black, then took the paint off the outer face. To reveal a very clean look.

I think they look fab this way. But maybe it?s just me??

[john.p.clegg]

No , it's not just you , spray them black , take the paint off the top , polish with fine wet and dry and then Solvol Autosol....brilliant.

John

[EPC 394J]

I will get round to painting the screw heads black too. Honest!

I?ll probably spray the bit of fibreglass body, visible through the grill at top and bottom too!

Cheers

Andy

[CBUEB1771]

where they just cast, cleaned and polished..

Originally they were cast, cleaned and polished. I have no quarrel with painting black and re-polishing but this is certainly not original.

[JimE]

I stand corrected but I believe it was only the late +2s that were painted black. Earlier ones and on the Elan were a grey colour see pictures.

[Bigbaldybloke]

I?ve had mine over 40 years and they are bare alloy all over with just the front face polished and chrome or stainless countersunk fixing screws.

[pauljones]

Mine too, well the only 2 i have any way. By the windscreen. A bair dull alloy.

[JJDraper]

Whatever you do, don't chrome them... I did, to my regret. Looked great for a while, now they just grate, as the chrome peels off.

Jeremy