Rusty mesh grills

[belfry]

I've noticed a couple of small patches of surface rust on the mesh grills near the wing shields and also the slim grills on the rear corners. the other grills are fine.

This will be a job for me over the winter. Has anyone got experience of removing the grill themselves, and how you treated them?

Many thanks

Belfry

2012 FF

[puckrup]

Can't help on the removal of grills but for a 'better than OEM' finish I'd highly recommend Anthony at restorem.co.uk for a quality job, fast turnaround and competitively priced.
See my threat on HGTE grill with pics of the resto

[sardis]

puckrup said:

See my threat on HGTE grill with pics of the resto

I think it’s this sort of intimidation in the forums that the moderators should stamp down on.

[belfry]

It ended up being fairly easy to complete without needing to unbolt the grills. the rust was very light so I brushed it off with a brass brush on a Dremel, applied a light rust treatment then used Cerakote ceramic coating (which I applied to my ceramic brake nuts 2 years ago to protect from rust and it’s still working perfectly).

Good masking up is essential but I was pleased not to have to remove any panels to access the bolts securing the various grills.

[puckrup]

sardis said:

I think it s this sort of intimidation in the forums that the moderators should stamp down on.

I was about to adopt my keyboard warrior stance and question your response...until I read my typo! Great reply!!

[sardis]

Glad you saw the funny side