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1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22731] Tue, 07 April 2015 15:52 Go to next message
mister honey is currently offline  mister honey
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Has anyone found a source for the 1972 Kustom grill cloth with the silver thread running through it?

Mike

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Re: 1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22732 is a reply to message #22731] Wed, 08 April 2015 06:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stevem is currently offline  stevem
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That's a tuff one!

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Re: 1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22733 is a reply to message #22732] Wed, 08 April 2015 11:18 Go to previous messageGo to next message
mister honey is currently offline  mister honey
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I wonder if Kustom used Mellotone or some other vendor as their grille cloth supplier?

I'm guessing that the Chanute factory did not use enough grille cloth to warrant having their own grille cloth design.

The black with silver thread was probably a standard grille cloth with some vendor.

Mike

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Re: 1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22734 is a reply to message #22731] Wed, 08 April 2015 11:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
stevem is currently offline  stevem
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It looks like Acoustical solutions has a number of black types that my work .

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Re: 1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22735 is a reply to message #22734] Wed, 08 April 2015 17:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
pleat is currently offline  pleat
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If the grill cloth is not torn or ripped and just dirty, I take the complete baffle board to the car wash and power wash and rinse to bring it back to like new.
pleat

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Re: 1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22930 is a reply to message #22735] Tue, 19 May 2015 22:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kustom_Bart is currently offline  Kustom_Bart
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Pleat is right on the money here. I have taken them that were so smoke stained that you wouldn't know there was silver in there and used degreaser that I have, much like simple green and a soft scrub brush and take it to the car wash and spray it off and they are just like new. You can scrub the out side of the cab too and wipe it all down with a wet towel and you will not believe the yellow and brown smoke film that will come off from them. Smile

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Re: 1972 Kustom Silver Thread Grill Cloth [message #22931 is a reply to message #22731] Tue, 19 May 2015 23:11 Go to previous message
Iowa Boy is currently offline  Iowa Boy
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Didn't Fender at one time have a grille cloth that was similar?

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