Paining Help 60 Convertible

[Brian Dowell]

Just below windshield. Painted black with the top ribs still Chrome.  Piece is die cast looks like whole piece is chromed then painted black. Getting ready to paint car how do I paint this piece and keep Chrome on top of ribs?

[The Tassie Devil(le)]

Paint the piece, then before the paint is fully hard, wipe the paint off the top of the bars with a rad not completely soaked with thinners.

The other method is to very carefully, and with a very sharp blade, slice the top layer off, without scratching the surface underneath.

Bruce.

[59-in-pieces]

Brian,
As Bruce says, but with a little bit more detail - as I do with my 59's (grill has 2 levels of crate walls).
clean the egg crate very well with Acetone - remove any old flaky paint - work in small sections at a time.
Wrap a rag (which has just a small amount of nap - between a T-shirt and worn towel) tightly around a short piece of square wood - must be tight to ride on the upper edges of the egg crate, while the nap removes the paint on the top and sides of the crate walls.
Run the top edge of walls at 90 degrees to each other - rotating the cloth as it builds up with the excess paint.
That way, the paint at the bottom of the crate will remain - see pic.
I have the gr8est respect for Bruce - he does good work, but I would avoid using an Xacto knife, single edged razor blade, or the like.
Yes they may scratch the chrome, and chip the paint down into the crate and walls - leaving uneven, unfinished, rough looking cells and walls.
Have fun,
Steve B.