Apologies if this is not the appropriate forum for this query. The prior owner opted to paint the SHAKER bubble and grills body color (dark metallic blue; not an original color obviously). I changed the color of the bubble to satin black, stripped the paint off the cast aluminum grills, and now need opinions on how the grills should/could/would be finished/painted. If painted, what color, and what paint? Would you opt for non-painted grills? Have them plated, or polished? I'm thinking they would look best painted silver (don't know what exact silver though). I think there are too many casting imperfections to have them either polished, or plated. What are your opinions? Photos of yours would be appreciated as well. (Attached photos are not my car, but have the color scheme I am considering). Thanks.

those bubbles are repops my n96 cuda grills are black with ac under the shaker its dealers choice i think maybe later 70 where black bubbles and 71 also only F5 cudas had red bubbles as for a body color goes im sure scott will chime in those bubbles need to be trim to fit the grill as you can see with the outline around the opening ,but dont bank on my comments ive been out of touch

70 cuda

You didn't miss much

Yes, that is an aftermarket bubble and the openings were not trimmed all the way as originals were (that angular line in the center upper oppenings shouldn't be there).

Excluding pilot cars, advertising cars, and factory promo cars etc. 1970 bubbles were most commonly textured argent, (early production) red cars were painted red, and a few very late 70 cars reprotably came with the 1971 style black organosol bubbles. That said the vast majority of 1970 Shaker cars came with textured argent bubbles. Conversly, In 1971 there could have been a few early cars that came with a leftover textured argent bubble but the vast majority were all black organosol.

Excluding pilot cars, advertising cars, and factory promo cars etc. The grills in regular production line shaker bubbles were always painted a shade of satin black.

I think a satin silver or aluminum would be the icing on the cake.

I went custom with mine, white metalflake bubble with body colored grilles

For me, anything other than satin/semi gloss black looks a bit tacky.

Sheldon

Thanks for the responses guys, but please know that I mean no disrespect when I say that I am not looking for info on what was stock. I know what was done at the factory, and unfortunately the previous owner opted to resto-mod my '70 Challenger; so-much-so that there is no sensible option of going back to original. The resto-mod included installing a SHAKER hood, and painting practically EVERYTHING body color (dark metallic blue; not an original color). I am changing what I consider a "bad" decision of having so many things painted body color. Hence, one of the things I recently did was having the SHAKER bubble painted satin black (I realize there were bubbles painted Organosol black, but satin black was a lot easier to get done). I felt this was a better choice for the car rather than having the bubble painted body color, or argent silver, or any other color. I just stripped the "heavily applied" dark metallic blue paint off the grills, and am looking for "opinions" on finishing them. I am not looking to do what was stock, because this car is so far from stock, it's not even funny. I am interested in opinions. If this was your resto-mod, how would you finish the original cast aluminum SHAKER grills? Would you paint them? If so, what color, and what paint? Would you polish them, or have them plated? I know the pictures I included in my original post may not be factory SHAKER set-ups. I posted them because of my interest in the color scheme I am considering for my car. Thanks.

Thanks to the last three members who gave their opinions. More is appreciated. I am leaning toward something in the silver family?

Your first post said "should/would/could" which sounds an aweful lot like you were asking what they "should/would/could" have come from the factory, hence my reply.

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Also, this is in the resto section. Not meaning to bust your chops or anything. Nice car, I'd love to own it.

Sheldon

Since you're going a custom route did you think about color matching the shaker bubble to the interior/stripes then the custom colored grilles ???