1972 Ford F100 Grille & Bumper Upgrade - BulletSide Facelift

The next step was to sand everywhere. Low-gloss black spray paint would be applied with a sheet of 150-grit dry sandpaper.

If there ever was a miracle product for detailing, it's Super-Fine #0000 steel wool. We applied cleaner wax with a chunk of #0000 to remove the rust stains from the '72's original Tampico Yellow paint job.

The only drawback to using Super-Fine steel wool is that it leaves tiny splinters of steel that will rust like a champ, leaving itty-bitty rust spots everywhere if the area isn't blown clean with compressed air afterward.

It's amazing how much overspray can come out of a little can of spray paint. We thoroughly covered the '72 with masking paper to protect the finish from a ton of little black dots landing on it.

Incredible describes the before and after results of repainting the truck's underhood and core support.

With the grille surround removed, it was much easier to detail hard-to-see areas. A combination of warm water along with metal polish was used in conjunction with Super-Fine steel wool.

A pre-assembly check revealed the tips of the screws on the turn-signal lamp assemblies extended too far, preventing a proper fit.

We used a bench grinder to grind the screw tips down.

Before reinstalling the grille surround, we used masking tape to protect the turn-signal lamps from getting scratched by the grille surround as it was pushed into place.