I tried repainting my nose emblem a few years back, it looked pretty good, I filled in the coloured sections by flowing good quality acrylic paint in to them, end result looked close to original. However today it looks crap, paint is cracked due to being to thick and colour has deteriorated, I want to have another go after stripping it but want a better solution. At $100 each they are too expensive to buy.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Dennis.

 

Use "One Shot" enamel that sign painters use. 0000 brush and a still hand.

 

I went a different route than most folks, just because of the 'durability' issue. I first stripped the old paint completely, washed and dried the emblems. I went to Michael's Hobby and Crafts store (call some crafts stores in your area) and bought Porcelain brand paint, for glass and metal use, and a good quality artist's paint brush...round [3/16" dia or smaller] which tapers to a point. I used some clay as a staging mount so that each area of the emblem I was working on could be nearly level and the paint would flow out...not run. The brush would be dipped in the paint and the tip of the brush brought down into the emblem so that the paint would wick off of the brush and onto the emblem. Don't try to brush on the paint. By continuing to work from the most recent area painted, you can cover the area with one color at a time, the paint can flow together and be seamless. Let each color dry completely before you work on another. Once all three colors are done and dried, THEN you get to bake the paint into a hard enamel finish...just what you want for durability. The colors I chose were 'Anthracite Black', 'Scarlet Red', and a bright white (I can't find that bottle right now). They turned out fantastic and have lasted for over three years with NO change in appearance or finish.

Lastly, if you 'screw up' on one, just strip it again and start over. After you get a bit of practice, it only takes about 20 minutes of your time to do each color. The rest of the time is waiting for paint to dry or the oven to bake.

 

I applied the paint to my emblems using a tooth pick.

 

I have done this and I have seen many members repaint their emblems with great results.

 

I really like this option if your emblems are off the car. I used model car enamel on mine this time because three emblems were attached to the car. I last did them over 10yrs. ago and the paint held up pretty well. I used Testors in 1/4 oz. bottles. They are about $1.00 each. The tooth pick application is the way to go. May take two or three coats. The black on the L-82 was masked and sprayed with Krylon. mds...

 

I like the sound of this one, my emblems were already done with Testors paint a few years back but the paint has fractured and craized but this stuff sounds like it might be robust, I'll look in to it, thanks, Dennis.

 

i might have to try that too. i painted my emblems about 3-4 years ago with testors, and htey looked great for about 2 years. as of this winter, about 75% of hte paint has flaked off both of them.

 

I painted mine and they turned out great. Easier to do them when they are off the car. On my 81 I used pianters tape and cut it out with a razor blade, then spayed three coates on let dry and peel the tape off. Done!

 

I went the testers route about 3 years ago. They still look good.