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the emblems will look 100% worse against new paint. replace them with Trim Parts brand and for get about. and just about anything else with wear is going to stick out like a sore thumb too
Absolutely true. There is no upside to old emblems with patina against new paint, they don't go together.
Another concern can be iffy quality glass. I got my '69 painted and after seeing the stunning new black paint, that "OK" windshield suddenly looked awful up against it.
When I painted mine, there was no question that all the emblems had to be replaced. I agree with above posts that old emblems on new paint will look bad.
Just as another idea, what I did with mine when I got my new paint job. The original badging with these cars were poorly cast chrome, with lots of flashing not trimmed...edges with cast marks etc. So I decided to take a file, sandpaper, and finally Scotchbrite to them. It took them from looking like junk to a nice high quality piece. Of course, when you do this to chrome, it turns it into a stainless / pewter appearance, which in my opinion matches well with my aluminum wheels, rocker panels, door trims, and other stainless parts on the car.
Then, I could have painted in the white, black and red colors, but since my car is essentially three color tones...i.e. orange, black and brushed metal, I decided to continue that theme and paint all the inserts in the emblem flat black....I like it. Just an idea.
Last edited by Torqued Off; 03-18-2018 at 10:45 AM.
Just as another idea, what I did with mine when I got my new paint job. The original badging with these cars were poorly cast chrome, with lots of flashing not trimmed...edges with cast marks etc. So I decided to take a file, sandpaper, and finally Scotchbrite to them. It took them from looking like junk to a nice high quality piece. Of course, when you do this to chrome, it turns it into a stainless / pewter appearance, which in my opinion matches well with my aluminum wheels, rocker panels, door trims, and other stainless parts on the car.
Then, I could have painted in the white, black and red colors, but since my car is essentially three color tones...i.e. orange, black and brushed metal, I decided to continue that theme and paint all the inserts in the emblem flat black....I like it. Just an idea.
Are they actually pure chrome? I have some ideas to do with mine, but can't do that if it's chrome plated.
Yours look amazing btw!
Are they actually pure chrome? I have some ideas to do with mine, but can't do that if it's chrome plated.
Yours look amazing btw!
Its just thin chrome plating, but with the file / sandpaper / scotchbrite (red) treatment, and finally some Mothers Polish it ends up with a stainless / pewter appearance, that has remained the same for over two years now.
Last edited by Torqued Off; 03-19-2018 at 06:53 PM.
Just as another idea, what I did with mine when I got my new paint job. The original badging with these cars were poorly cast chrome, with lots of flashing not trimmed...edges with cast marks etc. So I decided to take a file, sandpaper, and finally Scotchbrite to them. It took them from looking like junk to a nice high quality piece. Of course, when you do this to chrome, it turns it into a stainless / pewter appearance, which in my opinion matches well with my aluminum wheels, rocker panels, door trims, and other stainless parts on the car.
Then, I could have painted in the white, black and red colors, but since my car is essentially three color tones...i.e. orange, black and brushed metal, I decided to continue that theme and paint all the inserts in the emblem flat black....I like it. Just an idea.
Thanks, coming from you means a lot with the level of work you are doing......we think alike. Its a burden, but we suffer through it. Ha! But really, small details and styling are an art that many do not "see" when they look at it, and require a certain mindset to apply it. It can drive you crazy, but when you hit it right, its very pleasing. I often times suffer through days, months or even years struggling with an idea, and then a bulb goes off, or I see something that turns my mind in direction, and then it suddenly comes to me. Its very satisfying despite the frustration and all part of making my Corvette special to me, and not just another restoration / rebuild.
Last edited by Torqued Off; 03-21-2018 at 06:56 PM.
03-17-2018, 01:51 PM
New paint means new badging?
