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I am painting some parts including the horn button. What do I use to cover the emblem so I can spray paint it. I tried to tape it and cut it with a knife and I suck at that. Anything else I can use to cover the emblem area so I can paint the rim blue?
Don’t drill the rivets. Get the thinnest 1” masking tape you can and lay a strip in the middle. Using a small screwdriver, carefully “pack” the tape into the radius between the emblem and the bezel. Using an exacto knife, with light pressure and holding the blade at a 45 degree angle, carefully trace the tip of the blade in the radius to cut and remove the excess tape. Tape a second strip just slightly overlapping the first, repeat the process of “packing” the tape into the radius and tracing the tip of the blade to cut and remove the excess. Repeat on the other side. Repeat as necessary to fully cover the emblem.
Many years ago as a sign painting apprentice we would use a liquid like latex and roll it on plastic, pounce our pattern then cut out the areas we wanted painted first through last.
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Clean it off really well with soapy water and a brush ...and hot water, and let it dry. Who knows how many coats of Armor-all have been put on it over the years...
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