whats is good paint to use on the emblems and is there color codes or just try to match or what 67 beaumont emblem r starting to fade in color so id like to touch them up also what so good tools for this . thanks
427carl said
Dec 14, 2008
Carl knows
loud said
Dec 14, 2008
ok carl tell us your secrets lol
-- Edited by loud at 10:33, 2008-12-14
ARCADIAN said
Dec 14, 2008
Model paint worked good for me.
ARCADIAN
beaumontguru said
Dec 14, 2008
Testors model paint in the little square bottles. Virtually bulletproof. Lasts forever. Variety of colors avail. Goes on really thick. I like to set the emblem flat on a table. then use a toothpick to drip into the recesses. Allow about 3 days drying. Lay it in really, really thick(covering all the detail) it will shrink down as it dries.
loud said
Dec 14, 2008
thanks guys i dont have a lot of money to put in the car this year so im trying to do little things thats cheap
4SPEED427 said
Dec 14, 2008
Little detailing stuff is cheap like you say, and is very rewarding. Cleaning and detailing areas that lots of people ignore is what makes a car stand out from the rest.
4SPEED427 said
Dec 14, 2008
An old room mate of mine could polish a rusty old turd and detail it till it looked like a diamond. When he was a high school auto body student he took my 67 396 Grande Parisienne wagon and polished and detailed it till it looked like new. It was amazing. That old paint had looked totally shot before he took it. Part of the trick is detailing the wheels, tires, polishing the chrome etc., not just doing a wax job.
Johann65 said
Dec 14, 2008
loud wrote:
thanks guys i dont have a lot of money to put in the car this year so im trying to do little things thats cheap
It is those little things that really take time!!!!
Gengiskhan said
Dec 14, 2008
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Little detailing stuff is cheap like you say, and is very rewarding. Cleaning and detailing areas that lots of people ignore is what makes a car stand out from the rest.
Little detailing stuff is cheap like you say, and is very rewarding. Cleaning and detailing areas that lots of people ignore is what makes a car stand out from the rest.
Pic says it all.
looks good
loud said
Dec 14, 2008
ok started to do some of my emblems more questions whats the best way to put them back on reuse those speed nuts they seem kind of cheap and also is there black in the word beaumont on the front fender emblem hard to tell its .my car is a 67 sd any help would be great ill post pic of before and after when im done ps how do u get the emblem off the right trunk no access for the nut may have to do that one right one the car
-- Edited by loud at 18:38, 2008-12-14
beaumontguru said
Dec 14, 2008
Black in the lettering as far as i know.
Trunk emblem has one speed nut on the upper part(easy to see in side the trunk. At the tip of the spear botom it is a barrel clip. Carfully pry at the base and it will pop off.
loud said
Dec 14, 2008
not the spear the other one on the right
beaumontguru said
Dec 14, 2008
Cant help you there, never owned an SD
loud wrote:
not the spear the other one on the right
ak 67sd said
Dec 15, 2008
just give it a gentle pull, its in there friction fit into a plastic sleeve -now i've tested how easy these ones come off i think i'm going to use some clear silicone!... i'm going with no black on the front fender beaumont emblem (although i always defer to daves knowledge on these cars!). Dave have you seen black in the lettering? These emblems on the car are unrestored originals, and in near mint shape, the red is a little faded.
1965CS said
Dec 15, 2008
The Testors 'flourecent orange' is excellent for gauge needles as well.
beaumontguru said
Dec 15, 2008
Just be carfule when applying to guage needles, too much and it will weight the needle down and be inaccurate
1965CS wrote:
The Testors 'flourecent orange' is excellent for gauge needles as well.
4SPEED427 said
Dec 15, 2008
Serious?
beaumontguru said
Dec 15, 2008
Carl Stevenson wrote:
Serious?
Oh yes, the wieght of the paint will weigh the needles down and make them inaccurate Honest, really, truely
4SPEED427 said
Dec 15, 2008
Wow, who'd a thunk it? Again today I learned a lesson!!
loud said
Dec 15, 2008
ok here i go again this is how the wiring got started ended up with new wiring in the whole car anyways can anybody tell me if i bring my embelms in do they fix the small dents in them or should i do my own filiing and stuff . figured i got them off started painting them then thougth i should get them rechromed first how much i wonder .
-- Edited by loud at 10:33, 2008-12-14
-- Edited by loud at 18:38, 2008-12-14
Trunk emblem has one speed nut on the upper part(easy to see in side the trunk. At the tip of the spear botom it is a barrel clip. Carfully pry at the base and it will pop off.
The Testors 'flourecent orange' is excellent for gauge needles as well.
Honest, really, truely