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
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.
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
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.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
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.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
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.
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
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.
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MY BEAUMONT HAS 4 STUDDED TIRES AND 2 BLOCKHEATERS......AND LOTS OF OIL UNDERNEATH. The other one has a longer roof.
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.
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 .
