Renewing and old Chevy emblem

[IronDio]

I got this from a co-worker. He thinks it's off a '51, but not sure.

It's pretty pimpled up, but not bad. It fits the contour of my HHR (bike finder) grille almost perfectly. The HHR has a silver grille, and I thought painting it silver would look cheesy (if it was in nicer shape, I'd consider re-chroming it), so I went with gold for contrast. Also, instead of the dark blue and red of the original, I went with black and red since the car's black...

Just need to clear coat it now! Does anybody know if it is indeed a 1951 grille, just for curiosity sake?

 

[outskirtscustoms]

That is off of a '52

The '51 would have had this one

And the '53 had this one

 

[ezernut9mm]

idk, but good work on the resto. cheers!

 

[IronDio]

Thanks for the info outskirtscustoms! And thanks for the compliment ezernut9mm! Got it cleared last night...3 coats of Nason automotive urethane clear coat. I think it turned out pretty good considering the condition it was in! I used Rustoleum Hammered Gold for the base. That stuff is awesome for hiding imperfections! Then I gave it a scuff with 0000 steel wool for my artist acrylic paint and the clear to bite into it. Then I just carefully brushed on the acrylics and used a damp paper towel to wipe of any that got where it shouldn't be, let the whole thing rest about 24hrs and then clear coated. I'm always nervous about mixing different types of paint and clear, but I still haven't had a problem with this Nason clear...

I hope to mount it on the car tonight...

 

[IronDio]

 

[ezernut9mm]

hee hee awesome man. love it.

 

[Daddyar]

Looks awesome, good job!

 

[SCHWINNRAY69]

Great job!

 

[outskirtscustoms]

Looks cool. Now if the bumper was chrome..... :wink: