I was faced with the same dilemma on my '54 grille, and I ended up painting the "Chevrolet" with a contrasting color -- I used "Thistle gray" for the lettering and grille backround color and "Mariner Blue" for the main color, as original, and it looks great - I'd post a picture, but not sure how to do it. To mask off the area, I bought the decal set, threw away the actual letters and used the remaining die cut "backround" part, which you would normally throw out, as the mask and then lightly sprayed in the letters. I plan on doing the same in the cab and on the tail gate when the time comes.
