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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 65 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 65 | Hi.
I'm restoring/rechroming my '59 hood ornament and fender emblems.
is their a specific black and red color that i should use? anyone make a specific rattle can off the shelf that's recommended?
also what about the sheen? flat, semi, gloss?
all advice welcomed..
thx
porky
1959 Chevy Fleetside 3100 Series BBW
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 86 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 86 | I think One Shot sign painters' lettering enamel 100-L Vermillion is a close match for the red. Their 199-L Lettering Black is a good match for the black.
They are available in quarter-pint cans at an auto paint store or on line through various sources. You can easily apply it with a small brush and it will flow to a smooth finish when dry.
Bob
1959 Chevy Apache Short Bed Step Side
1967 Cadillac DeVille Convertible
1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | The pint/quart cans deal is the rub for me. A one ounce bottle (like Testors) would be enough to paint all of the emblems on a large fleet trucks. I have read that the Testors paint isn't as good as the One Shot.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 86 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 86 | Hi 52Carl,
One Shot paint comes are quarter-pint cans; that's only 4 ounces....still more than you will use, but certainly not quarts.
Bob
1959 Chevy Apache Short Bed Step Side
1967 Cadillac DeVille Convertible
1967 Pontiac Firebird Convertible
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,059 | Good to know. Thanks Bob. Now all I need to work on is my reading ability.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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