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Benrs86 · 06-05-2002, 07:50 PM

how do i clean up my gmc 1500 v eight emblems?
what do i use to get it lookin good, then what kind of paint do i repaint them with? red in the gmc letters, and black behind the 1500 v-eight right? thanks a lot, Ben

tom hand · 06-05-2002, 08:08 PM

You can shine and polish and paint but if you are getting new paint I would spring for new ones. Nothing sets off new paint like new emblems.
http://www.gmcpaulstruckparts.com/gmc_emblems.htm

Benrs86 · 06-05-2002, 08:17 PM

yeah, new ones would look great on my new paint, but i dont really want to spend 50, and other than the paint being gone, mine arent all that bad, i just gotta figure out what kind of paint, and what to use to polish up the chrome. thanks, Ben

tom hand · 06-05-2002, 08:28 PM

OK then I would chrome polish them till you are happy with the way they look. Try to remove all the old paint without sratching the chrome. Then clean them with solvent. Then find some spray epoxy paint in the colors you need. Tape off one half and spray the color on. Then use a rag damp with solvent to wipe the color off the chome where it does not belong. Let it dry and then do the other color.

Benrs86 · 06-05-2002, 10:58 PM

like regular spraypaint?? thanks, Ben

johnnyp · 06-06-2002, 09:18 AM

When I restored my emblems I masked them off and sprayed the letters with an air brush. A simple air brush is cheap ($15.00) and the results look factory original. To mask off the letter, I put masking tape over all of the the letters, then used an exacto knife to cut out the painted part - real easy.

I didn't paint the lower portion of the emblem because I don't think it was originally painted. I know all the reporductions are painted black, but mine are gold colored metal. I've checked with other owners that confirm this. Of course, the Sierra Grande emplems may be different than the "V-eight" emblems.

tom hand · 06-06-2002, 11:50 AM

I am pretty sure the "gold colored metal"is just the paint after 30 years of sun. That what it looked like to me on my Sierra emblems

Sheenanny · 06-06-2002, 12:39 PM

This is really easy to do. I painted mine with them on the truck. You don't even have to mask off everything. I just painted my Cheyenne (white), 10 (red) and super 9(red) with regular spray paint and then used some laquer thinner and a rag and carefully wiped the paint off the raised chrome sections. Follow up with some good chrome polish, and the result was great! People thought I had bought new emblems. On my side trim pieces, they were really faded from the sun, so I used a dremel and a buffing wheel with rubbing compound, then painted the black the same way. This is time consuming but a whole lot cheaper! Good luck

Benrs86 · 06-06-2002, 07:15 PM

cool, thanks for the advice!

06-05-2002, 07:50 PM	#1
Benrs86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Brandon, SD, USA Posts: 1,292	emblem cleanin up how do i clean up my gmc 1500 v eight emblems? what do i use to get it lookin good, then what kind of paint do i repaint them with? red in the gmc letters, and black behind the 1500 v-eight right? thanks a lot, Ben __________________ Brandon, SD 69 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd wide long bed with wood 3 on the tree 350 engine 4 bolt main rv cam AIM = Alphray04

06-05-2002, 08:08 PM	#2
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	You can shine and polish and paint but if you are getting new paint I would spring for new ones. Nothing sets off new paint like new emblems. http://www.gmcpaulstruckparts.com/gmc_emblems.htm Attached Images __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

06-05-2002, 08:17 PM	#3
Benrs86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Brandon, SD, USA Posts: 1,292	50 bucks? yeah, new ones would look great on my new paint, but i dont really want to spend 50, and other than the paint being gone, mine arent all that bad, i just gotta figure out what kind of paint, and what to use to polish up the chrome. thanks, Ben __________________ Brandon, SD 69 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd wide long bed with wood 3 on the tree 350 engine 4 bolt main rv cam AIM = Alphray04

06-05-2002, 08:28 PM	#4
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	OK then I would chrome polish them till you are happy with the way they look. Try to remove all the old paint without sratching the chrome. Then clean them with solvent. Then find some spray epoxy paint in the colors you need. Tape off one half and spray the color on. Then use a rag damp with solvent to wipe the color off the chome where it does not belong. Let it dry and then do the other color. __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

06-05-2002, 10:58 PM	#5
Benrs86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Brandon, SD, USA Posts: 1,292	like regular spraypaint?? thanks, Ben __________________ Brandon, SD 69 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd wide long bed with wood 3 on the tree 350 engine 4 bolt main rv cam AIM = Alphray04

06-06-2002, 09:18 AM	#6
johnnyp Keepin' It Stock Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Grand Island, Nebraska, USA Posts: 554	When I restored my emblems I masked them off and sprayed the letters with an air brush. A simple air brush is cheap ($15.00) and the results look factory original. To mask off the letter, I put masking tape over all of the the letters, then used an exacto knife to cut out the painted part - real easy. I didn't paint the lower portion of the emblem because I don't think it was originally painted. I know all the reporductions are painted black, but mine are gold colored metal. I've checked with other owners that confirm this. Of course, the Sierra Grande emplems may be different than the "V-eight" emblems. __________________ 72 Sierra Grande - Maych Forget about "do it right the first time". Do it wrong the first time to learn how, then do it right the second time.

06-06-2002, 11:50 AM	#7
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	I am pretty sure the "gold colored metal"is just the paint after 30 years of sun. That what it looked like to me on my Sierra emblems __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

06-06-2002, 12:39 PM	#8
Sheenanny Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 23	This is really easy to do. I painted mine with them on the truck. You don't even have to mask off everything. I just painted my Cheyenne (white), 10 (red) and super 9(red) with regular spray paint and then used some laquer thinner and a rag and carefully wiped the paint off the raised chrome sections. Follow up with some good chrome polish, and the result was great! People thought I had bought new emblems. On my side trim pieces, they were really faded from the sun, so I used a dremel and a buffing wheel with rubbing compound, then painted the black the same way. This is time consuming but a whole lot cheaper! Good luck

06-06-2002, 07:15 PM	#9
Benrs86 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Brandon, SD, USA Posts: 1,292	cool, thanks for the advice! __________________ Brandon, SD 69 GMC 1/2 ton 2wd wide long bed with wood 3 on the tree 350 engine 4 bolt main rv cam AIM = Alphray04



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