It seems some folks mask the chrome on the front grill Bowtie emblem when they paint it and some remove the gold part from the chrome background part as they are actually two parts stuck together.
Does ANYONE have GOOD, CLEAR picture(s) of the front face of the chrome part with the gold part removed, with no adhesive or glue on it?? Am interested in seeing the surface part of the chrome part.
Thanks to all in advance for any help on this..

GTO 1

 

I do not. I can tell you that its really just a smooth, flat, recessed surface. The two parts are stuck together with 2 sided mounting tape.

 

Do not remove the gold part and re-install it. That will look horrible.

 

Yea I just taped mine off when I painted it.

 

x2. easiest way to do it

 

I have to disagree. I have done it and it worked just fine.

 

I think it would look better this way if you lined it back up correctly.

 

I know it will work..just wont look right lol

 

3x..

I taped mine looks right to me

 

i heated and separated the gold from the chrome

sanded it down til it was a clear chevy emblem and painted black....... lots of coats

and then a lot of clear and used some adhesive to get it back on to the chrome

looks good, i just have some adhesive overflowing that i need to cut with a razor... others cant even tell tho, its just one of those things that i know is there

 

so you can remove the gold part and take the gold color off so it would be clear and paint the backside so the paint doesnt chip? or did i read that wrong?

 

you read it wrong. the entire gold part seperates from the chrome backing lol.

 

Is the chrome backing completely flat? Or does it have some dimples or holes in it?
Does the same go for the rear?

 

If you are really curious, you could buy a bowtie from ebay and do it yourself. So that way, if you mess up, it's not a big deal. Or if it wasnt something you expected.

 

Thanks for all the replies,, I do appreciate it. Let me tell you what's on my mind, so you'll know where and why I'm going this way.
Im not a fan of the stock front gold bowtie with the Imperial blue. At first, I took the entire emblem off via both spped nuts to see what the oem door (small) SS emblem would look like. As most know there are 4 odd spaced holes in the "grill bar" behind the stock bowtie that the SS emblem will not cover.. PLUS there is a slight slope on each side (not completely flat) as the front of the car has a slight point to it. A flat emblem of size will not fit well on a "pointed" surface... So.... My next brainstorm was mask off, prep and paint the gold (only) part of the stock bowtie Imperial Blue to match the paint, leaving the surround chrome visable. I was to mask it as if I separated it, it would never fit (for me!) back to straight, stock appearance... THEN, another brainstorm hit... How about removing the gold insert from the chrome and discard. Prep and paint only the chrome base and install. IF the front face of this chrome base has a smooth, clean surface, the newly painted base will bolt up 100% to the car (as it was stock to begin with, it is now "body color" and now I have a subtle Chevy bowtie outline that has a nice FLAT mountable surface!! This is new to me so I haven't had time to measure and calculate sizes and am nor sure the door SS will fit the base bowtie etc... haven't gotten that far,,, but the red trunk/behind the front door Monte Carlo SS emblems I bet would fit VERY nicely,,, small and not in your face.. remember those??
So back to my original question... Is the front face of the chrome base smooth and pit free or rough and cross hatched to allow the adhesive to bond the two together, which would not work for me at all with this plan. Somebody has had to have these apart and cleaned up to take a good clear pic and post up....
Sorry for the novel guys (and gals), but thats where I'm coming from on this. Yall have given ME good ideas on here,, maybe someone will read this and have another idea or a twist!!
Again ,, any help here,, I would greatly appreciate!!! Thanks for listening!!!

GTO 1

 

It's not smooth like what you are hoping for. It's got an edge around it.

As for the gold insert, yes, you can sand off the gold and there is clear plastic underneath. But getting the now sanded plastic to look clear and shiny would be very difficult.

You don't even have to go to Ebay if you don't want. I think brand new replacement parts from the counter only cost about 8 bucks.

 

If you did take the gold insert out and found the base is not smooth for painting, you could take the time to put a layer of epoxy or fiberglass in it to end up with a smooth paintable surface.

 

no... just take the gold piece and sand off the gold

and then paint the whole thing whatever color all around......

i just take the gold off so it doesnt shine thru or anything

 

You missed understood the question. He is not putting the bow-tie back on. He just wants the base chrome part by itself and is wondering if it is a clean, paintable surface.