I see alot of people on here painting their bowties a different color and I want to join the crowd. I know that the front one is two parts but wasnt sure if the rear one was also two parts. Also how do you go about getting the two parts apart? What do you use to stick the rear one back on after your done? I did numberous searches and found no "how to" reguarding this. Any help is greatly apprieciated. Thanks

 

The front bowtie comes off on the inside of the bumper and it has 2 10mm bolts on it then you just pull it out. Not sure how to re attach the back bowtie i just took it off. Good luck.

 

the front bowtie can be pulled apart with a screw driver, and you can glue the bowtie back onto the chrome surround with superglue
then just bolt it back onto the car

 

what kind of paint do you use?

 

for duplicolor

 

+1 Mine still look great and it's been a few months since I did the paint job.

 

Anyone have any ideas for reattaching the back bowtie?

 

Possibly using doublesided 3m tape after cleaning the whole area? I have not done this but it seems like it would work

 

My custom emblems are attached with 3M tape and they haven't moved a bit... just make sure you get that exterior super strength kind...

 

Exactly. My 3M tape has been excellent, however, we'll see how it does during the winter!

 

Well, instead of prying the bowtie from the chrome surround you can always mask it off. I did that after removing the whole badge from the car. Only reason I suggest this other than to keep from gouging your chrome part of the badge is cause when my buddy and I did the first bowties (I had the rear one left over from my first balt) we broke the rear one in half. For some reason mine was superglued on while his was double sided tape (?).

 

ATTN:! Hottest bow tie paint yet...pics to come.....HINT: using 3 step color shift duplicolor spray.....blue to purple fade mettalic...looks sweeeet

 

That really sucks... Sorry to hear that. But that's kind of strange because mine was also double-sided tape, just like the front bowtie and it came apart relatively easily.

 

ok its done and pics will come tomorow when it's daylight....kinda more purple than i wanted and not enough shift to blue...but it still looks nice....first ever w/ the candy paint bowtie!!! WOOOT!

 

nice candy, i didnt think about it, i think the bowties would look best as bady color with the silver trim. cant wait for pics man.

 

soon soon...and i did leave the chrome trim...it noice

 

im interested to see this new color your talkin about

 

you will very soon

 

That color shift sounds cool. You know, you could do what I did. I have metallic black paint I used for my bowties....and then used the same paint for my headlights, upper, lower, and rear grill inserts. Looks great!

Pics are here. yes, car was dirty from a night of rain. Scroll down to my post to see it.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/appearance-48/painting-stock-grill-need-help-29725/

 

well, have to wait for pics....rainin like a S.O.B. out here....get em up as soon as i can

 

rain finally cleared so ill try to get some pics up 2night

 

definetly looking forward to this. what kinda paint u use? just flat black and a clear coat? what kind of paint is recomended ? duplicolor ive heard a lot of

 

lol..."last night" was 2 monhs ago man

 

lmao i didnt even look. hes showing commitment. lol

 

maybe he went into a coma.