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Keman
08-20-2008, 12:05 AM
So I took all the badges off the Kaiser except the j3000 badges (too much work for a tuesday)

Scrubbed and cleaned like hired help for about an hour...


went from this,...

http://www.zr2nw.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/notbling.jpg


To this...

http://www.zr2nw.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/bling1.jpg


Question for you all is, should I repaint the details, or just leave them bling chromie?? If I repaint the details, what colors?

The will be going back on after I paint her in three tone...

Black, OD Green, and Desert Tan. (cammo colors, but not cammo paterns) the badging will be on the Tan stripe.

I am leaning toward leaving them clean chrome as a total contrast to the military flat paint scheme.
originalrecipekenny
08-20-2008, 01:40 AM
all or nothing flat them out
Topher
08-20-2008, 05:55 AM
Use the same three colors you're painting your rig for the detail colors of the emblems. Personally I like seeing off the wall details like that. When i worked in a Firestone dealer I used to line up the S in Firestone with the valve stem on every white letter I mounted. Quirky, but neat. My buddy still has a set on his car that I mounted that way years ago.
Chrome
08-20-2008, 06:38 AM
Use the same three colors you're painting your rig for the detail colors of the emblems.

X2
janie
08-20-2008, 07:09 AM
X2

Ditto. Those emblems are in beautiful shape.
misfittom138
08-20-2008, 07:11 AM
Use the same three colors you're painting your rig for the detail colors of the emblems. Personally I like seeing off the wall details like that. When i worked in a Firestone dealer I used to line up the S in Firestone with the valve stem on every white letter I mounted. Quirky, but neat. My buddy still has a set on his car that I mounted that way years ago.

X4
KaiserMan
08-20-2008, 07:30 AM
I would repaint them the factory colors myself.
red mistress
08-20-2008, 07:32 AM
X-2 on the factory colors, otherwise it looks Auto Zone.
Keman
08-20-2008, 08:25 AM
What are the factory colors?? These had been repainted at some point so I am not sure what was original.
red mistress
08-20-2008, 08:38 AM
UR first picture is factory.

Custom Cab was just chrome.
yoslvr442
08-20-2008, 09:27 AM
they look good but not so much for a fsj.
fulsizjeep
08-20-2008, 09:52 AM
UR first picture is factory.

Custom Cab was just chrome.

The factory colors are white and gold until the AMC V8s started being used - around 71. The badges for those are black/white and the older ones are white/gold/red.

http://jubileejeeps.org/ourfsjs/sampson/images/P1010006a_jpg.jpg
krek
08-20-2008, 10:04 AM
I'd go desert tan and black (letters) on the Jeep spear and olive drab over black on the V8 emblem.
red mistress
08-20-2008, 10:07 AM
http://i226.photobucket.com/albums/dd178/RedScrambler/DSC01123.jpg

I didn't figure anyone here would want NOS V-8 emblem so I put on Ebay, ends this Sat.
Keman
08-20-2008, 05:39 PM
What I really want is a "Vigilante V8" badge set.


Guess I'll have to do a few trials to figure out exactly what colors I will finish with.

I may do the upper accent strip on the Jeep in dark tan instead of the desert tan even.
Long&Low
08-20-2008, 05:55 PM
X-2 on the factory colors, otherwise it looks Auto Zone.

Ditto, IMHO:thumbsup:
KaiserMan
08-20-2008, 08:43 PM
What I really want is a "Vigilante V8" badge set.

There is no Vigilante V8 emblem. Just the decals on the valve covers.
Keman
08-20-2008, 10:52 PM
There is no Vigilante V8 emblem. Just the decals on the valve covers.

Guess I need those then for when I repaint the valve covers. There are currently no decals there...
Keman
08-21-2008, 08:44 PM
Ok, got the other badges off, and cleaned up a little. Have not soaked the paint off yet.

Here's a shot of all the badging for one side of the truck...
http://www.zr2nw.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/fullbadges.jpg
And a shot of the side...
http://www.zr2nw.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/kai.jpg
The silver stripe and roof top will be tan, the brown stripe will be od green, the gold color, and entire hood, will be black.
Keman
09-05-2008, 08:52 PM
Ok, so after much debate, and opinions from you guys too, here's what I did...
Finished restoration, http://www.zr2nw.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/badges%20done.jpg
Now if I can ever get the time and paint to actually paint the truck... :cry:
KaiserMan
09-05-2008, 08:56 PM
Looks very NICE!

The 4 and WHEEL DRIVE should be gold though. Black lettering is correct for the 71+ trucks.
krek
09-05-2008, 08:58 PM
Nice work, you can never go wrong with the original colors!
Lindel
09-05-2008, 09:04 PM
That looks sharp!
Chrome
09-05-2008, 09:12 PM
OUTSTANDING!!!! Great job!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Topher
09-06-2008, 06:55 AM
Doze rook mahverous!
Keman
09-06-2008, 12:41 PM
I did compromize a little to make them fit into the intended paint sceme tho'. After hand painting the colors, I shot everything with a flat clear to even out the finish and tone down the bling of the chrome some. on an all sating finish truck, they should fit right in.


So the 4 wheel drive should be gold?? Those had original paint on them before stripping, so perhaps they were replaced at some point??