Gunsmoke Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The Rad badge for my '31 CD8 Roadster project has been stripped of its original painted finishes by a PO as shown. The badge is small, about 1.125" diameter, and re-doing the various paints will be painstaking. Anyone have a good photo that can give me an idea of the proper colors for the various insets, and any suggestions about applying paint. Appears to be made of a copper/brass/bronze alloy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintchry Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 On my 31 CD the area where the lightening bolts are is a dark maroon, the rest is polished and not plated. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28 Chrysler Posted August 2, 2015 Share Posted August 2, 2015 The one I have is a reddish maroon, almost a deep candy apple color, only in the inter ring where the lightning bolts are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 That's 2 for 2, so I will proceed accordingly when the time comes. I think masking the 2 semi-circles out from rest of badge and spraying the area red is easiest approach. When paint has set well, I'll carefully remove the paint from lightning bolts using a magnifying glass and sharp blade of some sort. That is unless someone has a better idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted August 3, 2015 Author Share Posted August 3, 2015 I have noticed the Chrysler key chains/fobs on ebay have the ruby red as mentioned above, but have the area around the "Chrysler" in black. Looks like a nice combination. Did the emblem use such a combination later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Wolfe Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 www.emblemagic.com They restore car emblems and might have what you need in stock. Check them out, only cost a phone call for information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hddennis Posted August 21, 2015 Share Posted August 21, 2015 (edited) Here's another possible source for information who does beautiful work. Some pictures online seem to suggest your emblem "might" have 2 colors and to my eye it appears as if it was originally a golden base color, maybe plated? Howard Dennis http://www.maxwellenamels.com/Gallery.html eBay has some emblems listed now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920S-TEENS-CHRYSLER-RADIATOR-SHROUD-BADGE-EMBLEM-for-Restore-/281774573332?hash=item419b12c714&vxp=mtr Edited August 21, 2015 by hddennis (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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