67 seat belt buckle

[Randy R.]

Is the outline and word "Chevrolet" on the bowtie on the button of the seat belt buckle white or chrome?

[Peter L.]

Re: 67 seat belt buckle

Randy - The letters and the Bowtie outline on mine are shiny so I guess it's chrome. They are definitely not white. Pete

[Gerard F.]

Re: 67 seat belt buckle

It's chrome on, I think, potmetal. The blue painting is done by painting the whole bowtie, the gently rubbing the paint off on the raised outline and letters with a wood or plastic straight edge.

Jerry Fuccillo
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[Randy R.]

Re: 67 seat belt buckle

Thank you for the reply. Now all I need is someone with much steadier hands and better eyes than I to paint it.

Randy

[Gerard F.]

Re: 67 seat belt buckle

I found that a 50-50 mixture of Royal Blue and Denim Blue was just the right color for me. Spray the paint in a little jar until you get the color right.

Then with a fine brush flood the bowtie on a horizontal surface, let it dry and then rub off the paint from the lettering and outline.

Of course you need to remove insert from the buckle to do it right and do the black background first by masking the bowtie and spraying. Then reverse mask the bowtie to prevent slopover on the background when you do the bowtie.

It is pretty tedious work and you need a steady hand. Practice makes perfect

Jerry Fuccillo
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