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67Lover-FirstCar Samba Member
Joined: April 26, 2019 Posts: 5 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2021 2:09 pm Post subject: 67 Hood VW circle emblem paint? |
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Someone was telling me that the round VW emblem at the top of my 1967 front hood should have a thin black paint line in the outter rim. Someone else told me this is not a given. Should that emblem have the narrow groove in the outter ring painted black or not? The rest of the beetle is going back to factory stock. |
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Pops67Beetle Samba Member
Joined: January 03, 2021 Posts: 127 Location: Queens, NY
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 4:58 am Post subject: Re: 67 Hood VW circle emblem paint? |
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The one on my father's stock 67 has the remains of the black paint in the outer edge groove. I repainted it and it looks pretty nice. _________________ When I close my eyes I’m a little kid riding in the cubby..... Priceless!
13 y/o son’s quote while watching us replace the pedal cluster…. “Who says the Germans lost the war.”
67 Beetle bought new, 95% stock. |
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txoval Samba Member
Joined: January 23, 2004 Posts: 3552 Location: The Woodlands, TX
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 5:04 am Post subject: Re: 67 Hood VW circle emblem paint? |
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My 67 had the outer edge groove painted |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7935 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:05 am Post subject: Re: 67 Hood VW circle emblem paint? |
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never noticed that before - was the cross bar between the V and W black as well?
_________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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harrymarlin Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2018 Posts: 720 Location: Washington, DC
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Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:22 am Post subject: Re: 67 Hood VW circle emblem paint? |
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67Lover-FirstCar wrote: |
Someone was telling me that the round VW emblem at the top of my 1967 front hood should have a thin black paint line in the outer rim. Someone else told me this is not a given. Should that emblem have the narrow groove in the outer ring painted black or not? The rest of the beetle is going back to factory stock. |
I have seen NOS ones with black in all recessed edges, and I have seen originals with the remnants of paint in those crevices. I assumed that mine had worn out over time, so I repainted it in that way.
My belief is that they were originally black. _________________ -Harry
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1967 Ruby Red Convertible Beetle ("Becky")
ISO Albuquerque "Imported Motors" dealership paraphernalia |
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cyclehobby Samba Member
Joined: August 29, 2013 Posts: 156 Location: North Jersey
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Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2021 11:30 am Post subject: Re: 67 Hood VW circle emblem paint? |
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Just painted mine too. My badge, though not original, had some imperfections in the surface. So, I took my time masking it to avoid getting paint in any crevice where I didn't want it to be. I gave it a quick shot of gloss black spray paint and once dry and unmasked, it looked great.
However, I realized that I didn't do the little recess beneath the "V", so I did a quick mask with 2 pieces of tape and dabbed it with the point of a sponge with some of the spray paint shot into the cap. Easy and quick, it looks very nice now. I've grown to enjoy some of the subtle little things about these cars. _________________ 1967 Beetle
Northern NJ |
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