Dear mid-60s Buick caregivers,
A while back I mentioned cold galvanizing as a possible alternative treatment for original fasteners and anything else which cannot be completely covered in paint. It finally warmed up enough that I could apply my cold galvanizing product to the tang of the hood ornament Loren helped me restore. Here is a picture of the particular product I used:
This product might not exist anymore, but CRC has other cold galvanizing products. Here is the hood ornament before application:
Sorry, I don't have particularly high-resolution images because I don't have a close-up lens for my camera.
The stuff applies like "rattle can" spray paint and you can reapply after 10 minutes or so. I put on 3 coats hoping that would be good enough. Here is how it turned out:
Now it has the thickness of paint, but it has all that zinc which will protect the steel even if the zinc surface is breached. So when I put the emblem nut, the hood ornament tang still should be protected even if some of the coating is scratched away. It seemed like a reasonable precaution considering the effort it took to restore the hood ornament. I need to have the surface of the hood ornament opticoated to provide it further protection and then I can finally mount it on my trusty wagon.
FYI! . . . . .
Cheers, Edouard
