Dear Dan, Jim, and mid-60s Buick owners who proudly display the Tri-Shield!
They started reproducing both sides....look pretty good from what I can see. Just ordered a set.
WOW! They do look very good. They are also listed on the CARS website:
http://www.oldbuickparts.com/product_info.php?cPath=97_111_120_127&products_id=12118It is a dollar cheaper there. You might save some money if you need a bunch of other things at CARS and thus would already be paying a fair amount of shipping.
The only potential downside for use as a replacement foil for the hood ornaments is that they may not have the clear-coat UV protection that Loren's repainting service provides:
http://65gs.com/board/index.php/topic,2709.msg17347.html#msg17347So you might have to replace these Tri-Shields periodically.
Certainly the "decorating" possibilities are very interesting. These might be just the ticket to
"rebrand" a product intended for another car line and have company logos that would need to be replaced before going into your Buick.
Does the old emblem just peel off?
Unfortunately, it appears to be fairly difficult to remove the old foil. The recommendation was to avoid trying although the reason was that you would destroy the old foil in the attempt. Custom Metal Finishing Indiana was able to remove the old foils on the hood ornament I had rechromed and then I had Loren airbrush specialist repaint the original foils. That's definitely going about it the harder way.
Perhaps someone had suggest a technique to remove the foils if you aren't concerned about preserving them.
Cheers, Edouard
