Re: Carl's 1952 Packard 300
Posted by HH56 On 2009/5/2 21:46:16
The trim like the letters and other small pot metal pieces was usually cast with small studs. They either pressed into retained type speed clips like in pict 3 or the flat type like 4.
Those look like the type in pict 3. Clean them up and if they are, I've had luck by taking a small awl, icepick, screwdriver whatever and bending the tangs to relieve the pressure that bite into the stud. Don't just try pulling them out because usually the stud breaks off. After the letters are out, the retaining clips can be taken out of the hole.
As to cleaning the paint, others will have some better ideas than I do and also about the ornament. That just might have been changed because it was available or maybe the owner liked the folded wings better & had it changed. Steele has the bumpers.
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Those look like the type in pict 3. Clean them up and if they are, I've had luck by taking a small awl, icepick, screwdriver whatever and bending the tangs to relieve the pressure that bite into the stud. Don't just try pulling them out because usually the stud breaks off. After the letters are out, the retaining clips can be taken out of the hole.
As to cleaning the paint, others will have some better ideas than I do and also about the ornament. That just might have been changed because it was available or maybe the owner liked the folded wings better & had it changed. Steele has the bumpers.
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