Painting bowtie black

[Grnchevy08]

I know there must be a few of you out there that have done this. I dont know if it matters on an OBS truck or a new one? But how did you get the bowtie off? I cant figure out how to get it off without breakin it. It doesnt seem like it really wants to come off. How did you do it?

[way2fast600rr]

Im guessing your talking about the bowtie in the front? I know the newest body style has a bowtie in the rear also. I know on my NBS the bowtie in the front just unbolts from inside the grille. If you think its stuck on just heat it up with a heat gun or a blowdryer and it should come off fairly easy.

[sibbypl]

lol thats a good one because when i changed my grill i painted it black lol but yea take the grill off and there are 2 bolts

[xAustin]

i painted mien the other day, just taped it off and painted it... didnt feel like taking the whole grill off just to get the bowtie off of it

[way2fast600rr]

you shouldnt have to take the grille off to get the bowtie off.

[Roehl_909]

The outer part of my bowtie fell off one day. So I cleaned all the old paint off the inside of it, painted it blue, and stuck it back on with model glue.

I like it better this way, because the paint's on the inside protected from weather and bugs and crap...it's never coming off.

[Ttomes]

Originally Posted by Roehl_909

The outer part of my bowtie fell off one day. So I cleaned all the old paint off the inside of it, painted it blue, and stuck it back on with model glue.

I like it better this way, because the paint's on the inside protected from weather and bugs and crap...it's never coming off.

Had my grille and bowtie painted recently. Mine is a 98 W/T so a gray grille was original. Wanted it to look a bit nicer. Painter hdded the Candy color to the bowtie.

[dags]

open the hood, reach behind the grille and unbolt it..if it has a plastic cover take that off and the grille will be more exposed from under the hood, no need to take the grille all the way off

[shane_k1500]

my bow tie fell off when i was wheeling , i wonder if i can buy another one at the chevy dealership...

[Roadworker]

I used Black tape on mine instead of paint

[LoudBigBlue]

Originally Posted by shane_k1500

my bow tie fell off when i was wheeling , i wonder if i can buy another one at the chevy dealership...

if not you can order one from LMC Truck

[TahoeRider]

Originally Posted by Roadworker

I used Black tape on mine instead of paint

Ghetto... lol I did the same exact thing on my old 74 Suburban. Back then I think the tie was originally blue.

[Jersz71]

Originally Posted by TahoeRider

Ghetto... lol I did the same exact thing on my old 74 Suburban. Back then I think the tie was originally blue.

I did the same but with the vinyl adhesive that can be found of ebay, took some time but holds up nice to rock chips