Unlike modern cars with the stick on individual letters for brand ID, in the old way they were cast and as a chrome block of letters with spaces between them, the spaces were painted black. Like the 3 block letter Hornet emblems on my car. The black paint on mine is wearing off but the chrome is fine. I was going to re-paint the black but I had a better idea. I am going to paint the areas that were black the orange body color of the car making the letters look like they are individual ones. Details Details I love it. The work is a pain but the final results are well worth it. I also have to restore the plastic stick on AMC emblem on the drivers side of the license plate under the hatch. Going to do the orange thing on that one too. All these subtle little details just keeps making this car look better and better and no one can single out one thing that stands out. :-) That's the way it is supposed to be, the overall effect is what count's. "Doc" _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com