Vikki, i believe you do not need a translucent paint for the emblems to give them that transparent look, unless of course you want to use that type of paint The chrome dividers inside are not very tall, therefore the inlay areas where the paint is applied will not accept much paint,unless of course one were to put too much paint to cover the chrome dividers altogether.This coupled with the pebble/raised textured metal gaps the paint so to speak and that metal comes through to help (along with the depth of the clear) give it the illusion of metallic or being transparent.
David
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