Thanks to this thread, I just did a couple of things last night. No pics, they look really good though. I used the Testors White on the Pontiac Lettering, and Testors Black & Dark Red for the Birds. One tip about the Toothpick methods. I found a very fine file in my toolbox. It was very easy to control and the fine point got into the corners very well. Be Patient, it only takes about 15 minutes to do a whole bird, if you rush it you can be done in 5 minutes. Dont do that. Let the paint drip off the tool you are using back into the bottle, leaving very little paint on the tool, then set it into the channel of the emblem and let it flow. Put a nice drop in the center and when the tool is fairly dry, move it into the corners. If you try to put a full drop in the corners it will overflow. As said before, you can neatly scrape it off after it drys to reveal the Chrome.
I also bought some Clear Coat. It came in a bottle, dont have the exact name right now. It worked out really well. After the paint dryed I just redid the emblem with the clear. The Clear spread very easily so it went really fast, and you dont notice mistakes like with the paint. The finished product has a lot more gloss "glassy" look.
One thing - So how can tell the difference between an Original Bird or Emblem and an Aftermarket? I have both, and I really cant see the difference. The Glass in the birds of the aftermarket seems cheap, as one of them fell apart on me a couple years ago, but the casting seems exactly the same.
