Hood Insulation Logo
05-15-2009, 09:07 PM
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Hood Insulation Logo
I came up with this idea from a Cobalt SS that I saw at the NY Auto Show. Here's how to paint a logo on the hood insulation:
1) Trace the SS logo on the side of the HHR with a piece of printer paper and the side of a pencil in order to obtain the proper logo dimensions (this can be done with the HHR or bowtie logo as well)
2) Scan the tracing on a printer/scanner/fax machine
3) Tighten up the image by underlaying it onto a graphics app and refine the cut off lines (use visio, photoshop, etc)
4) Print out the logo on 8.5" x 13" printer paper
5) Cut out the image with an Exacto knife to create a stencil
6) Remove the hood insulation from your HHR by "twisting and pulling" on each of the circular fasteners (without breaking any).
7) The liner has a good amount of inherent static charge, so the stencil will lay out nice on the insulation, but tape the corners. Then follow it up with newspaper around the stencil to prevent overspray.
8) Spray paint the logo/stencil. (I used Krylon appliance white). Use about 10 light coats, as one wet coat will absorb too much at one time. You only have to wait about 2 min between coats, so as long as the paint "sets".
9) Peel away the stencil and newspaper and reinstall the insulation.
1) Trace the SS logo on the side of the HHR with a piece of printer paper and the side of a pencil in order to obtain the proper logo dimensions (this can be done with the HHR or bowtie logo as well)
2) Scan the tracing on a printer/scanner/fax machine
3) Tighten up the image by underlaying it onto a graphics app and refine the cut off lines (use visio, photoshop, etc)
4) Print out the logo on 8.5" x 13" printer paper
5) Cut out the image with an Exacto knife to create a stencil
6) Remove the hood insulation from your HHR by "twisting and pulling" on each of the circular fasteners (without breaking any).
7) The liner has a good amount of inherent static charge, so the stencil will lay out nice on the insulation, but tape the corners. Then follow it up with newspaper around the stencil to prevent overspray.
8) Spray paint the logo/stencil. (I used Krylon appliance white). Use about 10 light coats, as one wet coat will absorb too much at one time. You only have to wait about 2 min between coats, so as long as the paint "sets".
9) Peel away the stencil and newspaper and reinstall the insulation.
05-15-2009, 10:46 PM
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How did you manage to get a hood liner?
I can only think that since my hood already rubs on the air filter box that the liner would hit it even worse.
But, if I did have a liner that logo would be cool to have.
But, if I did have a liner that logo would be cool to have.
05-16-2009, 09:58 AM
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I assumed that they all had them. Mine's an '08, but it was preowned when I bought it (6.5k mi)... I don't know if there should be an RPO code for it, but mine had 2 that I could not decipher. C2Y QO1
Anyway, I got this idea from the Cobalt SS Turbocharged that I saw at a show, so I'm not sure if the reason to include/not include it is heat or "cheap" releated.
Maybe it depends upon the prod run? ChevMgr, any light on this?
Anyway, I got this idea from the Cobalt SS Turbocharged that I saw at a show, so I'm not sure if the reason to include/not include it is heat or "cheap" releated.
Maybe it depends upon the prod run? ChevMgr, any light on this?
