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'20s-early '30s Radiator shell emblem replacement

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sixball:
Thanks, that is the kind of info I need, both how it was done originally and what has been done that works today. No matter which shell I end up using this thing has to come out and be reinstalled unless I leave the '27 shell alone for a wall hanger and put a repo emblem in the '26 shell. Then there is the 3rd option, the Oliver Tractor nose with a trimmed '30s Dodge stainless grill. Looks a bit like a Miller. I'd rather save that for a speedster project. Attaching the word "speed" to one of my projects doesn't sound right.  :(

TFoch:
The stud broke off on the repo grille emblem I bought.  I reattached the emblem with 3M double sided tape without the stud.  It's been on there for a few years now with no issues.

sixball:
Thanks Tom.
I got the emblem out of the '27 shell today. I brushed the back side with a brass brush and soaked it with Liquid Wrench for a couple of days. I looked at the '26 shell to see how the hole was formed then at the '27 shell and could see the rim of the radiator shell metal all around the emblem. It was, as RoarsRoads & others said, pressed in and held by the tension and friction of the metal disc on the back of the emblem. I Could not push it out so I tried putting a piece of hard rubber in the back and hitting it with a small hammer....nothing. Then I tapped a plastic tent peg with the hammer and it came out with just a couple taps. I had placed the front of the shell on the cushion of a shop stool to catch the emblem and protect it and the shell from a hard surface. I bent the metal slightly but I think I can straighten it before I put it in the other shell after paint.

sammons:
Glad you got the right info to get them off. Good save.

My '29 emblem fell off that round "spring clip" retainer, it remained in the grille shell. A search on the net and i found one like mine for sale and the back side looked as mine was. You can see the grey stuff of what ever held it to retainer.  Glue type or solder.....haven't a clue😁

sixball:
I think they are soldered together. I don't think sweat soldering it back together would hurt the enamel on the front side. They used to have a lot of enamel cookware. The only hard part would be getting it located perfectly. You could probably build a jig. I think the back piece is steel. I'll hit it with a magnet tomorrow.

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