Decided to take on a little project this weekend...blacked out emblems!

Took them off and sanded them a little bit with 120 grit to knock the shine off of the chrome. Then applied two coats of duplicolor black followed by two coats of clearcoat.



Used 3M double sided molding tape to reapply the emblems.



And here they are back on the car. Let me know what you guys think.

 

lookin slick! i like the blacked out grille, and on a black car, the emblems look pretty stealth. nice diy!

 

Looks really good, im planning on doing that this week.

 

I wish I can DIY these type of stuff.

 

not a fan of the glossy black(i went for the graphite grey metallic to match the factory grill), but still a good job

 

Do you have any pictures of yours? I'm sure it looks great, but I've never seen a graphite one before.

 

Emblems look good. Also curious as to how the graphite grey metallic emblems look.

 

I did the same process on mine. It's pretty simple and looks great but the front grille and emblem chip from rocks really really easily. Expect to re-do it every so often if you drive on the highway at all. :-/

 

Nicely done!

 

I dont know about this one. The car is already black, why paint the emblems black?? I could understand if its a white car. Sorry just my opinion

 

^ I don't like black emblems on a white car, black is nicer.

 

Gloss black looks good on a black car. i think.

What looks better for a white IS matte black or gloss black??

 

Dark chrome looks nice on white. Black emblems are kinda too much on a white car IMO.

 

nahhh black emblems look sickkest on white car...

on black it jus looks too blended in with the whole car ...so it looks like ehhh...

trust me on a black car.. u need a LITTLE bit of chrome... at least the "L" with black grill surround that would loook the best imo

 

I agree

I am planning on getting my grille and emblems painted soon but haven't decided whether to do them gloss or matte black.