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DIY - Matte Black Emblems - Plastidip, no emblem removal required!
#826
I took these pictures with my phone so sorry if the picture look a little too blurry.
#827
Looks good man, i did mine and it came out great... i did the grill also. BTW it doesnt take 45 min to dry mine was good after 15 min its very quick.
**** Double check and make sure you spray up under the bottoms of the emblems, its easy to miss in some of the areas on the bottom because you are above and spraying from the top.
**** Double check and make sure you spray up under the bottoms of the emblems, its easy to miss in some of the areas on the bottom because you are above and spraying from the top.
Last edited by IOWNALEXUS; 05-22-11 at 12:43 PM.
#828
here's a update...painted 2 coat already and just waiting for another 45min to spray the 3rd coat. I am going to give it a total of 4 coat. I started at 9:45am, hopefully another hr or so i be done but im not rushing it.
I took these pictures with my phone so sorry if the picture look a little too blurry.
I took these pictures with my phone so sorry if the picture look a little too blurry.
Last edited by HIDness; 05-22-11 at 03:38 PM.
#829
here's a update...painted 2 coat already and just waiting for another 45min to spray the 3rd coat. I am going to give it a total of 4 coat. I started at 9:45am, hopefully another hr or so i be done but im not rushing it.
I took these pictures with my phone so sorry if the picture look a little too blurry.
I took these pictures with my phone so sorry if the picture look a little too blurry.
#830
thanks guys.. Anyone paint there roof yet? I saw the youtube vid of the rims being done.. whats the longevity and durability of this stuff? seems like it would hold up pretty good..
#831
Weird i never seen this thread before. Looks pretty good. Guess this is some kind of a project in a week or two. Now time to look for this plastidip.
any ideas where i can get this cheap?
any ideas where i can get this cheap?
#832
#834
I'm planning to plastidip my cracked up front lip
I'll be using
http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip - plastidip
http://www.blackmagicshine.com/tire-wet.php - tire wet for shine
http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Engine-P.../dp/B001GXAS3Y - clear coat
Wish me luck, the bumper can't get any worse lol!
I'll be using
http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip - plastidip
http://www.blackmagicshine.com/tire-wet.php - tire wet for shine
http://www.amazon.com/Clear-Engine-P.../dp/B001GXAS3Y - clear coat
Wish me luck, the bumper can't get any worse lol!
#836
I have an update for y'alls:
I plastidipped my Prius 3 months ago thanks to this awesome thread. It's holding up awesomely even around the 'hybrid' badge edges where I left it colored blue. I also left the inside of the Toyota 'T' filled it rather than peeling it off. Made it look kinda like a batman symbol. Anyways, a month ago I decided to peel off the inside of the 'T' on the front emblem hoping to preserve the rest of black emblem. It was a bit difficult because peeling off the inside pulled the badge part with it. So I ended up having to remove the whole thing. However, it was a clean remove and did not leave any residue on my paint, even after 2 months of being stuck on there. The verdict is plastidip is great stuff.
As far as Plastidipping the roof, my concern would be discoloration (since your roof is directly under the sun). Also your paint would not discolor evenly with the car, so if/when the plastidip comes off/discolors, you'd have to restore the roof with another wrap.
I plastidipped my Prius 3 months ago thanks to this awesome thread. It's holding up awesomely even around the 'hybrid' badge edges where I left it colored blue. I also left the inside of the Toyota 'T' filled it rather than peeling it off. Made it look kinda like a batman symbol. Anyways, a month ago I decided to peel off the inside of the 'T' on the front emblem hoping to preserve the rest of black emblem. It was a bit difficult because peeling off the inside pulled the badge part with it. So I ended up having to remove the whole thing. However, it was a clean remove and did not leave any residue on my paint, even after 2 months of being stuck on there. The verdict is plastidip is great stuff.
As far as Plastidipping the roof, my concern would be discoloration (since your roof is directly under the sun). Also your paint would not discolor evenly with the car, so if/when the plastidip comes off/discolors, you'd have to restore the roof with another wrap.
Last edited by macmaster; 05-22-11 at 07:17 PM.
#837
I have an update for y'alls:
I plastidipped my Prius 3 months ago thanks to this awesome thread. It's holding up awesomely even around the 'hybrid' badge edges where I left it colored blue. I also left the inside of the Toyota 'T' filled it rather than peeling it off. Made it look kinda like a batman symbol. Anyways, a month ago I decided to peel off the inside of the 'T' on the front emblem hoping to preserve the rest of black emblem. It was a bit difficult because peeling off the inside pulled the badge part with it. So I ended up having to remove the whole thing. However, it was a clean remove and did not leave any residue on my paint, even after 2 months of being stuck on there. The verdict is plastidip is great stuff.
As far as Plastidipping the roof, my concern would be discoloration (since your roof is directly under the sun). Also your paint would not discolor evenly with the car, so if/when the plastidip comes off/discolors, you'd have to restore the roof with another wrap.
I plastidipped my Prius 3 months ago thanks to this awesome thread. It's holding up awesomely even around the 'hybrid' badge edges where I left it colored blue. I also left the inside of the Toyota 'T' filled it rather than peeling it off. Made it look kinda like a batman symbol. Anyways, a month ago I decided to peel off the inside of the 'T' on the front emblem hoping to preserve the rest of black emblem. It was a bit difficult because peeling off the inside pulled the badge part with it. So I ended up having to remove the whole thing. However, it was a clean remove and did not leave any residue on my paint, even after 2 months of being stuck on there. The verdict is plastidip is great stuff.
As far as Plastidipping the roof, my concern would be discoloration (since your roof is directly under the sun). Also your paint would not discolor evenly with the car, so if/when the plastidip comes off/discolors, you'd have to restore the roof with another wrap.
#840
im thinkin of doing my rear emblems and front grill this weekend, does anyone know if i have to remove the entire front bumper to get the grill off or can i remove it fairly easy..im nervous about breaking something on my 11.