Painted Emblems and Grille!!!
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Hey people
yesterday, i decided to paint my emblems and grille. i only had enough time to do the "LEXUS" and "IS250" emblems. i will be doing the "L" today.
painted them BLACK PEARL. looks good, i think. and it cost WAYYY less than the real one.
im redoing my grille today so no pics. it came out too light so im gonna put on a few more coats to make it look better. the color is the same, black pearl.
i used these 2 DIYs
how to take off grille
how to paint
tell me what you guys think.
sorry for the crap iphone pics and the dirty *** car. HAHAH
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0135.jpg)
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0136.jpg)
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0137.jpg)
ALSO, i stuck on the emblems with 3M tape. my friend told me to use silicon. whats better? and if i used silicon, how would i take it off??
thanks
andrew
UPDATE!!! PICTURE OF PAINTED GRILLE
here is the finished product of my painted grille. its not professional work but please feel free to comment. its hard keeping the "black chrome" look kuz the paint doesnt stick to the stock chrome. anyways, even though there are some spots, i say it came out pretty well.
yesterday, i decided to paint my emblems and grille. i only had enough time to do the "LEXUS" and "IS250" emblems. i will be doing the "L" today.
painted them BLACK PEARL. looks good, i think. and it cost WAYYY less than the real one.
im redoing my grille today so no pics. it came out too light so im gonna put on a few more coats to make it look better. the color is the same, black pearl.
i used these 2 DIYs
how to take off grille
how to paint
tell me what you guys think.
sorry for the crap iphone pics and the dirty *** car. HAHAH
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0135.jpg)
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0136.jpg)
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0137.jpg)
ALSO, i stuck on the emblems with 3M tape. my friend told me to use silicon. whats better? and if i used silicon, how would i take it off??
thanks
andrew
UPDATE!!! PICTURE OF PAINTED GRILLE
here is the finished product of my painted grille. its not professional work but please feel free to comment. its hard keeping the "black chrome" look kuz the paint doesnt stick to the stock chrome. anyways, even though there are some spots, i say it came out pretty well.
![](http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee170/xtwinkiieex/IMG_0151.jpg)
Last edited by KrapWerdna; 02-04-09 at 03:03 PM. Reason: new picture
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i got it from HOBBY PEOPLE. i used Tamiya Paint. its a really small can 100ml and cost $7. i also bought clear coat which is 2.5x bigger and cost $4. HHAHAH but, its in the link above.
but here it is agian
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...e-emblems.html
i put 2 coats on it.
and thanks everyone!!
but here it is agian
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/aut...e-emblems.html
i put 2 coats on it.
and thanks everyone!!
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Just yank it off. Sewell provided a great little plastic tool for getting the emblems off. This was a great help because it didn't scratch the paint. Mine was a pain because my car is so old.