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Painted Emblems Black. what do you think?
05-30-04, 03:39 PM
#1
Lexus Champion
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Painted Emblems Black. what do you think?
They use to be Gold, but a detailer used a high speed buffer and faded them REALLY bad, so I pull them off and painted them black. I like it, wanna know what you guys and gals think though.
Pain in the butt pulling them off though. Used an old credit card to pry the adhesive off then they popped off. Lightly sanded the gold off and used Rust-Oleum Pastic paint and 2 coats of clear. Then got 3M Trim and Molding glue to put them back on.
Pain in the butt pulling them off though. Used an old credit card to pry the adhesive off then they popped off. Lightly sanded the gold off and used Rust-Oleum Pastic paint and 2 coats of clear. Then got 3M Trim and Molding glue to put them back on.
Last edited by IronCobra; 05-30-04 at 03:45 PM.
i just kept the "L" chrome to offset the contrast...
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05-30-04, 05:15 PM
#9
Lexus Champion
Originally I thought this would only look good on black and a few other select colors. Looks like I was wrong, blacked out emblems go well with your color.
I still don't think I can get away with it on my car though.
I still don't think I can get away with it on my car though.
05-30-04, 07:30 PM
#11
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Thanks everyone.. I was a bit skeptical at first, but then I thought "hey it can't look any worse than faded Gold."
so I figured what the hell.
Do you think it would be too much if I painted the chrome grill insert black as well? I need options on that also.
so I figured what the hell.
Do you think it would be too much if I painted the chrome grill insert black as well? I need options on that also.
Last edited by IronCobra; 05-30-04 at 07:33 PM.
05-30-04, 09:02 PM
#13
I hope my opinion will be respected but for me personally, I like the silver color & on your color think the silver would look nice. Again it's just a matter of personal opinion. I have a black SC & I don't think I would like black emblems even on my color, cause it would just blend into the paint, of course that might be a what someone is after. I want to be able to see them jump off the paint color.
But then again it is different & it's what sets your car apart from someone elses.
Maybe I'll change my mind after seeing them on a black SC
But then again it is different & it's what sets your car apart from someone elses.
Maybe I'll change my mind after seeing them on a black SC
05-30-04, 09:04 PM
#14
Lexus Champion
Originally posted by IronCobra
Do you think it would be too much if I painted the chrome grill insert black as well? I need options on that also.
Do you think it would be too much if I painted the chrome grill insert black as well? I need options on that also.
Last edited by Technics; 05-30-04 at 09:14 PM.
05-30-04, 09:09 PM
#15
That's cool, what would we be without PS.
Almost makes the car look more aggresive. Nice.
Almost makes the car look more aggresive. Nice.
Last edited by Xanadu350; 05-30-04 at 09:11 PM.