tmf2004

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here's my DIY emblems.... didn't turnout to bad. 5 light coats of paint 4 coats of clear, prepped with alcohol pad and wore Nitrex gloves... the dark areas are shadows...

lilSCsteve

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^^^Oldie, but goodie! Another "book-marked" thread for me! TMF2004 that looks good!

tmf2004

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haha thanks. there not bad but you can tell its spray painted in certain light. it's not as smooth as the $250 emblem.

lilSCsteve

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^^^Yeah, but nothing a lil light sanding and re-paint won't fix. lol Now that I think about it, my neighbor just bought one of those 3d printers-Hmmm...I wonder if we can make some emblems? If we pull the trigger, I'll report back.

steve

tmf2004

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keep me posted . so like 800 grit then repaint?

Joe166

This hobby paint really emulates the black chrome. I got the full emblem black chrome from Sewell and put it on my GS Sport. I didn't like the chrome fake exhaust at the bottom of the rear valance but hardly wanted to spend the money to do much with these phony "tips" so I bought a can of that hobby paint at a local hobby shop and sprayed the chrome ends while barely masking the surrounding area to prevent overspray. It really worked! It has been several weeks now and it matches the black chrome perfectly at a grand cost of about $7. No peeling, no bubbling, just a nice look. I have to thank the OP for finding this nice match.

Mcaro12803

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Probably because you put 5 layers of paint on it and 4 layers of clear. WHY??? That's 9 layers.

Base coat you just need 2-3 TOPS. 2 should be plenty as long as you get the whole thing covered. 4 layers of clear is also overkill. The more paint you put on it, the chittier it starts looking. Put the last coat of clear on thick and it should be as smooth as automotive paint even if you are using a rattle can.

Same thing goes for Plastidip and other rubber coatings. Just like paint, you can either make the result super grainy by shooting light coats from far away, or get it looking extremely smooth by shooting closer and heavier coats. Yes more risk of a run, but if you're careful it should not be an issue at all.

XF40FSPORT

WOW! I really like how yours came out.

If you don't mind, can you share how many coats of Tamiya & clear coats you applied?

CRowe14

Though this wouldn't work for the color of my car, those emblems look great!
Great job!

XF40FSPORT

Late night project complete! Just a hint darker than the F Sport badge. All in all, I'm completely satisfied with end result. Thanks OP on tutorial!

Mcaro12803

thank you,
I put about 2-3 LIGHT coats,the more coats,the darker itll get and lose that chrome look background. didn't put any clear coat.

dorkacho

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subscribed! mini project for the weekends

es808

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Just wanted to post pics of my newly painted black pearl emblems. I followed the instructions. This was done with 3 coats of the Tamiya PS-31 and 2 coats of clear.

Bengal

Digging up a super old thread here but I’m trying to do my emblems on my GX. I’m tired of the ugly plastidip. Has anyone used Duplicolor Shadow Chrome spray paint instead of this Tamiya paint? Is it essentially the same thing? Also for those of you who used this tamiya paint on your plastic grilles, how have they held up?