Painting Emblem's

Kybball#1 · 09-07-09, 08:27 PM

I am going to paint my emblems and am wondering once you get them off and paint how hard is it, and what is the best way to get all of the letters back on straight? Thanks in adv...

Lexi D · 09-07-09, 08:58 PM

When I put my black pearl emblems on I put the two with the little pegs on first. Then taped the rest below and carefully just peeled them off and moved them up. Came out perfect. So for you I would make some sort of stencil before you pull them off and then use that to put them back on. (Use a ruler to measure the distance between the letters when you make your stencil, and graph paper). Hope that helps.

juice14 · 09-07-09, 10:13 PM

mark them with masking tape so when you put them back you know where they go.

javyLSU · 09-07-09, 10:15 PM

I used painter's tape to mark around the emblems before removing them. Not only did it serve as a template for when I went to reapply the emblems, but it also protected the paint when I removed the OE emblems.

Javier

alan003 · 09-07-09, 10:43 PM

i want to paint mine as well... how much will it cost to do at a local shop if i brought my own black pearl paint

Kybball#1 · 09-08-09, 08:02 AM

thanks Javy, i think thats exactly what i will do, when taking the painters tape off, if will not hurt the paint will it?

javyLSU · 09-08-09, 10:45 AM

^No, painters tape is a very low adehsive type of tape.

Javier

joeker · 09-08-09, 11:03 AM

i painted mine.. graphic grey metallic though (matches the grill).. it's pretty easy.. clean with alcohol.. primer.. couple of coats.. clearcoat.. 3M tape.. in terms of putting it back on.. usually when you take off your emblems, there will be some type of adhesive still on your trunk that gives it an outline of where your emblems should be..

alan003 · 09-08-09, 10:55 PM

a noob here.. what type of 3m tape do you use to put the emblems back on

javyLSU · 09-08-09, 11:10 PM

Javier

Lexus@17 · 09-08-09, 11:41 PM

cant i just use gorilla glue?

javyLSU · 09-09-09, 12:59 AM

Why in the world would you glue your emblems back on? That kind of glue is DEATH for your car's paint.

Javier

joeker · 09-09-09, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by alan003

a noob.. but what type of 3m tape do you use to put the emblems back on

who you callin noob?

royaltyrsp · 09-09-09, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by joeker

who you callin noob?

himself...

SpecLexus · 09-09-09, 10:58 AM

Everyone's so sensitive and testy. I don't think the black pearl emblem are very noticeable other than when it's bright outside. I would prefer to have it painted than getting the black pearl.