ScottURnot

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I have been looking for deal on chrome emblems for awhile. My gold ones were getting tired plus they just don’t give the look I want, they are kinda 90’s if you know what I mean. I got to thinking, Gold goes on top of chrome and the gold always wears off the chrome so what can I do to get rid of the gold?
I decided to take a chance and try, no guts no glory!
Here is what you will need.

• Heat gun or hair dryer
• Buffing wheel for a drill or die grinder
• Metal polish I like Blue magic
• Two sided emblem tape
• Some razor blades
• WD40
• Prep solvent
• One gallon can of patience
• And about three hours

Lets start with a before shot.

ScottURnot

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Now using the heat gun gently warm the emblem up. Use a credit card to lift the emblem and start cutting the adhesive with a blade, slowly! It will break!
Once you have it off use the WD40 to remove the glue on the car.

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Here are the heat gun and buffer I used

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Now hold the emblem in your hand and use the buffer and compound too polish off the gold. Here is a emblem halfway done.

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Here it is done, Now take a razor and clean the extra adhesive off the back of it.

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Clean it with a prep type solvent.
Now stick new adhesive tape to it. I always use 3m trim adhesive. Once you stick it to it you will need to trim all around it with a razor blade.

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Now clean the car with a prep type solvent and stick it on. Walla! Chrome!

Repeat for all the emblems and here is how it looks.

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Close up

wildrice09

Wow...that looks awesome, great writeup man.

RedPhoenix

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sweet, never knew the gold was on top of the silver

ScottURnot

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Chrome with un-touched gold.

Black_SC

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great write up Scott, now if i only had gold emblems haha.

hknubsauce

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great write-up...looks like i got another summer car project to add to the list...

Dr.Zeus

personally i think the gold gave it such a rich look but whatever floats your boat

SCpwner

WTF... wow... your amazing... i would have never guessed that under the gold is freaking chrome... i just got done painting mine black satin bc it was my compromise for getting rid of the gold and not having chrome. BLAH. now i have to take it all off again.

anyways nice write up scott.