can anyone give details on how to taking them off? I would like to take them off and black paint them... what do you guys think black badge on a Silver IS?

 

I think dental floss would work, I'd just be careful not to break the badge when pulling it off. I'm planning to paint mine black too, I'm just not sure what spray paint to use that won't just peel right off. Any suggestions?

 

There are a total of 6 holes on the trunk lid: 2 on the "Lexus" wordpiece, 2 on the Circle-L logo, and one each on the "S" and "0" in "IS 350". Below is a picture of the back side of the my stock emblems.



As for what to paint them with, just go buy some DupliColor automotive paint that comes in spray cans at Wal-Mart, AutoZone, etc... The important part is to sand them a bit before you spray them. The best sandpaper for an application like this would be modeling sandpaper - it comes in small 3x4" sheets, (which you can also find at most Wal-Mart type stores) and it has the fine grit needed for a good-looking and durable finish.

Javier

 

can someone take a picture of the emblems after sanding them down? i want to see how much your supposed to sand off. i dont want to do too much or too little

 

does the duplicolor have a clear to make it shiny after i spray it black?

thanks for all the tips. what about re-applying them?

 

You don't really want to sand anything off - the purpose of the sanding is to make the surface textured so that the paint will have something to adhere to, not to take anything off. And yes, DupliColor does have clearcoat spray available too.

Javier

 

Do they make Black Chrome Emblems for the IS?

 

The only ones that I know of that are readily available for purchase are the "Black Pearl" emblems from Sewell Lexus:



Javier

 

I went to a local body shop and they said that there were no holes. Good thing I read this before I attempted to take them off.

On another note, does anyone one know if they are if the 07's might not have holes? and they quoted me 170 to fill them in.. is that too much?

 

I'm gonna be working on my emblems this weekend, when I take them off I'll let you know if there are holes

 

ahh I was trying to find answers for about a week now. Thank you very much..
keep me updated

 

You need to sand it first otherwise the paint will peel off easily

 

have you done this before? which kind of duplicolor do i need? there are 3423894 types ;x

 

bump for how it went?

 

doing it tomorrow, i installed led lights today I'll post photos tomorrow when I'm finished. probably will be late because I'll be out all day.