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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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Default Painted emblems, before & after pictures

What do you guys think? Took about a week from start to finish. Worth the time?


removal took from Kelly Moore


prep work


removal process


Before


After


After

Thanks for looking!
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:44 PM
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Ambivilant for me ..... the chrome are a bit softer where the black are more 'in your face'. Not sure one is better than the other.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:45 PM
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Wow. That looks so freaking good. Maddd props. Some of the pictures aren't loading I think... By the way, what are you using to paint the emblems?

*Edit*
Nevermind! They are working now.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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I applied two coats of Dupli-Color automotive paint. 3M professional doubble-side tape. Same ones that came with the emblems.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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Is it Black or Black Pearl? Stands out a lot more than the chrome which is probably what you were looking for. I like it.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 06:51 PM
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Very nice. I like.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 07:09 PM
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sexy .. more picture please~
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 08:01 PM
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I like it too. Looks very good.
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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Great pics, looks fantastic!

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Old Nov 11, 2006 | 11:49 PM
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could you pls tell me the tool's name or model number pls in full
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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wow great work! i did the same, however i managed to keep the emblems on the passenger side still on the car. :P
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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are black emblems really expensive? if not, i would've just bought those instead of painting them
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:12 AM
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That looks great! I want to do it for my black IS350, but I'm afraid i'll break something.

I'd like to know the name of the tool and paint color too. I used dental floss and goo gone to debadge my Subaru, but I don't want to do that on the Lexus

Did you do the front too? I'm afraid to break that too ^^;;
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 02:20 AM
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I think it looks good, however for me I wouldnt go thru with it for a small difference, maybe if I had a white car tho. One thing I was wondering is, how did you get the emblems back on? not so much the adhesive or what you used to apply them, but HOW did you put them back on???

Did you just eyeball it or take measurements. < this is the main reason I wouldnt do this, because I would have to get it perfectly back on,which i know I wouldnt do. Like in yours it looks like the "I" and "S" are a tad farther apart now, than before. Maybe its just the paint tho. I gotta admit tho it looks real clean and screams lexus lol
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Old Nov 12, 2006 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by tracerit
are black emblems really expensive? if not, i would've just bought those instead of painting them
The set costs over two hundred dollars i believe..
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