Thread: painted emblems

heres what i did. i painted the background of my front emblem.
<---before after--->



and heres a closer look




im willing to do it for others if you are interested. pm me if you are and we can go from there. i can do any color combo you want.

You need about 4 more coats

^^ X2.....do they simply just come apart?

ya they do come apart. and then i just used model paint and took a pick and scratched off all the paint that was there originally and just re did it all. ya it doesnt look the best but i just need to figure out how to make it look better yet

I like what you did with the black, but the outer edge looks like it needs some work. Bring back the chrome and make it shine.

Best, Lenny

i dont get how you did this... i peeled apart a spare arrowhead and its just a solid taped back side... what did you actually do to paint it? or get it apart

i just seperated the black part from the painted clear part and then i took a pick and scratched all of the paint off. that didnt damage it at all. then from there i painted in the center "+" silver and then painted the rest black and then scratched off the outer border so i could get the silver outline there and then painted the outline. after that i then just used regular model glue to put it back together. i thought about using super glue but i didnt want the foggy haze that it sometimes leave behind to affect anything. so far it is lasting good for me. yes i agree it didnt turn out the best but i thought id give it a shot as to doing something kind of different

I'd have soaked it in something corossive to get the paint off. Lacquer thinner maybe

ya that s what i was thinking. im going to the junkyard monday and pick up a few. see if i can make it all look better. if te first one turns out good ill post it and then ill even take color combos and then before anything else happens (payment/shipping) wait to see how it turns out and if you still want it. i was thinking like $5(?) to do one? hows that sound?

$5 for a fixed up custom color badge is better than a $20 sticker to put over it. =P

ya i figured 5$ was a good and reason able price cuz to me 10 sounds like way to much for a couple drops of paint.

ya 20 can be steep for those of us on a budget

update....

got called into work monday so i will be getting some emblems next monday. post or pm me what combo you would like to see and ill do it and then if you want it we can go from there

im thinking your arrowhead was different than mine because when i seperated the arrowhead itself from the black border/background, on the backside of the arrowhead it was black plastic/rubber. the paint wasnt accessible to scratch off

Arrowhead Replacement Grand Prix

^any color combo you want

After I read this thread, I took a look at my front emblem. Ended up hitting it with one medium coat of VHT Nightshades, came out pretty good.

how do take off the emblem? heat gun? screws?

heat gun and peel/pop out

Originally Posted by biggt

how do take off the emblem? heat gun? screws?

Same as other emblems. Goo Gone and Dental floss.

Originally Posted by Colossus

Same as other emblems. Goo Gone and Dental floss.

pics of how yours turned out?

Originally Posted by iroc2

pics of how yours turned out?

If your refering to how goo gone and detal floss removed emblems?

"Grand Prix" removed off the trunk lid.