royalfitz

Thank you and thank you!

Soon to be plasti dipping all of the emblems. My only worry is getting the plasti dip out of the small areas like the inside of the letters and what not.

mrl84

i used wooden tooth picks, they worked well.

Brettly2005

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Yea those work well. Be cautious if you use an exacto knife

royalfitz

What about the paint? did you have any problems scratching it?

Wingznut

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Nah, a wooden toothpick won't scratch the paint (unless you are completely careless.)

royalfitz

Sweet ill try this later today after the rain and ill upload a picture!

mrl84

yeah what he said, i had no problems. also the tooth picks i used had a pointy end and a rounded end, the rounded end actually worked better.

MadDog2020

I'm trying this out this weekend.

Has anyone tried clear coat over the emblems after applying the plasti?

I would think it would not cause any damage?

RotaryBoi

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You should be fine. A glossy clearcoat would probably be nice if you don't like the matte finish. Worst case scenario is the clearcoat doesn't break along the edges of the emblems and peels off the desired plasti-dip with it. Try it, let us know...

Brettly2005

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Clear over the plasti dip works great just don't go too heavy on it or it can have a yellow hue. Post some pics when finished

MadDog2020

Awesome, thanks and I will!

MadDog2020

Good to know! I'm going to get extra cans of Plasti in case I get some failed attempts.

I've never used the stuff so don't rightly know how much I'll need.

xexok

Wouldn't the clear coat make it kind of hard to peel it off properly in the tiny crevices like the rx-8 emblem has?

Please post pictures of it on your white car when you finish.

RotaryBoi

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One can is plenty for all emplems. Maybe buy 2 if you're REALLY concerned about failing. Ans as I and xexok mentioned, the clear may make the plastidip not want to break properly or peel in the small crevices. Looking forward to seeing pics!

Brettly2005

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I used two cans and got my emblems, side markers, and rims all with multiple coats. The only way I see clear coat working on the emblems is if you take them off... but im interested to see if it would work with em on

MadDog2020

First attempt tonight is FAIL. I sprayed too much Plasti first coat. Looks like I need to do light coats and progressively hit my desired coating/saturation.

Found a nice vid:

I'll be attempting this again (front emblem only) tonight and see if the clear coat works as well.

Brettly2005

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The first coat should barely cover the emblems. Click the link on the first page to the Lexus forum, that will help too.

MadDog2020

LOL I did and looked at it like 5X but for some reason that aspect eluded me.

I am so not anything automotive/handy inclined

Well, that being said, should I somehow pull this off with my inability to do anything right, it means ANYONE can do it!! LOL!

Brettly2005

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Haha physical labor inept just like Jaremy Clarkson. I'm sure you'll figure it out eventually lol

Wingznut

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As with pretty much any painting, PATIENCE is your friend. I forced myself by setting a timer. I threw on one light coat, and then set a timer for 30 minutes and I don't go back out there until it goes off. Another light coat and set the timer again. After the third, I set the timer for an hour before I peeled off the excess.

MadDog2020

LOL, best part, it's all reversible. I just peeled it off. It's now dark out and my Jeep is in the garage (no doors, top, windows etc) so tomorrow night I'll have another (much more patient) crack at this =)

royalfitz

Tried doing my front emblem today... didnt work out to great. I tapped off about 4-6 inches around the emblem and still had some overyspray. isnt a big deal i just rubbed the paint with my finger and it came off. I didnt feel like rubbing my car down with my finger so ill get to washing it tomorrow and get it all off. no problem. Ill try again tomorrow and upload some pics of the progress/ screw ups haha

MadDog2020

LOL Love it Royal, you feel like I do right now =) I'll be doing the same my friend

royalfitz

hopefully after cleaning the 8 ill be more inclined to do a better job and like was stated before maybe ill have a little patience and take my time doing it haha. Hopefully i can get around to posting some pictures tomorrow!

GZRX-8

I found out about plasti dip a little over a year ago and blacked out the emblems on my Saab 9-3 and it worked like a charm. I used plasti dip again when I got my 8 three or four months ago and it has held up nicely. Something different that I did that I have not seen mentioned in this thread is I plasti dipped the lower plastic portion of the rear bumper. As we all know that piece tends to fade and look pretty bad over time. The bumper piece and the emblems have held up nicely over the last four months. Hope this helps any of you that may be considering a fix for that annoying faded bumper.