DIY: Black out emblems without taking them off
12-09-2011, 02:16 PM
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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. 
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. 
12-09-2011, 02:25 PM
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Brettly have you tried using some mothers back-to-black on it? Sometimes it does not work the best on older plastic(may take multiple coats), but its worth a try at least. It makes my plastic pieces on the car a deep black and I have seen some with older rx8s that the plastic looks brand new because of this stuff.
http://www.mothers.com/02_products/06108.html
http://www.mothers.com/02_products/06108.html
12-09-2011, 10:00 PM
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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.
Picture 1: After the first coat
2: After 3 coats
3/4: Final products
12-10-2011, 03:12 PM
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12-10-2011, 03:54 PM
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12-10-2011, 07:04 PM
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When I was at the WHiV meet in may out here there were some people there with an older red rx8, not sure of the year but I am thinking 06 or older. Every single piece of black trim on that car looked better than mine and they had always used that back to black stuff. It looked better than my car and it was only a year old at that time.
12-11-2011, 11:02 AM
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12-11-2011, 01:54 PM
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When I was at the WHiV meet in may out here there were some people there with an older red rx8, not sure of the year but I am thinking 06 or older. Every single piece of black trim on that car looked better than mine and they had always used that back to black stuff. It looked better than my car and it was only a year old at that time.
12-11-2011, 02:59 PM
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has anyone thought of plasti dipping their trunk? I know some people like that style of the "black" trunk kinda like this --
http://media.photobucket.com/image/r...h_rx8trunk.jpg
Of course it wont turn out exactly like that but ive seen a user i think on this forum that plasti dipped the top of their rx8 and it turned out really good.
http://media.photobucket.com/image/r...h_rx8trunk.jpg
Of course it wont turn out exactly like that but ive seen a user i think on this forum that plasti dipped the top of their rx8 and it turned out really good.
12-11-2011, 03:59 PM
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I'm gonna re-do them at some point, didn't have the best turn out. Kind of thicker in some areas, and the edges didn't clean up too nicely. Ah well.
Any reason why my pics are just coming up as links, and not pics? Ugh.
Not picking up the img tags or something..
12-11-2011, 05:02 PM
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Curious how you got the stuff inbetween the lettering out though? toothpick or did you tape off the inside as well as around?
But if you scroll down the page a little when typing the "reply" there is a button that says "Manage Attachements" and you can browse files on your computer or enter that URL.
12-11-2011, 05:58 PM
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Yeah, I know there's that, but I'm feeling a tad lazy, haha. The links are there, good enough for me right now.
I actually used a plastic fork, and broke the two inner prongs, or whatever you wanna call them, off.
Hell, with it being a windy day today, I got overspray everywhere. It was halfway up my hood, wtf? We know who's getting clay barred soon, even though I washed it all off. Would've clay barred it today, but it was already getting dark, and approaching freezing.
Stupid winter.
Anywho, thank you.
I actually used a plastic fork, and broke the two inner prongs, or whatever you wanna call them, off.
Hell, with it being a windy day today, I got overspray everywhere. It was halfway up my hood, wtf? We know who's getting clay barred soon, even though I washed it all off. Would've clay barred it today, but it was already getting dark, and approaching freezing.
Stupid winter.
Anywho, thank you.
12-11-2011, 06:01 PM
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As you said overspray i had tons when i did my gas cap. When i washed my car i was able to scrub it off pretty easily and you cant even tell!
12-11-2011, 06:05 PM
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Yeah, I grabbed my bottle of quick detailer, a microfiber towel, and just went to town.
I initially thought about a toothpick, but I just figured a fork would be easier. Though, the toothpick might've been nicer for the much smaller areas. Well, something the size of one, only tougher.
I initially thought about a toothpick, but I just figured a fork would be easier. Though, the toothpick might've been nicer for the much smaller areas. Well, something the size of one, only tougher.
12-11-2011, 06:14 PM
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Yeah, I grabbed my bottle of quick detailer, a microfiber towel, and just went to town.
I initially thought about a toothpick, but I just figured a fork would be easier. Though, the toothpick might've been nicer for the much smaller areas. Well, something the size of one, only tougher.
I initially thought about a toothpick, but I just figured a fork would be easier. Though, the toothpick might've been nicer for the much smaller areas. Well, something the size of one, only tougher.
12-11-2011, 06:54 PM
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I had to pick at every single one of them, haha. I had no luck with that emblem, what so ever.
It, and the Rx8 ones are definitely 5-10 footers. Look their best then.
I was also getting a bit rushed peeling them then, as the temp had gone down by 10 degrees since I first started on the front emblem.
And when it's barely even 40 in the first place, and you're not dressed for that 10 degree difference.. Yeah.
It, and the Rx8 ones are definitely 5-10 footers. Look their best then.
I was also getting a bit rushed peeling them then, as the temp had gone down by 10 degrees since I first started on the front emblem.
And when it's barely even 40 in the first place, and you're not dressed for that 10 degree difference.. Yeah.
12-11-2011, 08:10 PM
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I had to pick at every single one of them, haha. I had no luck with that emblem, what so ever.
It, and the Rx8 ones are definitely 5-10 footers. Look their best then.
I was also getting a bit rushed peeling them then, as the temp had gone down by 10 degrees since I first started on the front emblem.
And when it's barely even 40 in the first place, and you're not dressed for that 10 degree difference.. Yeah.
It, and the Rx8 ones are definitely 5-10 footers. Look their best then.
I was also getting a bit rushed peeling them then, as the temp had gone down by 10 degrees since I first started on the front emblem.
And when it's barely even 40 in the first place, and you're not dressed for that 10 degree difference.. Yeah.
01-06-2012, 08:20 AM
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Plasti-dip is amazing. I did the emblems and wheels. You just have to be patient with the peeling around the emblems. My turned out perfect, even with up close looks. Used 3 coats on everything.
I have since peeled it off the wheels. I will let you know before you decide to plasti-dip them, peeling it off the "rough" areas of the wheels is a bit tedious, but it does all come off eventually. I am talking about that whole area around the lug holes where its scuffed from the nuts, as well as around the center cap hole. I had to get a pair of tweezers and pick at it all
Done in smooth, even coats the emblems and wheels can turn out to look perfect.
I have since peeled it off the wheels. I will let you know before you decide to plasti-dip them, peeling it off the "rough" areas of the wheels is a bit tedious, but it does all come off eventually. I am talking about that whole area around the lug holes where its scuffed from the nuts, as well as around the center cap hole. I had to get a pair of tweezers and pick at it all
Done in smooth, even coats the emblems and wheels can turn out to look perfect.
01-08-2012, 12:23 PM
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@ lookitsjeremy ......How long does it last on your wheels? does it "chip" and peel from debris in the road? I was thinking about doing my wheels with it for the winter to protect them from rock salt
01-08-2012, 02:05 PM
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Nah you'll be good. I've had mine on since begginning of December. No chips nothing only two coats. Gonna add another coat and do it on the inside as well. Looks much cleaner.
01-09-2012, 06:27 AM
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I only had it on my wheels for a few days. I had painted them as it was getting dark out so I had poor lighting and some of the inner edges of the wheels didn't look so good. So I pulled it all off and will re-do it when I can spend more time doing it right.
01-09-2012, 10:45 AM
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has anybody been crazy enough to plasti dip the whole car? ... my car was key and well im thinking it might not look nice on the whole car.. just a crazy idea.