DIY: Black out emblems without taking them off
01-09-2012, 04:49 PM
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^^^ my friend tried turning is golf from Silver to White, It costs alots of money and time. It took him like 8 cans to do a fender and door, and it needed more coats. Will cost alot to do a whole car.
He later scrapped the idea, and peeled it off.
He later scrapped the idea, and peeled it off.
01-10-2012, 12:28 AM
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I used to drive a really shitty black 01' Protege before I got my 8. The clear coat on the hood started delaminating so my friend and I Plastidip'd the hood and trunk. It didn't look good covering the whole surface but it looked better than the grey and white splotches all over it. It held up remarkably well even when I wrecked it. We also used it to black out the chrome trim on my friend's Pontiac G8.
01-10-2012, 08:22 PM
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plastidip is pretty neat stuff I have actually contemplated doing the whole car in the matte white 
but i wont lol, im about to do the silver trim in the car and maybe some eyelids just got to get some painters tape.
but i wont lol, im about to do the silver trim in the car and maybe some eyelids just got to get some painters tape.
01-24-2012, 07:41 PM
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Sorry for the crappy lighting. I got home and just wanted to hurry up and see what it looked like. Have to finish the back tomm. I kinda wanna finish tonite but it's too dark lol
First mod down. YAY! lol
First mod down. YAY! lol
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01-28-2012, 03:46 PM
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awesome mod..really easy..hardest part is getting the little stuff left over at the end.. works exactly like it says tho..for all you winning blues looking at doing this i left the mazda symbol filled in black..looks great on the blue
02-07-2012, 08:15 PM
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Did mine today. Since it's cold I used a hair dryer to heat up the surface a little before spraying, then immediately after each coat hit it with the hair dryer for a couple of seconds and then let it self dry for 2 minutes between coats. You can watch it go from liquid to rubber when the heat hits it. Have patients because getting all the stuff from inside the letters is a little time consuming.
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02-09-2012, 10:39 PM
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I did mine. See if you guys like.
ONE IMPORTANT NOTE:
Do not spray this from all angles. Just try to get it head on. IF you connect the portions on the paint and the emblem you end up taking some off of ur emblem when u try to separate it. If you just spray head on, and don't let it pool near the bottom of your emblem it should come off really easily and separate no problems.
Also, use a plastic pic, any type of metal u will end up scratching some of your paint because it takes a little vigor to get the smaller sections dislodged.
ONE IMPORTANT NOTE:
Do not spray this from all angles. Just try to get it head on. IF you connect the portions on the paint and the emblem you end up taking some off of ur emblem when u try to separate it. If you just spray head on, and don't let it pool near the bottom of your emblem it should come off really easily and separate no problems.
Also, use a plastic pic, any type of metal u will end up scratching some of your paint because it takes a little vigor to get the smaller sections dislodged.
02-10-2012, 10:13 PM
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02-11-2012, 05:54 AM
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02-16-2012, 05:56 AM
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04-10-2012, 11:45 AM
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04-11-2012, 06:58 AM
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same here, I did a test run on just my front emblem last night and it turned out really good. I'll do the others on the back tonight hopefully.
The can says that there is also a clear type of the same stuff, has anyone tried that out as a clear coat for a more glossy look? It's only 6$ I think if I can find a can I might try it just to see what it looks like
The can says that there is also a clear type of the same stuff, has anyone tried that out as a clear coat for a more glossy look? It's only 6$ I think if I can find a can I might try it just to see what it looks like
04-12-2012, 02:45 AM
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glossifier clear makes it look a bit shinny... the product im actually looking forward to is this
http://www.dipyourcar.com/shop/artic...%26aid%3D40%26
http://www.dipyourcar.com/shop/artic...%26aid%3D40%26
04-12-2012, 10:05 AM
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Soooo I dipped my lower lip....I was too impatient in taking the newspaper off so I ripped some of it. I need to redo it this weekend. I think it looks alright.
While I was taking these pics after my polefit class, I realized there was a dude sitting in the elantra next to me. LMAO he prob thought I was crazy or something.
While I was taking these pics after my polefit class, I realized there was a dude sitting in the elantra next to me. LMAO he prob thought I was crazy or something.
