vht night shade black chrome badges

Dec 18, 2008 | 01:35 PM

bumblebeerx8

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vht night shade black chrome badges

i know some have been asking about this i had some left over when i did my tails ad corners and i had thes off cell phone pictures

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Dec 18, 2008 | 01:38 PM

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looks nice and glossy, might have to try this

Dec 18, 2008 | 01:45 PM

bumblebeerx8

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yes they do under a lamp they look like the paint is messed up but outside looks like candy black paint over chrome also added 2 coats of clear over 2 coats of night shade

Dec 22, 2008 | 11:59 PM

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I've been wanting to do this. Did you have any trouble getting them off?

Dec 23, 2008 | 01:35 AM

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Nice! Would look good on a silver 8.

Dec 23, 2008 | 08:15 PM

bumblebeerx8

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no they come off pretty easy the mazda logo might need 3m tape as the tabs brake easy and also new tape for the rx8

Dec 26, 2008 | 06:20 AM

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Looks good. Can you get better pics?

Dec 26, 2008 | 07:16 AM

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its really hard any flash reflects off of it and i dont have it on the car and no sun out today ill try but who knows when

Dec 26, 2008 | 08:07 AM

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On the 3M tape what thickness would you use? 1/2 inch?

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Dec 26, 2008 | 08:48 PM

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bumblebeerx8

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um i think its 1/4 that i took off and make sure its the dark gray black tape not the white the white doesnt hold up as goo outside

Dec 26, 2008 | 09:10 PM

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Bummer, I have dark gray but it is 1/2 inch. It does look thick

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Dec 29, 2008 | 12:02 AM

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looks really good i need to re-do my emblems something in the next month they're looking pretty nasty.

Dec 29, 2008 | 05:23 PM

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doing it with this requires a mint set because the vht is a transparent paint. you may be able to paint like a aluminum flake first and then use vht. remember prep work is a must