Blacked out my emblems! (pics)
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BK's black P5
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LOVE the look of the black on black. I'm going to paint mine, since my car is the black mica also. Did you use a blow dryer to help heat the adhesive when you removed the badges??
LittleRedWagon5
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Grill ?
How do you take the one off the Grill ? I wanna black that one out. Do you have to remove the grill ?
How do you take the one off the Grill ? I wanna black that one out. Do you have to remove the grill ?
"M"
NO! You dont have to remove the grill. I was actually outside the other day trying to figure out how to get it off. The siver "M" is simply attached to the black plastic by double-sided tape. Just use something very thin to ease behind it and gently pry up on it. Once you have it lifted a little bit you could use fishing string or dental floss to slide behin it and move it back and forth like a see-saw to cut through the tape..Hope this helps...
NO! You dont have to remove the grill. I was actually outside the other day trying to figure out how to get it off. The siver "M" is simply attached to the black plastic by double-sided tape. Just use something very thin to ease behind it and gently pry up on it. Once you have it lifted a little bit you could use fishing string or dental floss to slide behin it and move it back and forth like a see-saw to cut through the tape..Hope this helps...
Protege Type 5
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i like that bloke...i think i might try a different color lol..just to see what it looks like..can always spray it back to black right? hehe...
but man..you do need to lower your car..it looks like an SUV when i compare it to mine
but man..you do need to lower your car..it looks like an SUV when i compare it to mine
Mazdaspeedgirl
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That does look really good on the black. A great euro touch to our euro-style cars.Bloke said:
emblems
sorry for the delay in posting, been away!
regarding the paint, it was semi-gloss (or satin) plastic bumper paint. it was in a spray can. i used this paint as it was very durible & had a glaze or clear coat mixed in with it. i'll read the can tonight and post the exact brand, name etc.
all i did was leave the car in direct sun light for a couple of hours, (didn't have a heat gun or hair dryer) mask under the emblems, and pry them off easily using a plastic spatular. (you could use a flat butter knife if you wrapped it in masking tape)
i used steal wool to cause a very slight abrasion on the surface of the chrome emblems, then gave them about 4 coats of the bumper paint. they re-attach using a peg & grommet type fixment. i also used a little clear silicon (sp) adhesive.
regarding the "Protege5" badge i carefully masked off the "5" part before spraying. it was a little labor intensive, using a craft knife to cut to size, but it think the result was worth it. the contrast of the red "5" looks great against the black emblems & black exterior paint.
i recently did the same thing to a friend with the a silver RSX type S, we used a Gunmetal or satin gray golor paint, this color combination looked great!!
hope this helped & many thanks for the comments.
cheers
Bloke
sorry for the delay in posting, been away!
regarding the paint, it was semi-gloss (or satin) plastic bumper paint. it was in a spray can. i used this paint as it was very durible & had a glaze or clear coat mixed in with it. i'll read the can tonight and post the exact brand, name etc.
all i did was leave the car in direct sun light for a couple of hours, (didn't have a heat gun or hair dryer) mask under the emblems, and pry them off easily using a plastic spatular. (you could use a flat butter knife if you wrapped it in masking tape)
i used steal wool to cause a very slight abrasion on the surface of the chrome emblems, then gave them about 4 coats of the bumper paint. they re-attach using a peg & grommet type fixment. i also used a little clear silicon (sp) adhesive.
regarding the "Protege5" badge i carefully masked off the "5" part before spraying. it was a little labor intensive, using a craft knife to cut to size, but it think the result was worth it. the contrast of the red "5" looks great against the black emblems & black exterior paint.
i recently did the same thing to a friend with the a silver RSX type S, we used a Gunmetal or satin gray golor paint, this color combination looked great!!
hope this helped & many thanks for the comments.
cheers
Bloke
