2nd post, thought id contribute in some way! might have already been done but always good to get a fresh DIY tutorial ;P
I did this last week, in the process of doing the rears now -
As its my first time doing something like this I just thought I would focus on the front flying M before I did the rear badges.
Equipment I used:
Bleach
Ice cream container
Gloves
Sand Paper
Primer
Paint
Clear
Brush
My method was to change the bleach twice a day (or when it went completely black) and brush the emblems a few times a day also, I guess it worked well.
Im not sure if it makes any difference but I sealed the container throughout this process and left it outside because bleach has a strong odor.
in total it will take you around 3-4 days from start to finish if you want to do it properly.
note: use gloves always!
so first I put the emblems in the bleach bath , just used enough to cover them no point drowning the emblems in bleach.
generally this is what the bleach will look like after a few hours, in the later stages it will be completely black.
after 24hrs this is how they looked.. eek, brush heavily at this point to reduce buildup of crap over emblem.
after 48hrs you can see how most of the chrome was now gone.
72hrs or so, and a bit of sanding =
I still could have gone for another bleach bath but it was good enough imo.
I put the primer down (x2), looked good already imo
put the black down (x2), its actually a gloss black despite it looking matt in this pic.
then for the clear coat (x3) which IMO is essential for making it look awesome
end result :
fitted
I did this last week, in the process of doing the rears now -
As its my first time doing something like this I just thought I would focus on the front flying M before I did the rear badges.
Equipment I used:
Bleach
Ice cream container
Gloves
Sand Paper
Primer
Paint
Clear
Brush
My method was to change the bleach twice a day (or when it went completely black) and brush the emblems a few times a day also, I guess it worked well.
Im not sure if it makes any difference but I sealed the container throughout this process and left it outside because bleach has a strong odor.
in total it will take you around 3-4 days from start to finish if you want to do it properly.
note: use gloves always!
so first I put the emblems in the bleach bath , just used enough to cover them no point drowning the emblems in bleach.
generally this is what the bleach will look like after a few hours, in the later stages it will be completely black.
after 24hrs this is how they looked.. eek, brush heavily at this point to reduce buildup of crap over emblem.
after 48hrs you can see how most of the chrome was now gone.
72hrs or so, and a bit of sanding =
I still could have gone for another bleach bath but it was good enough imo.
I put the primer down (x2), looked good already imo
put the black down (x2), its actually a gloss black despite it looking matt in this pic.
then for the clear coat (x3) which IMO is essential for making it look awesome
end result :
fitted
