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meicalnissyen

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06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)

• Feb 17, 2010

• #1

Be patient, be nice to the clips, they are incredibally delicate.

free one clip at a time, and keep it from reengaging with little helpers, ring terminals work well for this

pick a color you like the first time, so you don;t get good at removal, like me

 

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Hank3

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2010 Mazda5 GT

• Feb 17, 2010

• #2

I did mine for the first time a couple weeks ago. Since I read up on numerous threads prior to taking the emblem off, I felt pretty comfortable doing it. I took my time and used a little flathead screwdriver to help me. But for the most part, I used my fingers to unlatch the clips. All the clips stayed in tact. The rear was cake, too.

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blkspeed

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• Feb 17, 2010

• #3

what was your prep? did you sand or prime? i did my own too but the rocks chip my paint on the front emblem.. i guess i should expect that? i also thought that if i repaint it the paint will not be even so is there any paint remover that wont melt the plastic

 

Hank3

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2010 Mazda5 GT

• Feb 18, 2010

• #4

Don't know if you're addressing the OP or not, but I sanded mine. I didn't feel like doing the entire bleach process. We'll see how this method holds up. I sanded them down until they were pretty rough (used 320 grit). Put three coats of primer and then three coats of paint. I tried clearcoat, but the end result was too shiny so I stripped everything off and restarted the process.

 

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714ms3

Member

• Feb 18, 2010

• #5

I originally did mine without clear hank, but after a few months the paint had chipped severely. I ended up ordering the set from s.....unit.com and they have held up for about 8 months with no chipping. They have been cleared however.

 

Hank3

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2010 Mazda5 GT

• Feb 18, 2010

• #6

Yeah...my fear was chipping since I decided to leave the clearcoat off. I still have a good amount of primer, paint, and clearcoat so if they start chipping badly, then I'll just redo them.

Maybe I'll get a flat clearcoat so it isn't so shiny.

 

meicalnissyen

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06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)

• Feb 18, 2010

• #7

blkspeed said:

what was your prep? did you sand or prime? i did my own too but the rocks chip my paint on the front emblem.. i guess i should expect that? i also thought that if i repaint it the paint will not be even so is there any paint remover that wont melt the plastic

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scotchbrite, and aircraft wax remover is a nice prep for this

 

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MazdaSwede

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2008 Mazda 3 2.3L Black Mica

• May 1, 2011

• #8

First time trying this out myself. Any recomendations on what paint and primer to use? Also plan on doing all my chrome outer piece like this (mazda3 emblem, and 2.3 emblem) are they just as easy to remove?

 

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Msugi07

Member

• May 16, 2011

• #9

The rear has clips also or 3m?

 

meicalnissyen

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06 LS MS6
07 BM GT (shell has been struck from the roll)

• May 16, 2011

• #10

Msugi07 said:

The rear has clips also or 3m?

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the rear has 3m and two holes in the body for locating pins

 

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polski--ms3ski

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• May 27, 2011

• #11

With painting it did u guys have primer down then the paint won't run use qhen i tried to paint mine white it keeps running on me the paint