Painted Fender badges - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

raul · 11-26-2012, 10:26 AM

Alright guys, voice your opinion here. I wanna know what you think of my little experiment here. I painted my fender 86 badges to look JDM and see if I like it. I only did one side as an experiment. Help me decide!

First pic is JDM, second one is my painted one.

White Shadow · 11-26-2012, 10:29 AM

You made it look like a swastika!

LOL, just kidding.

i_4got · 11-26-2012, 10:35 AM

Looks good! Can we get a shot from further away? The shade of red might be a little bright for my liking, but I'm planning to do the same. What kind of paint (and paintbrush) did you use?

whaap · 11-26-2012, 11:13 AM

Sorry, I can hardly see where the difference is worth the effort!

raul · 11-26-2012, 11:28 AM

@whaap

USDM emblems are completely silver, no red at all. Real JDM badges will set you back near $80 on ebay. I just bought $10 worth of a brush and paint. Scion emblems look like this:

@i_4got

I used the same setup as I did for my shift knob. Tiniest brush I could find, and Testors enamel. Here's the shot you asked for. I got as far as I could while still noticing the painted look.

i_4got · 11-26-2012, 11:39 AM

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i_4got[/U]

I used the same setup as I did for my shift knob. Tiniest brush I could find, and Testors enamel. Here's the shot you asked for. I got as far as I could while still noticing the painted look.

Looks good! Better than I thought it would. The bright shade actually works well when you look at it from not so close up. I'll be doing this sometime. Probably when it gets warmer though.

FRSGT86 · 11-26-2012, 11:58 PM

Looks pretty good nice job!

JDMenrique · 11-27-2012, 12:00 AM

looks really nice actually

Grip Ronin · 11-27-2012, 12:12 AM

looks good, you must have a steady hand

raul · 11-27-2012, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Grip Ronin

looks good, you must have a steady hand

Not as much as you would think actually. It was more about the method. I'll probably take pictures when I do the other emblem this Sunday, but I masked the outside of the vertical lines on the edges pretty easily. Then all you have to do is have ready a couple of cotton swabs and a little bit of paint thinner ready for when you screw up. Whenever I would screw up and get paint outside the indentations in the emblem, I would take a cotton swab and very lightly brush the edges until the fresh paint rubbed out. The key is not to press too hard, because if you do, you'll get the swab inside the indentation itself, removing the paint you wanna keep. If you screw up big, just dip the swab in some paint thinner and rub away lightly.

whaap · 11-27-2012, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by raul

@whaap

USDM emblems are completely silver, no red at all. Real JDM badges will set you back near $80 on ebay.

Big DUHHHHH. It wasn't till I went in the garage and saw mine that I realized what you were talking about. Looks good!

raul · 11-27-2012, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by whaap

Big DUHHHHH. It wasn't till I went in the garage and saw mine that I realized what you were talking about. Looks good!

You know... not noticing a big difference between the JDM and my painted one is a compliment, so thanks! Lol

Jayde · 11-27-2012, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Grip Ronin

looks good, you must have a steady hand

I'd find a way to mess it up myself.

sbxjap · 11-27-2012, 08:20 PM

Good job. Looks good.

Makes me glad I have a BRZ.... Me and any kind of paint have a long and terrible history.

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Do the other badge just like that!	24	68.57%
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11-26-2012, 11:58 PM	#7
FRSGT86 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 Raven FR-S, 2005 Dodge Ram Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 379 Thanks: 60 Thanked 97 Times in 76 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Looks pretty good nice job! __________________ 2013 FRS 6AT in Raven!

11-27-2012, 12:12 AM	#9
Grip Ronin The Mechanic Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: Civic Turbo,FR-S Location: NJ Posts: 928 Thanks: 130 Thanked 171 Times in 119 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	looks good, you must have a steady hand __________________ IG-Joey_Soul Progress Thread Ported billet 20G

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