DIY - Paint your Subaru badge, both the stars and background

[lxsedan]

Originally Posted by chutrain

Here was my attempt.

Sorry to quote a post from so long ago but this is exactly what I wanted to do preserving the chrome part but changing the background colour. Did you basically just carefully Q tip or toothpick around the stars on the background? I'd like to do the same.

[k.houan]

For those that have done this, how hard would it be to just paint the chrome stars black and leave the original blue background?

[lasthumansgarage]

i royally screwed this up.. but i tried. harder than it looks..

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVpriRwGMQs"]2015 Subaru WRX Minisode 298: Sunday Evening Failures - YouTube[/ame]

[Slade]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I guess its better than posting a new one? Just to be because I saw some say its held in my clips and you need to remove the front bumper and I saw some there's no need to remove the front bumper. How exactly do you remove the front emblem? Is it just like the rear? Just use floss or a plastic tool? Thanks

[Slade]

Originally Posted by ALbadboy

7. Mask off the sides and front of your badge like so.





This is to prevent any paint from seeping onto the face of the badge when you paint.

8. Spray paint the badge's back face with any color you'd like. Just like any paint job, start slow, and do multiple light coats.

The reverse side now:



9. Throw on a few coats of clear coat for protection.

10. Now you're done! The finished product:



11, Reinstall. To attach, just use some strips of 3M automotive double sided tape. It works very well.

Here it is on his car... He did red/black to match his color scheme and wheels. It turned out well:





Enjoy!

Also, I'm not clear on this part. Why do we have to mask of this part? I thought the emblems were originally separated in two, so why does the clear part need to be masked off? Can't you just put it in a different location while you paint the back part? Thanks

[soundman98]

Originally Posted by Slade

Also, I'm not clear on this part. Why do we have to mask of this part? I thought the emblems were originally separated in two, so why does the clear part need to be masked off? Can't you just put it in a different location while you paint the back part? Thanks

overspray is like beach sand. it always goes into the cracks and crevices you don't want it to.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by soundman98

overspray is like beach sand. it always goes into the cracks and crevices you don't want it to.

I understand, but couldn't I just put this clear section with the stars on it, in my living room for example, while I paint the bottom half? I don't see why I need to mask it off. I'm not trying to be annoying I'm just not 100% clear on this part. Thanks for the response.

[soundman98]

in the images you linked, the black portion that he sprayed is the backing color to the stars. note in the first image the red stars are on a 'clear' background.

his instructions are to paint the back of the emblem 'backwards' of how you would paint, say racing stripes onto sheet metal.

i believe you're misunderstanding that he is painting the backing color onto the secondary portion, that is not how i interpret his instructions. the way i read it, all of the paint is on the clear/star piece, and no paint is being applied to the other piece.

[Slade]

Originally Posted by soundman98

in the images you linked, the black portion that he sprayed is the backing color to the stars. note in the first image the red stars are on a 'clear' background.

his instructions are to paint the back of the emblem 'backwards' of how you would paint, say racing stripes onto sheet metal.

i believe you're misunderstanding that he is painting the backing color onto the secondary portion, that is not how i interpret his instructions. the way i read it, all of the paint is on the clear/star piece, and no paint is being applied to the other piece.

Oh I think I get it now. So we are painting the same piece the while time? First its the clear emblem with the stars that he painted red. Then after that dries, you are painting the other side black which is why he masked off the red stars? You're correct I think these were two different pieces we were painting. Thanks for the clarification.

[soundman98]

the post you quoted is essentially painting this like an rc car body. you work from the details backwards to the base coat.

so he sanded out the chrome in the stars, filled them in with red, and after masking, he covered over the red with the black.

here's the same technique:
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzAednzmklg[/ame]

[Slade]

Originally Posted by soundman98

the post you quoted is essentially painting this like an rc car body. you work from the details backwards to the base coat.

so he sanded out the chrome in the stars, filled them in with red, and after masking, he covered over the red with the black.

here's the same technique:

Thanks so much!

[Slade]

Finally figured it out. It is as hard as everyone says it is. Removing the blue back paint is fairly easy. Nail polish remover will do the trick, but it will also ruin the plastic. Plastx polisher seems to do the trick in restoring it back to normal though. The chrome in the stars is the real hard part. Gonna continue tomorrow.