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

[Perihelion]

Originally Posted by sweeney208

so does anybody know if the DIY on de-badging is the same for the subaru? I'm assuming its the same thing for either emblem.. and you actually have to take the front bumper off just to get the front emblem off?

You shouldn't need to remove the bumper. It's attached with tape and two straight pins (which i just accidently broke off on the badge I ordered for this ).

[Perihelion]

Originally Posted by WolfSongX

I did this mod on my WRX wagon.... badge looks similar to this one and I figured I could do it again if I felt like it. It is a LOT of work to strip it and clean it.

These badges a bit different. They are two pieces. The visible part of back piece is the chrome border and it is attached to the rest of the badge via double-sided tape. The actual badge piece is like the impreza one but no border obvs.

I started this project today, more to come...

[Perihelion]

Okay, like I said before, these badges are two piecers... I'll call them the emblem and the backplate. These two pieces are taped together. Also, note that the front and rear badges are different... not only in size but also how they are constructed.


The one at the top is the rear badge and the other is the front badge.

Let's start with the REAR badge as it is much easier to tear apart. You'll see there's a hole in the backplate, allowing you to push the emblem out. I recommend hitting it with a blow dryer or heat gun first. Then using a screwdriver or prying tool to push the emblem through the hole and then running tooth floss (or something similar) around the edges of the emblem and working it like you are debadging the letters.


Now... the FRONT badge...


As you can see, the hole that was present on the rear badge is not here... Without a easy wasy of pushing it out, you really have to put pressure on the backplate and try to find a groove to put the floss in. But be careful cus this can happen...


Maybe, I should have applied more heat here to make the plastic less rigid and also make the tape softer...

Well anyways, once you break them apart, you can follow the guide above to strip the paint off, which is a giant pain in the ass. The blue paint is put on in two layers to create that textured effect on the badge. There are little dots that are a bit harder to strip than the base paint and the chrome is even worse. I would recommend getting some plastic polish/scratch remover as you will definitely scratch up the badge while removing the paint (unless someone has some magic product that outdoes Goof Off, while also not thoroughly eating thru the plastic). I broke used around 30 q-tips and probably just as many toothpicks (they snapped a lot). A detailing brush and an xacto knife can in handy too.

I'm probably gonna have to take my front badge off to get a solid backplate (just hope I don't break that one too). I'll post some pics once I have finished painting/installing. Good luck!

[Perihelion]

@GH05T

Didn't come out that well, but it looks nice from a distance. Probably need to polish/scratch remove the front some more as well.


SWP touch up paint for the stars (more sparkly in person, looks flat in the picture), black plastidip for the background, black vinyl for the backplate (I may do carbon instead for more contrast)

[Perihelion]

Polished, stuck together, and ready for mounting.

Now I need to do the front badge... hopefully I won't snap my stock back plate in half like I did with the one I ordered.

[Hot Toys]

wow i never know ppl can do this...learn something new today thanks mam

[zombiecheeze]

I've been looking for this for AGES! I'm going to do something like this on a pink JDM STi emblem, but I was planning on practicing using my stock trunk emblem before committing to painting the pink one. Thank you!

[gdrider77]

Not bad....what other options do we have if we want to purchase new badges?

[chutrain]

Here was my attempt.

[Stevo22]

Originally Posted by chutrain

Here was my attempt.

Looks legit man!

[chutrain]

Originally Posted by Stevo22

Looks legit man!

Thanks.

I used 1000 grit sandpaper to remove the background color. The paint fills in the light scratches.

[dayvid]

damn that looks pretty slick... my next project.

[FRS-Texas]

Will the Goo Gone work on Toyota badges too?

[jonzhuxD]

Originally Posted by FRS-Texas

Will the Goo Gone work on Toyota badges too?

You mean to debadge the car or remove the paint? Goof Off is used in the DIY to remove the paint from the badge, Goo Gone is a different product. If you're looking to debadge the car Goo Gone will work great and it's paint safe, it's what I used to debadge my car