Painting Stock Emblems

[Xerail]

I'm gonna go flat black for the badge's

[L3P47]

Thanks for the write up. Will be doing this to mine this week except with red lettering.

[coachzizi]

that looks nice on your whiteout frs, but im looking around for a matte graphite badge for my raven FRS but i cant seem to find one around anywhere. Any one know where i can find one or go about to DIY to make my badge matte graphite? saw on eon a xB and thought it would look nice on my FRS

[Chinadian]

Looks great! I am planning to do this too

Did u do it for the front badge as well?

Thoughts about just spraying the entire badge black first, then adding lettering paint ontop of the black? Any foreseeable issues?

Originally Posted by ipothas

I've been dying to start modifications on this car, but I decided to stick with a few simple and cheap cosmetic changes first.

I would love to have Toyota badges, but seeing as a set of two costs around $60, I decided to paint my stockies

To remove your emblems, follow this DIY.
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7296



Anyways, here it goes.

Materials Needed
Scion Emblem (in this example, I'm doing the rear emblem.)
Acrylic paint (I went with plain white to redo the black lettering.)
Painter's tape
3M Double Sided automotive tape
All Surface primer
Your choice of plastic bonding paint. I went with a glossy black finish.
Clear coat. Trust me, don't pass up on this. Will protect your paint job and give your handy work that "professional" look.

Everything in the list can be purchased at any Wal-Mart or Auto parts store.

1. After removing the emblems, I used a small brush to paint the black SCION lettering white. In this step you don't have to be too careful to stay within the lines since you will be masking the lettering and spraying the rest of the emblem.

Basically, I coated the brush about halfway with paint. Wiped off the excess, and began blotting the paint on. The first coat works best if you "dot" the color on rather than "brush" it.


2. After your first "blot" coat dries, apply a second coat. This time, you can fill in all the little black bits showing through and make the paint job much smoother. After 2 coats I was satisfied with my results, but you may want to do more. Mine looks pretty good here, so I moved onto the next step.


3. After the lettering dries, it's time to mask them off. I took painters tape and laid it over the lettering. I then to a razor blade and cut out the depressions of the lettering. Be sure to cover the ENTIRE letter, and leave enough room to cover the edging.


This step is the most important if you are looking for quality white letters. You have to be meticulous in the position of the tape, and think about where the white color will end, and the black will begin. IDK if someone has a better way of doing this...if so, let me know

4. Once the emblem is masked, you can apply the primer. I went with 3 coats just to be safe.


5. After the primer dries, apply your gloss. 2 coats should be fine.


After your gloss dries, CAREFULLY remove the tape. Make sure the paint is ABSOLUTELY dry. I used a small knife to pry up the corners of the tape, then peeled it off slowly with my fingers. At this point you want to go back and touch up any of the white lettering you aren't satisfied with.

6. Apply your clear coat. 1-2 coats depending on preference.


I know this pic looks rough. This is before I went back and touched up a few spots.

7. Re-attach your emblems using the 3m double sided tape. Easy to do considering the rear emblem has 2 holes to position the badge correctly.


Sorry about the light, I was too anxious to put the badge back on to wait until tomorrow morning. May be silly, but I personally enjoy the way it looks. Particularly on the Whiteout

Enjoy! If you decide to use this DIY post some pics up of your results

[Stormtrooper FRS]

Is the removal of the gloss dip the same as usual.

[Leight1104]

I too am wondering about the front badge. I read that the pins break upon removal is that true? And I haven't seen the date you posted this but how's it holding up? Thanks bro

[kodyo]

Originally Posted by Leight1104

I too am wondering about the front badge. I read that the pins break upon removal is that true? And I haven't seen the date you posted this but how's it holding up? Thanks bro

Yes, they will break.

My experience with painting the front emblem has been that it gets chipped easily even after scuffing up the emblem and using a dedicated paint (e.g. Krylon Fusion). Front of the car takes a beating.

I ended up replacing with chrome emblems. Sides are still the krylon black ones and have held up near perfectly.

[vividracing]

looks great!