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painted my emblems!

Old Jun 18, 2011 | 08:27 PM
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i almost think i should start my own build thread.. i get new stuff atleast once a month lol.

well these are my freshly painted emblems

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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 08:37 PM
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Did u take them off? Wat did u use to paint the letters?
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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Looks really good I did mine almost the same way yesterday...but I had a lot of trouble doing the letters

how did u do it? Looks better than mine, I need to redo it

do u have any closeup pix of them?
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 08:44 PM
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i just sprayed them black. then got some white model paint and did the letters. then sprayed clear coats. up close they look nasty lol. but the best i can do.
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Originally Posted by tC2011
Did u take them off? Wat did u use to paint the letters?
yes i took them off. used black spray paint and clear coat from autozone. and used white model paint. the kind that comes in a small glass jar.
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 10:15 PM
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got cha, well it looks better than the stock look
Old Jun 18, 2011 | 10:27 PM
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never thought about model paint im going to have to try this. looks good to me
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 12:30 AM
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Whew I thought i was the only one with it looking good far but hideous up close haha

I'm thinking of trying to mask the letters n paint...it will be a pain but hopefully better results
Old Jun 19, 2011 | 01:12 AM
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Yea dude. Paintin them letter are hard!! I think the only way you could truly make them look good. Is get them professionally done. Someone that's a master in pin striping or something. But mines good. Just don't get up close lol.
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Pictures you took look good!
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 07:39 PM
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i was wondering....is it (plasti-dip) harder to remove with a clear coat?

as in, if u mess up
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:41 PM
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well i only messed up about 10 times lol. and i didnt plasti dip them. i used regualr spray paint. and the primmer i put on first was really easy to remove when i messed up.
Old Jun 28, 2011 | 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by KidJustin
i was wondering....is it (plasti-dip) harder to remove with a clear coat?

as in, if u mess up
I havent posted any pics up yet but when I did clear over my colored plastidip, it really didnt seem to change the properties that much. Though, I did it on a small test patch area (the cover for the tow hook spots). It may be more difficult on larger areas.
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