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04-29-2012, 02:41 PM | #1 |
jpmck03's Painted Emblem Experiment
So, I've always been a bit interested in blacked out emblems, but never liked that the front emblem would be a black "sombrero" or "Netz" on a black background. My ideal solution: paint the emblem with two colors, color-matching the back and blacking out the front emblem... like so...
blaaack.png Doing some research on the best way to clean up the chrome, I found this DIY over on a Mazda 3 forum: Topic: DIY Painted Emblems (the right way) (Read 100261 times) Long story short, you soak the emblem in bleach, which chemically breaks down the electroplated copper and aluminum (it's not real chrome on that plastic... who knew? :p ) After a few days, you end up with an emblem free of chrome and ready to be painted. A bit of a time-consuming process, but a little more of a "sure thing" when painting the emblem. So, I've taken my spare Netz emblem apart... 0429121401.jpg ...and have started the fun chemical bath treatments... 0429121357.jpg ..so far so good! - to be continued... -
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blacked out, color match, emblem, netz, painting |
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