jpmck03's Painted Emblem Experiment

[Qmobile]

I think the chrome is just paint but idk...How'd you get the emblem and back appart?

[jpmck03]

Originally Posted by Qmobile

I think the chrome is just paint but idk...How'd you get the emblem and back appart?

The "chrome" one the emblems is electroplated aluminum over electroplated copper:

Originally Posted by jpmck03

... 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 )

To take the two halves apart I used an Xacto knife around the outside, then pulled up the outside enough to clear the two alignment pins. After that I just twisted it to break the emblem free from the tape holding it to the base. The I just cleaned up the tape that was on it.

[tooter]

Thanks for sharing that clever technique... now I want to do mine, too.