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Black Out Rear Badges! Plasti? Flexi?

Old Jun 10, 2016 | 11:10 AM
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Black Out Rear Badges! Plasti? Flexi?

Wassup guys
Was searching all over and couldn't find a DIY on blacking out the badges.
Anybody has experience and can help a brotha out?
Really don't wanna pay someone to do this!
And what's the difference between plastidip and flexidip?
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 11:13 AM
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 11:17 AM
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Neither get very glossy even with glossifier.
If you want a satin finish that's fine. I used plasti-dip on my grill w/o glossifier and I'm very satisfied.
I personally prefer a gloss finish on the emblems, so when I did my engine cover emblem, I used duplicolor black chrome and clear coat.
I def prefer that to dip on the badges, but it is not nearly as easy to remove.
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by bikezilla
Neither get very glossy even with glossifier.
If you want a satin finish that's fine. I used plasti-dip on my grill w/o glossifier and I'm very satisfied.
I personally prefer a gloss finish on the emblems, so when I did my engine cover emblem, I used duplicolor black chrome and clear coat.
I def prefer that to dip on the badges, but it is not nearly as easy to remove.
Debadge ftw
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 02:45 PM
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If you're not going to debadge, I actually like the look of satin black emblems and badging. Yes, me the guy who things most of the G's with plastidipped parts look like cheap ricey garbage.

Someone recently joined the forum and has blacked out badges. I can't remember who the member is but I'm sure Kenny knows. Check the posts he's thanked. Oh wait, he's thanked every single post in the forum he's ever read. No help there. B
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
If you're not going to debadge, I actually like the look of satin black emblems and badging. Yes, me the guy who things most of the G's with plastidipped parts look like cheap ricey garbage.

Someone recently joined the forum and has blacked out badges. I can't remember who the member is but I'm sure Kenny knows. Check the posts he's thanked. Oh wait, he's thanked every single post in the forum he's ever read. No help there. B
kenny is a "thanks" *****.
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Black Betty
Yes, me the guy who things most of the G's with plastidipped parts look like cheap ricey garbage.
You had me at cheap.

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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 04:11 PM
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lol J^^^
Plastidip can look pretty good on small accent parts, the little trunk lettering is a perfect example, bigger items like window trim, wheels, etc not so much.
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 04:23 PM
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Oneighty did a guide on plasti dipping your emblems, its a pretty simple process:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/d-i-y-i...plastidip.html

I've had my emblems dipped for a few years, but I think I will take it off and paint it soon, just to get a glossier finish.
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Old Jun 10, 2016 | 04:26 PM
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I agree with the sphincter retentives

Here's my cheap ricy garbage plasti-dipped grill:

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Here's my cheap ricy garbage plasti-dipped wheels:

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And here's my cheap, ricy garbage plasti-dipped middle finger:





Kidding.

Professional paint will always look better than rattle can. But the magnitude of that difference depends on the level of effort one puts into it, and the surface area the part presents.
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Old Jun 11, 2016 | 11:23 PM
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man, so much rice! ^

Seriously though, well done plastidip looks fantastic. I have seen some fully dipped cars done with the spray gun (not the cans) and pearlizer / glossifier and it looks really good.
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Old Jun 11, 2016 | 11:31 PM
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Please dont plasti...

Just dont..
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Old Jun 12, 2016 | 11:28 AM
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It's a little expensive for a can but it comes out very glossy.
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Old Jun 14, 2016 | 04:26 PM
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Badges are done!!
Nice & Clean!!
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Old Jun 14, 2016 | 04:33 PM
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They actually came out really nice. Good work Jefe.
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