How to remove black paint from side Z emblem?
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How to remove black paint from side Z emblem?
I remember seeing someone post pictures & how they did this a few weeks back, but I can't seem to find the thread. Can anyone help me out?
I don't have the thread ID, but I did copy the post you are looking for...
I did this but did not remove the emblem from the car. Just sprayed the Gumout on a rag and carefully used a brush to get into the cracks. No removal needed.
This is what you need:
A can of gumout (carburetor cleaner)
A clean rag
A detail brush
Silicone adhesive sealant (or you can use 3m tape, I find the silicone so much easier and better)
Polish and Wax
Here is what happened,
I got my car home from getting painted and was going over it when I came across some clear coat overspray on my front wheels. I tried everything from Goof off to light compound to polish with no results so next up was a can of gumout. I have used it before to clean off paint and overspray it is work very good, you just need to be sure to WAX RIGHT AFTERWARDS! It will not destroy the paint if you wipe it off right away.
So I must have mis-sprayed at some point and got the fender and side emblem. I wiped it off the fender and it did no damage at all, but when I wiped the badge.......****! the paint started to wipe off! After about 15 seconds (that's all it took for the light bulb to pop up in my head) I thought that this would look real sweet if the paint came off cleanly. So I removed the badge and sprayed it with more gumout, all the paint came off with no effort at all! I used a detail brush to get in all the cracks, wiped it clean and let it dry ( a few seconds, it will evaporate real fast after it is wiped up) Polished it, (it didn't even need it but I thought it would not hurt to do it) and then waxed it.. Done!
The plastic is 100% unharmed, no scratches,fading,melting,warping, natta.
This is guaranteed 100% childproof, you can't mess it up and let me tell you the badges on my car in the pictures do them no justice. They have a polished nickel kind off look, very very classy.
I did the 2 sides and my front Z and it took all of about 20 minutes!
A can of gumout (carburetor cleaner)
A clean rag
A detail brush
Silicone adhesive sealant (or you can use 3m tape, I find the silicone so much easier and better)
Polish and Wax
Here is what happened,
I got my car home from getting painted and was going over it when I came across some clear coat overspray on my front wheels. I tried everything from Goof off to light compound to polish with no results so next up was a can of gumout. I have used it before to clean off paint and overspray it is work very good, you just need to be sure to WAX RIGHT AFTERWARDS! It will not destroy the paint if you wipe it off right away.
So I must have mis-sprayed at some point and got the fender and side emblem. I wiped it off the fender and it did no damage at all, but when I wiped the badge.......****! the paint started to wipe off! After about 15 seconds (that's all it took for the light bulb to pop up in my head) I thought that this would look real sweet if the paint came off cleanly. So I removed the badge and sprayed it with more gumout, all the paint came off with no effort at all! I used a detail brush to get in all the cracks, wiped it clean and let it dry ( a few seconds, it will evaporate real fast after it is wiped up) Polished it, (it didn't even need it but I thought it would not hurt to do it) and then waxed it.. Done!
The plastic is 100% unharmed, no scratches,fading,melting,warping, natta.
This is guaranteed 100% childproof, you can't mess it up and let me tell you the badges on my car in the pictures do them no justice. They have a polished nickel kind off look, very very classy.
I did the 2 sides and my front Z and it took all of about 20 minutes!
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The thread Chicken reposted is correct. Follow the simple instructions and you will find it very easy and be very happy.
The thread Chicken reposted is correct. Follow the simple instructions and you will find it very easy and be very happy.
props to you raidersfan.
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I read this post last night and did my emblems today. I have a chrome silver car. When I took off the black paint, the emblem gives the appearance of being brushed aluminum, which looks really classy on a silver car. That was the cheapest mod to date and well worth it.
hahaha AWESOME! I used a bottle of ZEPS VANDAL REMOVER and it works just awesome. Looks badass too.. I have liquid aluminum and i think this is the best cheap mod as well.. looks GOOD!