Hi everyone,

I recently blacked out my rear and front nissan emblems, as well as my 350z emblem on the back of my car. They look incredible. If anyone is interested in knowing how to do it, here it is:

1. Take a heat gun or a good blow dryer and heat the emblems (to heat the stuff sticking them on so that they can come off). When your arm is tired from holding the blow dryer or a few mins. after you have heated, use a plastic card (preferably not any sort of important credit card) and slide it under the emblem until it has been removed.

2. Take all the left over glue off of the back of the emblem and the rear of the car by heating it and using your thumb to push it off (you might want to leave the glue on the car for the 350z symbol until you have completed the rest of the process, because it will be easier to replace in correct position).

3. After taking the emblems off (the Nissan ones are quite dificult to get off) then clean the emblems (when you take the Nissan ones off, you will find that there are 2 holes left on your body for remounting).

4. After cleaning, soak the emblems in bleach until all of the finish is removed (This may take a few days).

5. After completely removing the finish and changing the bleach out every day or so, then reclean the emblem and begin the paining process. I used a flat black Rustoleum paint on mine but I'm sure there are many more you can use.

6. Apply a few coats of paint (don't rush it)

7. Go to an auto parts store and pick up some emblem and trim adhesive from 3m and stick those babies back on.

I have a black z and the blacked emblems really make it look so mean its ridiculous.

 

now show us some pictures~~~!!!

 

second that

 

me 2

 

Yeah, i'd like to see some pics too.

 

How do u post them?

 

We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc...We need pixc.

Guess what--we need pictures

 

I demand pics, I am also going to blackout my Z.

 

If you guys tell me how to post them I will send u some pics.

***I also just installed the GruppeM Inake and some grounding wires, so I will post those too.

 

how to post pics: https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....threadid=95127

 

okay, I'll try to get those on there pretty soon. Check back in a few days.

 

I'd like to see how this came out. Im sure there has to be a better way to remove the finish though than just letting the emblems sit in bleach for a few days.

Blacked out or like black pearl emblems would look cool.

 

Here are some pics of the emblems, intake and grounding wires.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350013.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350012.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350011.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350010.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350009.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350018.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350016.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350015.jpg

 

why do you need to remove the original finish on the emblems? why not just paint over it with black paint or if you want a black pearl use tint spray paint from a hobby shop

 

I don't know if the paint would stick to the chrome on the emblem. If you take it off, there is a rough plastic surface for the paint to adhere to. It might work without stripping it tho idk.

 

here is the front emblem

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...ict/350013.jpg

 

pass

 

Looks pretty good but I think it would look better if it had a little bit of gloss to it.

 

a light gloss would look nice..
to remove the old paint i heard engine degreaser works well.

 

Id be willing to pay for someone to get new emblems and make them like black pearl or me send mine in and paint them for me.

Someone should get on top of that job