Easy way to black out your emblems with Plastidip

Easy way to black out your emblems with Plastidip

Found this on the Lexus Forum

NO EMBLEM REMOVAL REQUIRED!!!

Just wanted to share this with ya... found this on the Lexus forum

Hi everyone. This is my first post here. I'm

not sure if this was covered here. I searched but didn't find it. If it was im sorry for the double post.

This is my first lexus and I'm digging it.

Problem: After searching long and hard, couldn't find any matte blackemblems to purchase for the IS350... The black pearl emblems are out of the budget so I decided to just do it myself. Like most folks I hate the idea of having to use fishing line or something else to uninstall emblems then reinstall with new 3M tape.

SO here goes.. shooting black emblems with PlastiDip!

Materials

1. Can of PlastiDip purchased from Home Depot

2. Small plastic pick/spackle thing.

3. Masking Tape

4. Newspaper

5. Patience

6. Rubbing Alcohol, Soap, water

7. Cotton Swabs

8. Clean Towels



Steps

1. Clean around your emblems. Use soap and water if your car's real dirty. Then make sure you get down into the cracks. Dry it off and get back in there with some cotton swabs & alcohol. Again make sure the surface is dry before you even think about painting.

2. Mask off the area with some masking tape and newspaper in case of overspray.

3. Now you're ready to spray.. WHAT? NO SANDING? Right.. no sanding. Plasti Dip is a multi-purpose air dry, synthetic rubber coating that can be easily applied by spraying. Its been used on grills by BMW, Audi and many lexus owners too. Do a search and you'll see.



4. Make sure you shake that can up and do a test pass on some newspaper so you see how much comes out of the nozzle. From there shoot a thin coat on your emblems.



5. Wait a few minutes and make a darker pass



6. Then give it 15 minutes or so then apply a second coat. I went and did a 3rd coat. I didn't want it to appear too thick



7. I let it dry for about an hour before i decided to pull off my masking tape. Some folks say 30 minutes. The can said an hour



8. Now peel off the masking tape.. You'll notice the rubber want to pull off with the tape, thats no problem, just don't go rubbing it too fast. Thats no fun. when the rubber breaks and u have to get into the little cracks of the emblems to pull it off





9. Now with your fingers, just begin peeling it back. The PlastiDip will peel off your paint no problem and it begins breaking around where the emblem adhere to the car.







10. To get into the middle areas, just use a plastic pick or your finger nail (if you have access to small fingers?) and pick at it.. It'll just peel off like dry elmer's glue again.



11. Enjoy your new emblems.






FAQ
How long does it last especially without any prep work like normal paint?
Again, its a synthetic rubber spray.. It requires no prep besides a clean surface to adhere to. The plastidip does last long, and if there is a blemish, peel that stuff off your emblems, mask and repeat.

Have you used it before? How do you know?
I've sprayed my BMW front grills and emblems and they've held up for a couple years without any chips. Car washes are fine too Also do a search, you'll find a lot of people using plastidip.

Remember, to each their own. This look isn't for everyone. I have matte black wheels so I decided to go this route on the car. Enjoy!



Enjoy!

Nice write-up, thanks for posting this. Im sure lots of members here will find this useful.

Damn right but was just wondering if there's a way to give it a shine maybe a little clear coat on top or would that affect the plasti dip

Well if anything I'll test it out and let u guys no how it goes when ever I get around to it

make sure you don't spray the clear on ur car hahahaha

Just so everyone knows we have lots of Plastidip instock lol

Ya for sure no clear on the car. I've looked at home depot and canadian tire and they haven't had it in years so I'll prob be coming in soon

yup yup

hurry I just sold two boxes today already lol

can you use this in the cold? i need to get something on my rims for performance world and dont want to spend alot to get em repainted

Be there in the morning lol

lol

This is pretty sweet, thanks for sharing.

no problem =)

No for real will be there around 1 ish for some plasti dip

Got it and some air filter cleaner this shit ain't cheap hope it turns out. Nextmod is it ok in the coldish weather do u know

The can I got is gloss black so it's all good. So I'm trying to plasti dip the MIVEC on the motor plate before I do the emblems. The can only says not in direct sunlight , high humidity or in breezy conditions.

Thats Great Info Thanks

So tried the emblems in the cold and doesn't look right I don't think it's dries properly so woundnt suggest it maybe a warm garage would be good just a heads up cause for18 $ a can this shit can't be wasted

^^ any type of work like that when something come out as a liquid and has to dry , plasti dip paint etc.. is not a good idea in cold temps , especially paint , to cure properly it needs to be a certain temp and above , but not to high

Derty Sanchez wrote:Got it and some air filter cleaner this shit ain't cheap hope it turns out. Nextmod is it ok in the coldish weather do u know

try it in a warm garage, it would be better, its way too cold right now

or it might take too long to dry