I want to do this.

SO for those who have done this appearence change -


I tried searching the site looking for a how to on this. I couldnt find it.

I want to know -

Did you paint the inside of the bow tie? or outside?

If you painted the inside how did you get the gold off?

any flaking or chipping issues for painting on the outside?

Any other advice or notes would be helpful.

Thanks everyone.

 

dont know what you mean by: Did you paint the inside or the outside of the bowtie. The bowtie already has the chrome trim around it and the inside is gold so there for it should be obvious that the inside has been painted but i may be mistaken as to what your question is asking. Als you wouldnt have to take the old paint off . you would just mask the chrome trim with some good painters tape and then prep the inside by sanding and primering it before you paint it the color you want it. Then put several coats of color followed by several coats of clear and unmask.

 

Easiest way to paint is to paint the outside. Mask off the chrome, sand down the outside, prime, paint, clearcoat. That way you don't even have to worry about the gold part inside.

 

i dont understand this inside/outside thing could someone explain

 

best advice don't do it

 

Gonna do it so your suggestion does not apply.

 

Silmple. Since you guys don't know what I am talking about I already know you painted the outside cause the gold is in on the inside. the clear plastic bow tie can be taken off the chrome plate. then I thought someone may remove the gold paint and then put red on the inside. let it dry. then reglue the bow tie back on to the chrome plate.

 

for the record i've done this twice, three times if you count my rear badge. you do not have to sand the gold insert. simply tape off the chrome and apply an adhesive promoter like the 3m brand stuff. i used it to paint all the plastics in my grill and i dont have any problems with chipping. for best results wetsand the paint before you add your clear coat. pm if you need help.

 

Super I know what I am going to do. thanks

 

Yeah I wanted to just paint the back of the plastic but the actual plastic has a gold tint to it. I tried to sand and strip the paint of the back of the plastic but it did not work. Just paint the whole plastic part.

 

The best way to paint this part is to take the gold bowwtie off of the crome one. Paint it then glue it back on the crome paice. It is only held on there with 3m doubblesided tape. it pops off with a flathead. I did my front and back black. it looks good.

 

and that is exactly what I am going to do.

 

Awesome, I plan to do this project tomorrow on my car. Planning to do Black on my Arrival Blue.

What kind/brand of paint would you reccommend for doing this? Obviously I want to spend the few extra dollars now so that it doesn't chip, peel or fade soon after painting.

Also, perhaps this thread should be in the how-to section?

 

I did it today, and it looks great! I picked up an Industrial black-gloss from a shop in town and I'm quite impressed. The guys at the store were concerned that the clearcloat spray would react with the black paint and suggested that I try it first in a inconspicuous area. So you may want to ask your paint experts when you go to pickup your paints, the last thing you want is for your new logo to look curdled or flakey. All in all, it looks great and I'm quite glad that I did it.

For those of you who want to try this, its not just as simple as 'popping it off with a flathead' as that is how I managed to break one of mine off. You definitely want to use a heatgun or hairdryer to do this. Just take your time and slowly pry it off and it should come off no problem. If you break one, like I did, a little Krazy Glue on the piece will do a fine job. I gave it a quick sand on the outside of the seam where the glue had dried, and after I had painted it, you couldn't even tell that it had been broken. Also, the paint I had was specifically for applying onto plastic, so it did not require ANY sort of priming or sanding before painting. All you need to do is make sure that it is very clean, free of oils and dirt, and paint away. If I think to, I will post a picture.