Plasti-Dip!!!

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  1. tecmo04

    tecmo04 Junior Member

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    I just finished plasti-dipping the front and back emblem on my prius. super easy to take the parts off the vehicle. I also painted the plastic backing to silver to match the paint.

    Next step will be to finnish the other emblems on the side and back. woohoo!!

    just wanted to share
     

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    You don't need to take the parts off if you use plastidip though. :confused:
     
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    i wanted the silver backing too...
     
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    How do you do it without taking off the emblems...?
     
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    Very nice.
     
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    Mask off areas and you can carefully peel off the areas of overspray.
     
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    Ohhh gotcha. Thanks for the pictures too. It looks great.
     
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    It's still a lot easier to remove them for a perfect look. ;)
     
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    Very true... ockevin was asking how it would be possible without removal, so I answered it. :)
     
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    I found it much easier to do it without removing them. And I ruined the hybrid badge when I removed it. See .sig for link to pics.
     
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    its actually hard, using plasti dip with the emblems. I did it on my back logos, when I tried peeling it off from the sides, everything came out. Even masking off areas.
     
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    tecmo04, how did you remove the emblems ?
     
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    removing the HYBRID emblems from the front fenders to put my turn signals/markers there ruined those emblems.....not that I was going to use them for anything anyway, but still, it ruined them removing them.
     
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    Process was super easy.

    The front: no tools required
    -Remove three plastic locking screw things (they are total
    Garbage) at the front of the hood.
    -Take off the black plastic cover
    -Use your hand to squeeze the clips on the back of the emblem and it should pop out (plastic backing and chrome emblem)

    The back: need a credit card
    -slide the credit card under the bottom of the emem at the bottom
    -slide it around the side working about half of it under the plastic cover
    -apply pressure and it popped right off!

    Taking off both took literally 3 minutes
     
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    Ah, you didn't take off any of the ones that are taped down. That explains it.
     
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    No. I plan on masking the car for those...
    That's next weeks job!
     
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    I plan on tackling this option also. Wondering what the Plus Performance badge will look like in Plasti Dip? I will post pics when I'm done.
     
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    I did the rest of the emblems and they came out pretty good. front left "hybrid" logo needs some touch up but very pleased. definitely worth the effort
     

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    I tried removing the rear emblem, but it isn't coming out! Its actually starting to permanently bend the emblem! I used a credit card like you said. Any tips?
     
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    Got a heat gun? Be careful, you don't want to strip the paint...

    Galaxy Nexus ? 2
     
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