Plasti-Dip Rear Emblems
05-22-2012, 12:21 PM
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2006 E350 (w211)
Plasti-Dip Rear Emblems
After doing some research for black chrome emblems and coming up empty handed, I decided I would take a shot at Plasti-Dip’ing them. I was a bit skeptical of the product and how it would turn out, but I read enough to learn that if I didn’t like it I could simply pull it all off.
I found a great YouTube video that show exactly how to do this without having to remove any of the letters or badges.
I really didn’t believe doing this would be as easy as they show, but I was wrong. This was the easiest little mod I have done to date. I was very pleased with the outcome.
You can see in my pictures that you don’t have to tape off between all the letters or between the star emblem, just around it leaving a quarter to half inch gap. Before I started to spray, I cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol to remove any grease or wax. Your first pass should be very light (see picture). After that I did several (5 to 6) thin coats waiting 5 to 10 min between each coat. After your final coat wait 30 to 45 mins before pulling all of the tape and plasti dip off your paint. At the end of the video above you can see how easy pulling the unwanted plasti-dip is.
Fun little project!
Zane
I found a great YouTube video that show exactly how to do this without having to remove any of the letters or badges.
I really didn’t believe doing this would be as easy as they show, but I was wrong. This was the easiest little mod I have done to date. I was very pleased with the outcome.
You can see in my pictures that you don’t have to tape off between all the letters or between the star emblem, just around it leaving a quarter to half inch gap. Before I started to spray, I cleaned everything with rubbing alcohol to remove any grease or wax. Your first pass should be very light (see picture). After that I did several (5 to 6) thin coats waiting 5 to 10 min between each coat. After your final coat wait 30 to 45 mins before pulling all of the tape and plasti dip off your paint. At the end of the video above you can see how easy pulling the unwanted plasti-dip is.
Fun little project!
Zane
Last edited by Zane-Z; 05-22-2012 at 12:26 PM.
05-22-2012, 02:45 PM
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www.dipyourcar.com is also an excellent source. Nice post!
05-25-2012, 10:38 PM
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07-05-2012, 02:17 PM
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hers E350 / his E55
Love the product, I have seen people do rims, roofs and everything in between. The best I have seen so far was all the wood trim in the cabin done in the gun metal grey on a E350.
07-05-2012, 06:43 PM
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04-11-2013, 02:30 AM
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Looks great! I plasti-dipped the chrome fog-light surrounds on mine and I love the final result. This stuff works on really anything aesthetic without adverse effects or high cost.
